Vote for DROID enGadget!!

[shademar]

As an avid Engadget reader I have to say that even if the Droid comes in a close second, (5-7% or less,) I would still consider that a win in my book. The Apple fanboys on that site are ridiculous. They even had to turn off comments for a few days because of the epic flamewars, (Which made me sad because a good deal of the comments on there are very humorous).

True that. I'm generally an avid gadget blog follower (I get the feeling that as a female, this puts me in somewhat rare company), my ipod touch was my favorite gadget for years, and I've even been thinking about getting a macbook pro (by no means decided...also, I have a budget to worry about ). The level of apple fanboyism at all of the major gadget blogs still blows my mind. That being said, Gizmodo is worse. They actually go out of their way to stoke the commentator flames. And BGR is an unmoderated morass worthy of the internet maturity levels of the not-too-distant past.

Perhaps this is why I like it here.

(Bump, not a threadjack...I swear! Vote early, vote often.)

 

[inssane]

I will quote my dad in the early 80's when in grade school we had to use Apples (we had an Apple IIe, lol) and he said
"what kind of computer mouse only has one button and no actual power button?!?!"
Remember, Ctrl + Open Apple + Reset LMAO

 

[inssane]

We are soooo close on smartphone of the year.
GPS category is in the bag right now, but we are closer on this than gadget of the year...
Motorola Droid
11531 (27.5%)
HTC HD2
5277 (12.6%)
BlackBerry Bold 9700
1990 (4.7%)
iPhone 3GS
13253 (31.6%)
Palm Pre
6673 (15.9%)
Nokia N900
3240 (7.7%)

 

[shademar]

I will quote my dad in the early 80's when in grade school we had to use Apples (we had an Apple IIe, lol) and he said
"what kind of computer mouse only has one button and no actual power button?!?!"
Remember, Ctrl + Open Apple + Reset LMAO

Heh, my parents had a IIe running a DIY recording studio in our garage back when 'digital' music was still the next big thing. The phrase 'syntax error' haunted my childhood, especially as I was convinced there were games in there somewhere, if only I could figure out how to get to them.

I was 6. I didn't.

 

[shademar]

2K votes short, eh?...well, I guess I'll get my husband on board, for what it's worth. The thing is, we are outnumbered. Still, I'm pulling for an upset.

 

[alostpacket]

What does this post quick reply button do? I guess I better click it to see.

 

[ztmike]

You guys do realize that there is a 10 fold increase of iPhone users than Droid..right?

 

[BiGMERF]

i wont even say how i voted

 

[alostpacket]

You guys do realize that there is a 10 fold increase of iPhone users than Droid..right?

What's your point?


Anyways, I noticed you can vote multiple times if you delete your cookies from engadget heh.

 

[ztmike]

What's your point?

My point is, there is more iPhone users out in the wild thus more votes.

And a lol@ you guys voting more than once.

 

[alostpacket]

Heh, I just wanted to see if it was possible

 

[alostpacket]

i wont even say how i voted

Thanks.

 

[inssane]

My point is, there is more iPhone users out in the wild thus more votes.

And a lol@ you guys voting more than once.

Which will make it ten folds greater when we cause a major upset

 

[monsterenergy22]

Droid FTW!!! Vote vote vote!!!

 

[alostpacket]

Nvidia for President!


Oh, wait.

 

[alostpacket]

Guys, we pulled within ~700 votes for gadget of the year!

Motorola Droid: 15922 (24.0%)
iPhone 3GS: 16680 (25.1%)


And! Within ~600 votes for Smartphone of the year!

Motorola Droid: 17967 (29.1%)
iPhone 3GS: 18580 (30.1%)



.

 

[JrzDroid]

Everyone should just keep clearing the history, cache and cookies over and over. The Gadget of the Year is <700 votes now between Iphone and Droid

WE CAN WIN THIS

 

[alostpacket]

We totally can, we were down by like 2k votes a week or so ago. Now only 600? That's a crazy comeback.

 

[inssane]

We totally can, we were down by like 2k votes a week or so ago. Now only 600? That's a crazy comeback.

All due to this thread

 

[alostpacket]

All due to this thread

Haha, I would love to agree but I think they also posted it to the front page of Phandroid


I mean yes, all due to this thread

 

[El Blacksheep]

2009 Engadget Awards - Gadget of the Year
iPhone 3GS
17462 (24.9%)
Motorola Droid
17544 (25.0%)

HMMMMM?

2009 Engadget Awards - Smartphone of the Year
Motorola Droid
19595 (30.1%)
iPhone 3GS
19434 (29.8%)

HMMMMMMMMMMMM?

2009 Engadget Awards - GPS Device of the Year
Motorola Droid (Google Maps Navigation for Android)
19920 (50.1%)

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?

 

[alostpacket]

2009 engadget awards - gadget of the year
iphone 3gs
17462 (24.9%)
motorola droid
17544 (25.0%)

hmmmmm?

2009 engadget awards - smartphone of the year
motorola droid
19595 (30.1%)
iphone 3gs
19434 (29.8%)

hmmmmmmmmmmmm?

2009 engadget awards - gps device of the year
motorola droid (google maps navigation for android)
19920 (50.1%)

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

oh snap! We pulled ahead!

 

[Shadowtech]

Too bad this is all for nothing. In the post they clearly state:

After we've checked for abuse (just say no!) we'll publish the results alongside our own Editors' Choice picks the following week. May the best gadgets win!

So even if the Droid wins.. they'll just post a statement about how the results were skewed due to exactly what people are doing here, and the iPhone will win anyway. I'm sure they'll disregard all the iPhone users doing the same thing though.

 

[alostpacket]

What are people doing here?

 

[Shadowtech]

What are people doing here?

I'm referring to the clearing cookies to vote multiple times. That is considered poll abuse on pretty much any site, they can still check IPs. But by them posting that disclaimer, you can pretty much guarantee they'll find any way they can to pick whatever device will gain them more income/fans.