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| name           = Engadget
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| commercial     = Yes
| type           = [[Blog|Weblog]]
| language       = English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Japanese, Spanish, German
| registration   = Optional
| owner          = [[AOL]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corp.aol.com/products-services/local |title=Products & Services |publisher=AOL Corp. |accessdate=11 April 2012}}</ref>
| author         = Peter Rojas<!-- "Author" indicates Created by for tv shows and Wikipedia infoboxes. Please make sure its available for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.--->
| editors         = Marc Perton (interim)ichael Gorman, Christopher Trout
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| current status = Online
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'''Engadget''' is a [[Multilingualism|multilingual]] technology [[blog]] network with daily coverage of [[gadgets]] and [[consumer electronics]]. Engadget currently operates a total of ten blogs—four written in English and six international versions with independent editorial staff. Engadget has in the past ranked among the top five in the "[[Technorati]] top 100"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://technorati.com/blogs/top100 |title=Top 100 Blogs – 1 to 25 |publisher=Technorati |date=21 August 2013}}</ref> and was noted in ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' for being one of the best blogs of 2010,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1999770_1999761_1999863,00.html | work=Time | title=Best Blogs of 2010 | date=28 June 2010}}</ref> although it has not appeared in that listing in the past several years.

==History==
Engadget was founded by former [[Gizmodo]] technology weblog editor and co-founder, [[Peter Rojas]]. Engadget was the founding blog in [[Weblogs, Inc.]], a blog network with over 75 [[Blog|weblogs]] including [[Autoblog.com|Autoblog]] and [[Joystiq]] and formerly including [[Hack a Day|Hack-A-Day]]. Weblogs Inc. was purchased by [[AOL]] in 2005.<ref name="forbes" /> Engadget's editor-in-chief, [[Ryan Block]], announced on 22 July 2008, that he would be stepping down as editor-in-chief in late August, leaving the role to [[Joshua Topolsky]]. On 12 March 2011, [[Joshua Topolsky]], along with most of the senior editorial staff, announced that he was leaving Engadget due to AOL's ethically challengedol's editorial policies, leaving Tim Stevens—profiled by Fortune on 31 May 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/05/31/tim-stevens-engadget/ |title=Tim Stevens is the nicest guy in tech |publisher=Fortune |date=31 May 2012}}</ref>—as the editor-in-chief.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stevens |first=Tim |url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/04/welcome-to-engadget/ |title=Welcome to Engadget |work=Engadget |date=4 April 2011}}</ref> Overnight on 15 July 2013, AOL forcibly removed Tim Stevens as the editor-in-chief, placing [[gdgt]]'s Marc Perton as the executive editor.<ref>{{cite web|author=15 July 2013 |url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/15/tim-stevens-out-at-engadget-marc-perton-to-take-over-temporarily/ |title=Tim Stevens Out at Engadget, Marc Perton To Take Over |publisher=TechCrunch |date=15 July 2013}}</ref> As of April 2014, Michael Gorman was tapped as the Editor-In-Chief alongside Christopher Trout as Executive Editor, with Perton leaving Aol to pursue other opportunities. 

==Blogs==
Engadget operates a number of blogs spanning seven different languages including English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Japanese, Spanish, Polish (until 1 April 2010), Korean and German. The English edition of Engadget operates four blogs which, like the international editions, have been assimilated into a single site with a sub-domain prefix. These include Engadget Classic (the original Engadget blog), Engadget Mobile, Engadget HD and most recently Engadget Alt.

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The Engadget podcast is available as a subscription through [[iTunes]], [[Zune Marketplace]] and as an [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] feed. Alternatively, it can be downloaded directly from the site in either MP3, [[Ogg]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]] or [[m4b]] format. The m4b version features images related to the current topic of discussion and can be displayed in [[iTunes]] or on a compatible player.

