The winners of the 2009 Engadget Awards!

Updated Mon, Feb 22, 2010, 2:20 PM·2 min read

You nominated, over 100,000 people voted over the last month, and the results are in. The winners of the 2009 Engadget Awards are...

Note: There are two sets of awards below. The first are the picks chosen by our readers. The second set are the Engadget editors' picks.

Reader's Choice | Editor's Choice

Gadget of the Year
Motorola Droid
Worst Gadget of the Year
iPod shuffle 3G
Most Anticipated Gadget
Apple iPad
Smartphone of the Year
Motorola Droid
Cellphone of the Year
Samsung Instinct HD
Desktop of the Year
Apple iMac 27-inch
Laptop of the Year
MacBook Pro
Netbook of the Year
Asus EEE Pc 1005HA
Digital Camera of the Year
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
E-reader of the Year
Kindle 2
Display of the Year
Cowboys Stadium HD display
Game Console of the Year
PS3 Slim
Game Accessory of the Year
Wii Motion Plus
GPS Device of the Year
Motorola Droid (Navigation)
HDTV of the Year
Samsung 8000 Series
Home Entertainment Device
PS3 Slim
Peripheral of the Year
Apple Magic Mouse
Portable Media Device
iPod touch 3G
Robot of the Year
Most Useless Machine Ever
Storage Device or Tech
USB 3.0
Tablet PC of the Year
Lenovo x200t
Wearable Device of the Year
NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses
Wireless Device or Tech
Certified 802.11n / 5GHz WiFi

Gadget of the Year
Motorola Droid
Worst Gadget of the Year
Nuvifone G60
Most Anticipated Gadget
Apple iPad
Smartphone of the Year
iPhone 3GS
Cellphone of the Year
LG BL40 Chocolate Touch
Desktop of the Year
Thermaltake Level 10 case
Laptop of the Year
ASUS UL Series
Netbook of the Year
Toshiba NB205
Digital Camera of the Year
Panasonic GF1
E-reader of the Year
Kindle 2
Display of the Year
LG 15-inch OLED TV
Game Console of the Year
PS3 Slim
Game Accessory of the Year
Wii Motion Plus
GPS Device of the Year
Motorola Droid (Navigation)
HDTV of the Year
Panasonic V10 Plasma
Home Entertainment Device
Sonos S5 Boombox
Peripheral of the Year
Palm Touchstone
Portable Media Device
iPod touch 3G
Robot of the Year
Kondo KHR-3HV
Storage Device or Tech
Intel X25-M G2
Tablet PC of the Year
Lenovo x200t
Wearable Device of the Year
NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses
Wireless Device or Tech
MiFi

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