Zum Inhalt springen

Engadget

aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie
Dies ist eine alte Version dieser Seite, zuletzt bearbeitet am 13. Juli 2009 um 00:59 Uhr durch 66.108.113.195 (Diskussion). Sie kann sich erheblich von der aktuellen Version unterscheiden.
Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/

Engadget is a popular, award-winning[1][2] multilingual technology weblog and podcast about consumer electronics. Engadget currently has four different websites, all operating simultaneously with each having its own staff, which cover technology news in different parts of the world in their respective languages.

Founding and membership

Engadget was co-founded by former Gizmodo technology weblog editor and co-founder, Peter Rojas. Engadget is a member of Weblogs, Inc., a blog network with over 75 weblogs including Autoblog and Joystiq and formerly including Hack-A-Day. Weblogs Inc. was purchased by AOL in 2005.[3] Engadget's editor-in-chief, Ryan Block, announced on July 22, 2008 that he would be stepping down as editor-in-chief in late August, leaving the role to Joshua Topolsky.

Weblog

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.[3]

Since its founding, dozens of writers have written for or contributed to Engadget, Engadget Mobile and Engadget HD, including high profile bloggers, industry analysts, and professional journalists. These writers include Jason Calacanis, Paul Boutin, Phillip Torrone, Ross Rubin, Marc Perton and Susan Mernit.

Engadget has been nominated for numerous awards, including a 2004 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.

Gmail, Google's webmail service, as well as many other RSS readers, has included Engadget as a default RSS feed, pulling the latest articles which appear at the top of all user's mailboxes.

To extend readership, the blog is available in several languages including Spanish, Japanese, German, Polish, and Chinese (traditional and simplified).

Engadget uses the Blogsmith CMS to publish its content.

Podcast

The Engadget podcast was launched in October 2004 and was originally hosted by Phillip Torrone and Len Pryor. He 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 has also produced podcasts for Weblogs Inc. Eric hosted and produced 4 episodes of the podcast for Engadget until the show was taken over by Peter Rojas and Ryan Block. After about twelve episodes of both hosting and producing (episode 38,) Engadget hired podcast producer Randall Bennett, who worked as Engadget and Weblogs, Inc.'s rich media producer until May 2006.

The topic of discussion for the podcast is technology related and closely linked to events that have happened during the week in the world of technology. The show generally lasts from 30 minutes to an hour. The show is normally weekly, however there are events that disrupt this occasionally. When events such as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) come around each year, the podcast has been known to be broadcast daily during the event to cover the latest news on gadgets. More recently, special versions of the podcast have been made including the "Engadget Lovecast" and a listeners' voicemail podcast.

More recently the podcast has been sponsored. Organisations sponsor the podcast in return for a mention in the show. The host of the podcast will typically mention the sponsor during the beginning, middle and end of the show. Sponsors have included Best Buy, Nikon and most recently Castrol.

The Engadget podcast is available as a subscription through iTunes and as an RSS feed. Alternatively, it can be downloaded directly from the site in either MP3, Ogg, 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.

Trademark infringement

In early 2006 Engadget reported that they were victims of their likeness being stolen and used as a store name at a mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. However, they stated they would not be taking any action.[4] The store has since changed its name (or possibly shutdown and a new store opened with a new name). In July of last year, another store had opened, also in Malaysia, with a logo bearing the same resemblance to Engadget's.[5]

Criticisms

Apple delay hoax

In May 2007, Engadget published a story based on an email sent to Apple employees announcing that the company was delaying the launches of both the iPhone and Mac OS X Leopard.[6] After the story ran, Apple's share price dropped 3%.[7][8] Less than 20 minutes later the story was retracted after the email was discovered to have been a hoax perpetrated on Apple employees. Apple's shares eventually recovered, and Ryan Block apologized for the mistake.[3]

Misattribution

In March 2006, DAPreview, a website about digital audio players, noted that Engadget used a photo that had originally been taken by DAPreview, and then removed attribution by cropping the DAPreview logo off.[9] Engadget's managing editor Ryan Block agreed that the photo had been copied and cropped, stated that it had been a mistake, and apologized and restored the image's attribution.[10]

T-Mobile accusations

On March 31st 2008, Engadget reported that T-Mobile had sent a letter requesting that Engadget cease using the color magenta in its Engadget Mobile site, claiming that T-Mobile had trademarked the color.[11] Engadget issued a response on April 1st, mainly by repainting the Engadget sites and changing the Mobile logo for the day to a logo that looks as though it is saying "Engadge t-mobile".[12] The site has since returned to normal format, with the exception of the highlighting color.

References

Vorlage:Reflist

Commons: Engadget – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

Vorlage:Time Warner

  1. ↑ Sarah Baicker: Your Guide to Holiday Gift Giving Guides. NBC Philadelphia, 11. Dezember 2008, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  2. ↑ Rob Beschizza: Cheaters Spoil the Fun in Weblog Awards Voting. Wired.com, 11. September 2007, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  3. ↑ a b c Rachel Rosmarin: The Gadget Guru. forbes.com, 18. Juli 2008, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  4. ↑ Peter Rojas: A visit to the Engadget store... 10. Juli 2006, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  5. ↑ Ryan Block: The (fake) Engadget store returns in a new location! 1. Juli 2007, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  6. ↑ Ryan Block: False alarm: iPhone NOT delayed until October, Leopard NOT delayed again until January. Engadget, 16. Mai 2007, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  7. ↑ Gear Blog Rivals Engadget and Gizmodo Turn the Competition Up to 11. Wired.com, 24. März 2008, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  8. ↑ Tom Spring: Engadget blunder sends Apple stock tumbling. Macworld.com, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  9. ↑ Ian Bell: Engadget: Busted for Unethical Blogging. Digital Trends, 20. März 2006, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  10. ↑ Ryan Block: “Controversy”. 21. März 2006, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  11. ↑ Ryan Block: Deutsche Telekom / T-Mobile demands Engadget Mobile discontinue using the color magenta. Engadget, 31. März 2008, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
  12. ↑ Ryan Block: Painting the town magenta. Engadget, 1. April 2008, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2008.
Abgerufen von „https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Engadget&oldid=142248268“