Avoid the holiday rush: Enter Bloggingbaby's photo contest and win an FAO Schwarz Gift Certificate! | Add to My AOL, MyYahoo, Google, Bloglines

MacBook Pro and Nike + iPod Sport Kit compete for Time magazine's Gadget of the Year



It's that time of the year for Time's "Gadget of the Year" and Apple has two strong contenders in the running (no pun intended), out of the eight nominees. The MacBook Pro and the Nike + iPod Sport Kit trail behind the Nintendo DS Lite for first place right now - but your votes could put them over the top! Show off your Apple pride and go vote for your favorite.

I dig the MacBook Pro, of course, but I'm voting for the Nike + iPod Sport Kit, despite not being a runner. I just think it's an smart bit of technology. Even dogs can use it! Have you ever seen a dog try to use Treo 700w or use a Sanyo HD1 handycam? I didn't think so. You need thumbs for that. Dogs don't have thumbs. Duh.

Thanks, Marcia and Sam!

Recent Posts

Reader Comments

(Page 1)

1. If you've never seen the Apple and Nike+ Sport Kit in action, we just did a video podcast about it where you can check it out.

You can find a webpage embedded version of the show at http://skinnyonsports.com - just scroll down until you see the video.

The homepage for the Skinny on Sports Tech podcast is at http://www.skinnyonsportstech.com - click on "Play It" when there to see the show!

Andy

Posted at 8:39PM on Nov 8th 2006 by Andy Skinn 0 stars

2. The gen-2 Shuffle would have been a goo option there as well. But I voted for the MBP, simply because I will be buying one for myself in Spring '07 :)

Posted at 9:17AM on Nov 9th 2006 by Gandhi 0 stars

3. Sponsored by GeekSquad? I guess they'd be damned if a Mac ends-up number one.

Posted at 12:20PM on Nov 9th 2006 by Elias 1 star

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry: inappropriate or purely promotional comments may be removed. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags.

Your name (required):

Your email address (required, will not be shown to the public):

Your site’s URL (optional):

Do you want us to remember your personal information for next time?
   
Add your comments:

Mac Events
Macworld (174)
One More Thing (15)
Other Events (158)
WWDC (81)
Mac News
.Mac (4)
Accessories (431)
Airport (20)
Analysis / Opinion (691)
Apple (700)
Apple Corporate (332)
Apple Financial (69)
Apple Professional (31)
Audio (328)
Bad Apple (56)
Beta Beat (8)
Blogging (57)
Bluetooth (9)
Bugs/Recalls (40)
Cult of Mac (604)
Desktops (86)
Developer (10)
Education (47)
eMac (10)
Enterprise (73)
Features (34)
Freeware (134)
Gaming (147)
Hardware (901)
Humor (344)
iBook (59)
iLife (137)
iMac (123)
Internet (200)
Internet Tools (702)
iPod Family (1294)
iTS (494)
iTunes (398)
iWork (7)
Leopard (40)
Mac mini (74)
Mac Pro (22)
MacBook (117)
Macbook Pro (144)
Multimedia (197)
Odds and ends (807)
Open Source (140)
OS (643)
Peripherals (117)
Podcasting (151)
Podcasts (26)
Portables (136)
PowerBook (129)
PowerMac G5 (47)
Retail (280)
Retro Mac (6)
Rig of the Week (25)
Rumors (354)
Software (2461)
Software Update (179)
Steve Jobs (135)
Stocking Stuffers (26)
Surveys and Polls (77)
Switchers (59)
The Woz (14)
TUAW Business (57)
TUAW Interview (3)
Universal Binary (221)
UNIX / BSD (35)
Video (524)
Weekend Review (24)
Widgets (125)
WIN Business (46)
Wireless (61)
XServe (18)
Mac Learning
Ask TUAW (14)
Blogs (40)
Books (16)
Books and Blogs (57)
Cool tools (246)
Hacks (199)
How-tos (260)
Interviews (16)
Mods (103)
Productivity (286)
Reviews (68)
Security (47)
Terminal Tips (18)
Tips and tricks (342)
Troubleshooting (51)
TUAW Tip (49)

RESOURCES

RSS NEWSFEEDS

Powered by Blogsmith

Sponsored Links

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) bloggers (30 days)

#BloggerPostsCmts
1Laurie A. Duncan8116
2Scott McNulty7716
3Erica Sadun530
4David Chartier5215
5Dan Lurie122
6Victor Agreda, Jr.70
7Dan Pourhadi40
8Alex Wollenschlaeger20

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) Contributors

#ContributorStarsCmts
1The Jeremy22105
2superpixel10206
3C.K. Sample, III7471
4daggerquill775
5Rob Knight6194
6Porchland668
7Laurie5284
8arkowi5244
9Chris K4107
10iFelix4125
11Jack4149
12Random4172
13brian4152
14tf417
15Mark H436
16Jeremiah469
17Tucker427
18narco4328
19Al4116
20creanium314

Most Commented On (60 days)

