We're creeping up on the Oscars, which means it must also be time for you to vote in the 2007 Engadget Awards! Based on your nominations (and a couple of our own) we've compiled a list of over 150 gadgets and technologies that made 2007 the blockbuster year it was for consumer electronics.
Votes will be tallied until Saturday, March 1st; after we've checked for abuse we'll publish the results alongside our own Editors' Choice picks the following week. May the best gadgets win!
Just in case you missed it: we're in the process of collecting nominations for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations! If you've never seen a gadget in a Stella McCartney gown break down in tears thanking its development team on live national television, well, it's really something to behold -- don't deprive your favorite devices the opportunity.
Just in case you missed it: we're in the process of collecting nominations for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations! If you've never seen a gadget in a Stella McCartney gown break down in tears thanking its development team on live national television, well, it's really something to behold -- don't deprive your favorite devices the opportunity.
We hate to get all teary, but we're going to miss 2007. All things considered, it was kind of a monumental year for personal technology (and maybe even for us Engadget editors, too). But as it draws to a close it's about time for our favorite moment of the year, where we pay tribute to the all the new devices we love and loathe. Welcome to the fourth annual Engadget awards!
This year we've got 22 categories up for grabs, with 44 total awards to be decided. All finalists for Engadget Awards are reader-nominated, and the editors of Engadget will then select the best of those nominations (usually somewhere between 4-6 devices or technologies) as finalists.
There are two awards per category, Reader's Choice (voted on by you!), and Editors' Choice (selected by us). The vote will take place in January (as soon as CES and Macworld finish up), and winners will be announced later that month.
You've got until 11:59PM ET on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 to get your entries in. Now, go nominate!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Gadget of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Worst Gadget of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Most Anticipated Gadget of 2008.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's three simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Cellphone of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Smartphone of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Desktop of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Digital Camera of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Display of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Game Console of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Game Device of the Year.
Nominating is easy, simply leave a comment with what you're nominating for this category. We'll round up the best selections and put them to the popular vote.
Here's five simple rules of what NOT to do:
Don't include your reasons for nominating it. You can debate the product later when we put it up to vote. Just leave the name of what you want to nominate, ok?
Don't nominate anything that wasn't sold for the first time in 2007. We will allow updated versions of previous devices, however.
No concept devices or prototypes. It has to be a real gadget people can buy! Pre-orders don't count.
Don't nominate anything more than once. It's not a popularity contest (yet), all it does is make our lives harder. Just do a quick find to see if someone's already beat you to it.
Seriously, don't nominate anything that's already been nominated!