Engadget has started doing live podcasts, usually broadcasting Thursday or Friday afternoons 
on Ustreamhosted by Ben Gilbert and Terrence O'Brien. The recorded podcast is usually available the day after. Engadget also hosts weekly Mobile<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/podcasts/mobile/ |title=Mobile Podcast Archive |work=Engadget }}</ref> and HD-focused<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/podcasts/hd/ |title=HD Podcast Archive |work=Engadget }}</ref> podcasts, with the former typically featuring [[Myriam Joire]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/myriam-joire/ |title=Myriam Joire's Engadget Profile page |work=Engadget }}</ref> and Brad Molen,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/brad-molen/ |title=Brad Molen's Engadget Profile page |work=Engadget }}</ref> and the latter is generally hosted by Ben Drawbaugh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/ben-drawbaugh/ |title=Ben Drawbaugh's Engadget Profile page |work=Engadget }}</ref> and Richard Lawler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/about/editors/richard-lawler/ |title=Richard Lawler's Engadget P(contracted; show full)wayne-apples-lost-fou/ |title=Distro Issue 18 explores the life of Ron Wayne, Apple's lost founder |work=Engadget |date=16 December 2011}}</ref> while Issue 69<ref>{{cite web|last=Steele |first=Billy |url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/07/distro-issue-69-paypal-david-marcus/ |title=Distro Issue 69: Can David Marcus fix PayPal's reputation? |work=Engadget |date=7 December 2012}}</ref> featured an in-depth look at PayPal coupled with an interview with its president, David Marcus.
 In October 2013, Distro was folded into parent Engadget and is no longer producing a weekly edition. 

==Engadget Expand==
On 11 December 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last=Dybwad |first=Barb |url=http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/11/engadget-expand-live-event-conference/ |title=Announcing Engadget Expand, a live event and expo for gadget fans! |work=Engadget |date=11 December 2012}}</ref> ''Engadget'' announced Expand, a "live event and expo for gadget fans." This marks Engadget's first major foray into the conference world, following several years of sporadic meetups a(contracted; show full)

The show was originally hosted by [[Joshua Topolsky]] along with editors [[Paul Miller (American journalist)|Paul Miller]] and [[Nilay Patel]]. After their departure from Engadget and AOL in early 2011 newly appointed editor in chief Tim Stevens became the show's host. It is directed by Michelle Stahl and is executive produced by Joshua Fruhlinger and Michael Rubens. As of 2014, the show is cancelled.


==The Verge==
In early 2011, eight of the more prominent editorial and technology staff members left [[AOL]] to build a new gadget site with CEO [[Jim Bankoff]] at [[SB Nation]].<ref>Carr, David. [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/business/media/04carr.html "No Longer Shackled by AOL"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. 3 April 2011</ref> On leaving, [[Joshua Topolsky]], former Editor-in-chief, is quoted having said, “We have been working on blogging technology that was developed in 2003, we haven’t made a hire since I started running the site, and I thought we could be more successful elsewhere”.

It appears the departure of the team from AOL which includes not only Topolsky but editors [[Nilay Patel]], [[Paul Miller (American journalist)|Paul Miller]], Joanna Stern, Ross Miller, Chris Ziegler, Chad Mumm, Justin Glow, Dan Chilton, Thomas Ricker and Vladislav Savov was primarily the cause of an internal memo distributed by AOL detailing "The AOL Way", a 58-page long company plan to turn AOL into a media empire. Some employees suggested that AOL was destroying journalism for page views and that it would be difficult for the organisation to apply a 'one size fits all' business model to a business primarily made up of acquisitions with diverging outlooks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boyd |first=Courtney |url=http://thenextweb.com/media/2011/02/01/is-aol-destroying-tech-journalism/ |title=Is AOL destroying journalism for page views? |publisher=Thenextweb.com |date=28 September 2010}}</ref>

[[Paul Miller (American journalist)|Paul Miller]] makes a mention of this on his blog where he writes "I'd love to be able to keep doing this forever, but unfortunately Engadget is owned by AOL, and AOL has proved an unwilling partner in this site's evolution. It doesn't take a veteran of the publishing world to realize that AOL has its heart in the wrong place with content. As detailed in the 'AOL Way,' and borne out in personal experience, AOL sees content as a commodity it can sell ads against".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pauljmiller.com/ |title=paul j. miller |publisher=paul j. miller }}</ref> The group set up a "placeholder site", ''[[This Is My Next]]'', while they developed a new technology news site in partnership with [[Vox Media]]. The new site, called ''[[The Verge (website)|The Verge]]'', was launched in 1 November 2011. As of 2014, The Verge has eclipsed Engadget in unique visitors, according to ComScore.⏎
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==Awards==
Engadget has been nominated for numerous awards, including a 2004 [[Bloggies|Bloggie]] for Best Technology Weblog, and 2005 Bloggies for Best Computers or Technology Weblog and Best Group Weblog; Engadget won Best Tech Blog in the 2004 and 2005 Weblog Awards.

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