TIME Gadget of the Year honors Apple
updated 09:25 am EST, Thu November 9, 2006
TIME Gadget of the Year
TIME Magazine has rated Apple's MacBook Pro its no. 3 Gadget of the Year 2006, while the Nike + iPod Sport Kit ranks no. 6 in the top 8 as rated by the publication. The MacBook Pro description as the no. 3 Gadget of the Year reads: "This 'iMac on wheels' has built-in iSight camera and remote for Front Row media manager. It features illuminated keyboard and brighter screen plus magnetic breakaway power cord. With the Intel Core Duo it's easy to watch the highest-definition QuickTime movie trailers." The Nike + iPod Sport "tiny runner's aid measures your pace from inside a specially designed shoe. Data streams to your iPod Nano which keeps time and calculates caloric burn."
TIME is asking internet users to vote on the top gadget of 2006 from those chosen by the magazine's 'gadget geek.' Logitech also boasted two spots in the top 10 this year, with its VX Revolution mouse -- taking the no. 1 spot -- and the Wireless DJ remote control -- placing no. 5 -- both of which offer Mac compatibility. The other top 10 gadgets include the Sanyo HD1 Digita Media high-definition video recorder (no. 2), Nintendo DS Lite (no. 4), Garmin StreetPilot c550 (no. 7), and the Palm Treo 700w (no. 8).
No love for the MacBook?
11/09, 10:34am reply
"This 'iMac on wheels' has built-in iSight camera and remote for Front Row media manager. It features illuminated keyboard and brighter screen plus magnetic breakaway power cord. With the Intel Core Duo it's easy to watch the highest-definition QuickTime movie trailers."
With the exception of the illuminated keyboard, the MacBook has all of these things at a almost half the price of the Pro.
Yashin
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Article Incorrect
11/09, 10:46am reply
The gadget of the year hasn't been selected yet - they're still voting on it now. Right now the MBP is second to the Nintendo DS Lite.
http://www.time.com/time/2006/goty/vote.html
jokell82
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article incorrect x 2
11/09, 10:51am reply
It's just a list at present. The ordering of the items on the website has no bearing on the voting or the results.
vickys_box
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Huh?
11/09, 02:48pm reply
I thought the iPhone would be the gadget of the year?
And since when does someone call a $2000 laptop a 'gadget'.
testudo
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well, its number one now
11/09, 06:11pm reply
look how fast we can change everything:)
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