Engadget Awards 2007. iPhone wins again!

goobimama · 16-04-2008, 06:05 PM

Obviously there's a lot more awards, but here are the first 6 in each of the categories. You were saying...

Engadget Awards 2007

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Reader's Choice

Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone

Worst Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Microsoft Vista*

Most Anticipated Gadget of 2008
Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone (3G)

Cellphone of the Year
Readers' Choice: Sony Ericsson K850

Smartphone of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone

Desktop of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iMac

Editor's Choice

Gadget of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iPhone

Worst Gadget of the Year
Editors' Choice: Palm Foleo*

Most Anticipated Gadget of 2008
Editors' Choice: Apple iPhone (3G)

Cellphone of the Year
Editors' Choice: Sony Ericsson K850

Smartphone of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iPhone

Desktop of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iMac

dreamcatcher · 16-04-2008, 06:25 PM

SE k850 beat the N82 and n95..

my phone roks..well no denying but the iphone has been sweeping the award functions as titanic had done so at the oscars...

iMav · 16-04-2008, 07:17 PM

when did vista become a gadget

i agree with the editor's list

DigitalDude · 16-04-2008, 07:37 PM

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Reader's Choice:

Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone

Worst Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Microsoft Vista*

Most Anticipated Gadget of 2008
Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone (3G)

Cellphone of the Year
Readers' Choice: Sony Ericsson K850

Smartphone of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPhone

Desktop of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iMac

Digital Camera of the Year
Readers' Choice: Nikon D3

Display of the Year
Readers' Choice: Dell 3008WFP UltraSharp

Game Console of the Year
Readers' Choice: Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite

Game Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: NVIDIA 8800GT

GPS Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: Garmin nuvi 770

Handheld of the Year
Readers' Choice: Nokia N810

HDTV of the Year
Readers' Choice: Sony XBR5 series LCDs

Home Entertainment Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: TiVo HD

Laptop of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple MacBook Pro

Peripheral of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple thin aluminum keyboard

Portable Media Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPod touch

Robot of the Year
Readers' Choice: Ugobe Pleo

Storage Device or Technology of the Year
Readers' Choice: Eye-Fi WiFi SD card

Tablet PC of the Year
Readers' Choice: Lenovo X61T

Wearable Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: WiFi detector t-shirt

Wireless Device or Technology of the Year
Readers' Choice: 802.11n Draft 2.0

Editor's Choice:

Gadget of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iPhone

Worst Gadget of the Year
Editors' Choice: Palm Foleo*

Most Anticipated Gadget of 2008
Editors' Choice: Apple iPhone (3G)

Cellphone of the Year
Editors' Choice: Sony Ericsson K850

Smartphone of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iPhone

Desktop of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iMac

Digital Camera of the Year
Editors' Choice: Nikon D3

Display of the Year
Editors' Choice: Dell 3008WFP UltraSharp

Game Console of the Year
Editors' Choice: Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite

Game Device of the Year
Editors' Choice: Harmonix Rock Band Ensemble

GPS Device of the Year
Editors' Choice: Garmin nuvi 770

Handheld of the Year
Editors' Choice: Amazon Kindle

HDTV of the Year
Editors' Choice: Pioneer Kuro series plasmas

Home Entertainment Device of the Year
Editors' Choice: TiVo HD

Laptop of the Year
Editors' Choice: Dell XPS M1330

Peripheral of the Year
Editors' Choice: ATI TV Wonder CableCARD tuner

Portable Media Device of the Year
Editors' Choice: Apple iPod touch

Robot of the Year
Editors' Choice: Ugobe Pleo

Storage Device or Technology of the Year
Editors' Choice: Samsung 32 / 64GB SSDs

Tablet PC of the Year
Editors' Choice: Dell Latitude XT

Wearable Device of the Year
Editors' Choice: Phosphor E Ink watch

Wireless Device or Technology of the Year
Editors' Choice: 802.11n Draft 2.0

Thanks again to everyone for nominating and voting in the Engadget Awards! We'll see you in a while for 2008!

*As you may recall, while not really gadgets released in 2007, both Vista and the Foleo were included by popular demand as nominees for worst gadget of the year.

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shady_inc · 16-04-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by iMav

when did vista become a gadget

i agree with the editor's list

From the news link:

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*As you may recall, while not really gadgets released in 2007, both Vista and the Foleo were included by popular demand as nominees for worst gadget of the year.

gaurav_indian · 16-04-2008, 09:01 PM

windows vista - gadget

The_Devil_Himself · 16-04-2008, 09:31 PM

they could not resist bashing vista I guess.

krazzy · 17-04-2008, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by amd64_man2005

SE k850 beat the N82 and n95..

my phone roks.

