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{{Infobox website
| name           = Engadget
| logo           = [[File:Engadget 2013.png|200px]]
| screenshot     =
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| url            = [http://www.engadget.com/ engadget.com]
| 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>
| editor         = Michael Gorman,⏎
| editor         = Christopher Trout
| launch date    = March 2004
| current status = Online
| revenue        =
| slogan         = The definitive guide to this connected life.
| alexa          = {{DecreasePositive}} 475 ({{as of|2014|4|1|alt=April 2014}})<ref name="alexa">{{cite web|url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/engadget.com |title= Engadget.com Site Info | publisher= [[Alexa Internet]] |accessdate= 2014-04-01 }}</ref><!--Updated monthly by OKBot.-->
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(contracted; show full) [[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]] announced that he was leaving Engadget 
due to Aol's editorial policiesto start [[Theverge.com|The Verge]], 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 removed Tim StevensTim Stevens stepped down as the editor-in-chief, placing [[gdgt]]'s Marc Perton as the interim 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 AlEngadget Alt. As of late 2013, these editions exist but have been wrapped into Engadget Classic. In March 2014, a UK edition of Engadget also launched to target the developing European tech market.  

Launched in March 2004, Engadget is updated multiple times a day with articles on [[gadgets]] and [[consumer electronics]]. It also posts rumors about the technological world, frequently offers opinion within its stories, and produces the weekly [[Engadget Podcast]] that covers tech and gadget news stories that happened during the week.<ref name="forbes">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/12/18/ryan-block-engadget-tech-cx_rr_07webceleb_1218block.html|publisher=[[forbes]].com|title=(contracted; show full) posts as of 5 October 2010.<ref name="Engadget">{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/engadgets-darren-murph-nabs-guinness-world-record-for-most-blog/|work=Engadget|title=Engadget's Darren Murph nabs Guinness World Record for most blog posts ever written!|author=Joshua Topolsky|date=5 October 2010|accessdate=7 November 2010}}</ref> Industry analyst Ross Rubin has contributed a weekly column called [http://engadget.com/tag/switchedon Switched On] since October 2004.


Google Reader, as well as many other RSS readers, has included Engadget as a default [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] feed, pulling the latest articles which appear at the top of all user's mailboxes.⏎
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Engadget uses the Blogsmith [[Content management system|CMS]] to publish its content.

==Podcast==
The Engadget podcast<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/podcasts/the-engadget-podcast/ |title=Podcast Archive |work=Engadget }}</ref> was launched in October 2004 and was originally hosted by Phillip Torrone and Len Pryor. Torrone was the host for the first 22 episodes of the podcast at which point Eric Rice took over. Eric Rice is known for his own podcast, called The Eric Rice Show and ha(contracted; show full)adget.com/2011/07/28/engadget-android-app-updated-now-with-honeycomb-support/ |title=Android app updated, now with Honeycomb support! |work=Engadget |date=28 July 2011}}</ref> The app's features included sharing articles through Twitter, Facebook or email, the ability to tip Engadget on breaking news, and the ability to bookmark and view articles offline.

==Distro==
Engadget Distro<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/distro/ |title=Distro product page |work=Engadget }}</ref> 
iwas a tablet magazine from the editors at ''Engadget'' that has been published on a weekly basis since its inception, although Special Issues<ref>{{cite web|last=Trout |first=Christopher |url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/engadget-distros-first-special-edition-traces-the-origins-of-th/ |title=Distro's first special edition traces the origins of the iPhone 4S |work=Engadget |date=19 October 2011}}</ref> have appeared at times and multiple issues per week are published&(contracted; show full)ttp://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/engadget-distro-available-on-android-newsstand/ |title=Distro now available on Android Market and iOS Newsstand! |work=Engadget |date=21 December 2011}}</ref> Distro officially moved into the Newsstand app within Apple's iOS ecosystem while also becoming available for the first time on Android tablets. Each issue is also made available in PDF form.

While Distro began as a way to see a week's worth of Engadget news distilled down into a single magazine, it 
has since evolved into a platform where high-profile features and long form content are launched. Brian Heater's profile of Apple's third founder, Ron Wayne, was the cover story for Issue 18,<ref>{{cite web|last=Trout |first=Christopher |url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/distro-issue-18-explores-the-life-of-ron-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 (contracted; show full){{AOL Inc.}}

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