Well, Bill, it's just about quittin' time out here on the left coast, so with your final day at Microsoft drawing to a close, we wanted to present you with a little farewell card. It's not much, but we hope you like it.
Bill, I can't believe you're already taking off! They even going to let your pension fully vest? Just kidding, I think heard somewhere that you're worth a lot of money or something. Thanks for the Xbox 360 and for always being so damn friendly -- promise I'll try my best to think only of Allchin whenever I bluescreen. Come visit soon and KIT, okay? Yours Truly, Ryan
Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in '82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let's take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we? Don't worry, it'll only sting a little.
If there are fifty ways to leave your lover, surely there are at least a few methods to make miserable and humiliating the life of your arch-nemesis with the aid of gadgets. If you've got a chip on your shoulder, maybe you'll find a few things in our Holiday Gift Guide for enemy that really are better to give than to receive.
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!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the GPS 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!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Handheld 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 HDTV 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 Home Entertainment 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!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Laptop 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 Peripheral 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 Portable Media 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!
It's time for the 2007 Engadget Awards, and we're asking for your nominations for the Robot 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 Tablet PC 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 Wearable 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!