Not quite. You see N95/N82 come under the smartphone category whereas K850i comes under the regular cell phone category. I don't know what exactly those people who voted for iPhone as the smartphone of the year were smoking. But WTH. My vote would always go for N82.

dreamcatcher · 17-04-2008, 03:21 PM

^^^well..isnt that obvious..while the n82 has symbian running the iphone has Mac Os X running in it..that qualifies it as a smartphone

krazzy · 17-04-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by amd64_man2005

^^^well..isnt that obvious..while the n82 has symbian running the iphone has Mac Os X running in it..that qualifies it as a smartphone

I know technically it is a smartphone. But officially there aren't any apps available for it yet. You have to hack it to install apps which can void your warranty. N82/N95 can install apps out-of-the-box. Plus they have a lot more apps available for them. Choosing the iPhone as the best smartphone when there are far more capable device available doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do, atleast to me.

goobimama · 17-04-2008, 04:42 PM

Even without any apps it is still better than all those put together. The ease of use and the interface just blows all the competition out of the water.

ray|raven · 17-04-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by goobimama

The ease of use and the interface just blows all the competition out of the water.

I dont think those make it a smartphone.

Get real, It might be a great phone, but without the 2.0 firmware , it aint no smartphone , legally speaking.

goobimama · 17-04-2008, 04:47 PM

What exactly does make a device a smartphone or not? I would really like to know.

aryayush · 17-04-2008, 05:00 PM

Yeah, isn't a smartphone supposed to be a phone that is smart?

In any case, the argument that the iPhone does not have any applications is just plain lame. It already has thousands of them, unofficially available, and come June, it will have thousands officially available too. And you know what, people will use both of them.

And it does not void the warranty. That's rubbish.

Hrithan2020 · 17-04-2008, 06:00 PM

Really surprised that k850 i having read reviews that its flash had some problems(sync problem with shutter) and all.Is it solved?(new firmware?)
Hope i phone 3G turns out to be as good as anticipated.Until then,i will stick with my K 810 i.

Two Thumbs down for Vista..
Waitin for Windows 7.....

krazzy · 17-04-2008, 06:08 PM

I'm not saying iPhone is not a smartphone. All I'm saying is that there were a lot more worthy candidates for the best smartphone award. Anyway its over, iPhone won, so lets forget it.

Aayush what's up with Osama Bin Jobs avatar (or is it Steve Bin Laden)?

aryayush · 17-04-2008, 07:24 PM

That's half Osama-Laden and half Jesus-laden. Look close. It's perfect.

dreamcatcher · 17-04-2008, 08:41 PM

yea..the k850 rocks now with 4 new firmwares already in the shelves..great pics..great phones..results in front of u..btw i may get an iphone this summer from the us..hey aryayush..can u unlock it for me if i get one??..i live in kol btw..so transport wont be a prob

aryayush · 17-04-2008, 08:49 PM

Sure, man. No problem at all. I just unlocked it for a friend in Siliguri whose uncle had bought it.

kirangp · 17-04-2008, 08:51 PM

engadget is pro apple ...so that was expected...

aryayush · 17-04-2008, 08:56 PM

The last day, someone was saying Gizmodo is run by a bunch of Apple fanboys. People keep saying this forum and the Digit magazine is biased in favour of Apple, and iPods in particular.

So, basically, if every famous mass-market technology publication favours the company, doesn't it strike you guys that maybe the company is worth being favoured?

It's ridiculous how every time some famous author or website publishes something in favour of the company and all of you come out of the woodwork, chanting "fanboy, fanboy, fanboy" and going ballistic.

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Originally Posted by krazzy

Aayush what's up with Osama Bin Jobs avatar (or is it Steve Bin Laden)?

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Originally Posted by aryayush

That's half Osama-Laden and half Jesus-laden. Look close. It's perfect.

Is it clearer now? 8)

dreamcatcher · 17-04-2008, 09:00 PM

yea..i was contemplating on the ipod toouch..so now i know what to get..

and i will get the iphone 2 then..my uncle's cuming in august..

ax3 · 18-04-2008, 12:30 PM

yahoo 4 iphone ......

m-jeri · 18-04-2008, 12:58 PM

ya ya ...... when someone says iphone good then they bad....

yes i love iphone its cool its the best..but tht doesnt make anyothers bad....

coz i love my old v3i more..dunnio why..and always jealuos of my frnds 5mp n95...really....

a_k_s_h_a_y · 18-04-2008, 02:44 PM

by looking at a gadgets features you can make your intelligent choice
btw Engadget editor choice is his own choice.. who cares wht that dumb guy has to say .. well at least not me.
if some leader says wrong stuff, its left to you to believe him or kick his ass !

and apple really makes cool stuff.. like mac book air.. which is amazingly slim. newer version of ipod which is like ok. not that good.
mac book air will suck if some one comes something better then that

when MS engineers agree that vista is not that good, i don't know why its fan boys disagree