The winners of the 2005 Engadget Awards!
Ah yes, the Engadget Awards! All the glitz and glamor of the Oscars, but without all that Best Acting stuff -- only technical achievements here, people -- the most interesting, innovative, feature-rich gadgets 2005 had to offer. Thousands of readers cast their votes for the Readers' Choice, and we also selected our picks for each of the 26 categories we're giving awards for. As always, we ask the winners to please keep their acceptance speeches brief or they'll be played off, and to keep those Engadget Awards trophies polished to a high shine forever more.
Without further ado, click on to see the winners!
Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPod (5g)
Engadget Pick: Microsoft Xbox 360
Merger of the Year
Readers' Choice: eBay and Skype
Engadget Pick: Sprint and Nextel
Worst Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Motorola ROKR E1
Engadget Pick: Gizmondo
Weird Gadget of the Year
Readers' Choice: Solid Alliance USB Spaghetti
Engadget Pick: Solid Alliance USB Spaghetti
Disappointment of the Year
Readers' Choice: Motorola ROKR E1
Engadget Pick: Creative Zen Vision
Most Anticipated Gadget of 2006
Readers' Choice: Sony PlayStation 3
Engadget Pick: Sony PlayStation 3
Cellphone of the Year
Readers' Choice: Motorola V3c
Engadget Pick: Sony Erisson w800
Smartphone of the Year
Readers' Choice: Palm Treo 650 (GSM)
Engadget Pick: HTC Universal
Desktop of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple Power Mac G5 (quad)
Engadget Pick: Sony RC Series
Digital Camera of the Year
Readers' Choice: Canon EOS 5D
Engadget Pick: Canon EOS 5D
Display of the Year
Readers' Choice: Dell 2405fpw
Engadget Pick: Dell 2405fpw
Game Console of the Year
Readers' Choice: Microsoft Xbox 360
Engadget Pick: Microsoft Xbox 360
GPS Device or Application of the Year
Readers' Choice: Google Earth
Engadget Pick: TomTom Go 700
Handheld of the Year
Readers' Choice: Nokia 770
Engadget Pick: Nokia 770
HDTV of the Year
Readers' Choice: Sony KDS-R60XBR1
Engadget Pick: Toshiba SED 50-inch
Home Entertainment Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: Slingmedia Slingbox
Engadget Pick: Slingmedia Slingbox
Household Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: iRobot Scooba
Engadget Pick: iRobot Scooba
Laptop of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple PowerBook (15-inch)
Engadget Pick: IBM Thinkpad Z
Media PC of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iMac G5 with Front Row
Engadget Pick: Niveus Media K2
Peripheral of the Year
Readers' Choice: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3100
Engadget Pick: IPEVO free-1 USB phone
Portable Audio Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPod Nano
Engadget Pick: iRiver U10
Portable Video Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: Apple iPod (5g)
Engadget Pick: Cowon A2
Robot of the Year
Readers' Choice: Honda Asimo
Engadget Pick: Stanford's VW Touareg "Stanley"
Tablet PC of the Year
Readers' Choice: Lenovo ThinkPad X41
Engadget Pick: Lenovo Thinkpad X41
Wearable Device of the Year
Readers' Choice: Fossil Atari watch
Engadget Pick: Seiko Spectrum e-ink watch
Wireless Technology of the Year
Readers' Choice: 802.11n
Engadget Pick: 802.11n