Recent Comments

Weblogs, Inc. Network

ConsumerAdd RSS
AdJabAOL | Yahoo
AutoblogAOL | Yahoo
AutoblogGreenAOL | Yahoo
Autoblog SpanishAOL | Yahoo
Autoblog ChineseAOL | Yahoo
Autoblog Simplified ChineseAOL | Yahoo
Blogging BabyAOL | Yahoo
Card SquadAOL | Yahoo
CinematicalAOL | Yahoo
Download SquadAOL | Yahoo
Divester (scuba)AOL | Yahoo
EngadgetAOL | Yahoo
Engadget MobileAOL | Yahoo
Engadget ChineseAOL | Yahoo
Engadget Simplified ChineseAOL | Yahoo
Engadget JapaneseAOL | Yahoo
Engadget SpanishAOL | Yahoo
HD BeatAOL | Yahoo
JoystiqAOL | Yahoo
LuxistAOL | Yahoo
PVR WireAOL | Yahoo
SlashfoodAOL | Yahoo
StyledashAOL | Yahoo
That's FitAOL | Yahoo
TUAW (Apple)AOL | Yahoo
TV SquadAOL | Yahoo

Technology

Add RSS
CSS InsiderAOL | Yahoo
Digital PhotographyAOL | Yahoo
Flash InsiderAOL | Yahoo
Google (Unofficial)AOL | Yahoo
JavaScriptAOL | Yahoo
Microsoft (Unofficial)AOL | Yahoo
OfficeAOL | Yahoo
Open SourceAOL | Yahoo
Peer-to-PeerAOL | Yahoo
Photoshop (Unofficial)AOL | Yahoo
RSSAOL | Yahoo
SAS (Unofficial)AOL | Yahoo
Search Engine MarketingAOL | Yahoo
Social SoftwareAOL | Yahoo
Tablet PCsAOL | Yahoo
TUAW (Apple)AOL | Yahoo
VoIPAOL | Yahoo
Yahoo (Unofficial)AOL | Yahoo

Travel/Destinations

Add RSS
GadlingAOL | Yahoo
Blogging New OrleansAOL | Yahoo
Blogging OhioAOL | Yahoo

Wireless

Add RSS
BBHub (BlackBerry)AOL | Yahoo
Engadget MobileAOL | Yahoo
Engadget: GPSAOL | Yahoo
Engadget: WirelessAOL | Yahoo
The Wireless ReportAOL | Yahoo

Video Games

Add RSS
Blogging E3AOL | Yahoo
DS FanboyAOL | Yahoo
Engadget: GamingAOL | Yahoo
JoystiqAOL | Yahoo
Nintendo Wii FanboyAOL | Yahoo
PS3 FanboyAOL | Yahoo
PSP FanboyAOL | Yahoo
Second Life InsiderAOL | Yahoo
WoW InsiderAOL | Yahoo
Xbox 360 FanboyAOL | Yahoo

Media & Entertainment

Add RSS
CinematicalAOL | Yahoo
DesignAOL | Yahoo
Digital MusicAOL | Yahoo
Droxy (Digital Radio)AOL | Yahoo
DV Guru (Digital Video)AOL | Yahoo

Finance

Add RSS
Blogging StocksAOL | Yahoo
Apple (AAPL)AOL | Yahoo
eBay (EBAY)AOL | Yahoo
Genl Electric (GE)AOL | Yahoo
Google (GOOG)AOL | Yahoo
Microsoft (MSFT)AOL | Yahoo
Time Warner (TWX)AOL | Yahoo
Wal Mart (WMT)AOL | Yahoo
Yahoo! (YHOO)AOL | Yahoo

Business

Add RSS
MortgagesAOL | Yahoo

Life Sciences

Add RSS
The Cancer BlogAOL | Yahoo
The Cardio BlogAOL | Yahoo
The Diabetes BlogAOL | Yahoo
Medical Informatics InsiderAOL | Yahoo

Personal

Add RSS
Brian AlveyAOL | Yahoo
Jason CalacanisAOL | Yahoo
Judith MeskillAOL | Yahoo
Ted LeonsisAOL | Yahoo

Events

Add RSS
Blogging BlogHerAOL | Yahoo
Blogging DEMOAOL | Yahoo
Blogging E3AOL | Yahoo
Blogging ETechAOL | Yahoo
Blogging GnomedexAOL | Yahoo
Future of MusicAOL | Yahoo
Blogging MilkenAOL | Yahoo
Blogging SundanceAOL | Yahoo
Blogging Web 2.0AOL | Yahoo
Live 8 InsiderAOL | Yahoo

On Hiatus/Retired

Add RSS
Telemedicine InsiderAOL | Yahoo
SCM Wire (supply chain)AOL | Yahoo
BluetoothAOL | Yahoo
RFIDAOL | Yahoo
Ultra WidebandAOL | Yahoo
WiFiAOL | Yahoo
The WiMAX WeblogAOL | Yahoo
Wireless DevAOL | Yahoo
WirelessAOL | Yahoo
Documentary FilmAOL | Yahoo
Enron BlogAOL | Yahoo
Independent FilmAOL | Yahoo
Magazine DesignAOL | Yahoo
NanopublishingAOL | Yahoo
SpamAOL | Yahoo
Unofficial Playstation 3AOL | Yahoo
Unofficial Xbox2AOL | Yahoo
Video GamesAOL | Yahoo

Other

Add RSS
Weblogs, Inc.AOL | Yahoo

Powered by Blogsmith

Add RSS
Paper MagazineAOL | Yahoo
Razor MagazineAOL | Yahoo

Other Weblogs Inc. Network blogs you might be interested in: