CNet's Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century - Get your console votes in now!

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#1 markypants
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Hey guys, we thought we'd drop you a line to let you know that our sister site CNET UK has just launched a tournament to determine the Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century, and the Xbox 360, the PS3, the Wii, the Nintendo DS and the PSP have all made it into the running, alongside 27 other rather tasty bits of tech.

From Monday you'll be able to vote for your favourite bits of tech as they square off against each other, so it's the perfect opportunity to help out your favourite consoles -- or punish those you despise with a spot of tactical voting. You've still got two days before voting kicks off, during which time you can predict the outcome of the overall tournament, with the chap or chapette that makes the most accurate prediction overall winning an Xbox 360 with Kinect. Tidy.

If you're more of a lover than a fighter when it comes to consoles, maybe you'd also be keen to know the tournament features PCs and Macs, Android and the iPhone and even HD-DVD and Blu-ray squaring off, with a bucketload of prizes to be won simply for voting.

Because at the end of the day it's not the winning that counts, it's winning and also managing to walk away with armfuls of prizes, laughing like a crazy person and kicking your fallen foes in the face. Really hard.
Mark
P.S. iPhone ftw ;)

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Bit early to be talking about the 21st century, we still have 90 years left of it.

It would make more sense to talk about the last decade.

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#3 RageQuit4Life
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Awesome! Here I go!

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#4 dog_dirt
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the ipod should with

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#5 Cherokee_Jack
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Bit early to be talking about the 21st century, we still have 90 years left of it.

It would make more sense to talk about the last decade.

AnnoyedDragon
Same difference. The decade isn't over yet anyway. For my money it's the USB key, the DS, or the Kindle, but I'm sure an Apple product will win.
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#6 blue_hazy_basic  Moderator
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the ipod should with

dog_dirt
I'm an apple hater, but the ipod is a great piece of tech.
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#7 NVIDIATI
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Pioneer Kuro over all of those. Seriously it better win 8).

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#8 Skittles_McGee
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[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

the ipod should with

I'm an apple hater, but the ipod is a great piece of tech.

Yeah. I can't say I love Apple, but god damn, there is nothing the iPod Touch can't do it seems.
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#9 tarzanell
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[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

the ipod should with

I'm an apple hater, but the ipod is a great piece of tech.

Yeah. I can't say I love Apple, but god damn, there is nothing the iPod Touch can't do it seems.

Yeah, but isn't an iPhone just an iPod with a phone embedded? Thus making it superior?
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#10 fabz_95
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Cool! I'll vote asap.
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#11 Zune_HD
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iPod is the only answer.

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#12 Ratchet_Fan8
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I shall report you for advertising! :lol: Just kidding,i'll vote aswell :P
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#13 OctaBech
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Tough choice, can't decide between notebook, iPhone and Wii.
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#14 NVIDIATI
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Cool! I'll vote asap.fabz_95
:x You better vote for the Kuro! :P

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#15 Ratchet_Fan8
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Nevermind,you need a CNET account,im sure 1 vote doesnt matter that much :P
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#16 deactivated-5b19214ec908b
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[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"]

Bit early to be talking about the 21st century, we still have 90 years left of it.

It would make more sense to talk about the last decade.

Cherokee_Jack

Same difference. The decade isn't over yet anyway. For my money it's the USB key, the DS, or the Kindle, but I'm sure an Apple product will win.

The noughties ended in 2009. Were now in the 10's (i have no idea what its going to be called)

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[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"] I'm an apple hater, but the ipod is a great piece of tech.tarzanell
Yeah. I can't say I love Apple, but god damn, there is nothing the iPod Touch can't do it seems.

Yeah, but isn't an iPhone just an iPod with a phone embedded? Thus making it superior?

Except u get a crappy provider and a high subscription ...
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[QUOTE="tarzanell"][QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"] Yeah. I can't say I love Apple, but god damn, there is nothing the iPod Touch can't do it seems.blue_hazy_basic
Yeah, but isn't an iPhone just an iPod with a phone embedded? Thus making it superior?

Except u get a crappy provider and a high subscription ...

not if you live in the UK. you can choose between different providers and its not that expensive.
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#19 tagyhag
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I don't really like the iPod. But I can't deny its massive involvement in the 21st century. And without it, I'd never have my Zune.
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#20 Zune_HD
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I don't really like the iPod. But I can't deny its massive involvement in the 21st century. And without it, I'd never have my Zune. tagyhag

Zune?

:P

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[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="tarzanell"] Yeah, but isn't an iPhone just an iPod with a phone embedded? Thus making it superior?dog_dirt
Except u get a crappy provider and a high subscription ...

not if you live in the UK. you can choose between different providers and its not that expensive.

Yea I actually noticed that when I was back last year. For once the British consumer is getting screwed over! :P
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#22 SuprmanLuvHandl
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The USB key vs. Wii is the toughest one on there, but I went for USB key.

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#23 tagyhag
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[QUOTE="tagyhag"]I don't really like the iPod. But I can't deny its massive involvement in the 21st century. And without it, I'd never have my Zune. Zune_HD

Zune?

:P

Ew Dexter. :P
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#24 SaltyMeatballs
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[QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

the ipod should with

blue_hazy_basic
I'm an apple hater, but the ipod is a great piece of tech.

Indeed, just not for gaming (well, no buttons anyway), which is why it gets bashed on SW a lot :P
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#25 cj_simmons
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lol, the Wii is losing to the USB Thumb drive. lol
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#26 tutt3r
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if snugiez isnt on the list i will rageeeeee

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#27 Mr_Cumberdale
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Amazingly I haven't even used any of those devices besides the gaming ones. My vote goes to the PSP.
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#28 Diviniuz
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lol, the Wii is losing to the USB Thumb drive. lolcj_simmons
to be fair I voted for the usb thumb drive, its probably one of the best things that has ever happened in the 21st century
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#29 thom_maytees
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How is this relevant to System Wars as video game systems are competing against other electronic devices?
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#30 DivineSword  Moderator
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Thanks for the heads up on this.

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#31 LegatoSkyheart
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as of right now, the iPhone is the Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century.

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#32 Silenthps
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...why did they NOT add the PS2? did it come out in 99?
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#33 Skittles_McGee
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[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"] I'm an apple hater, but the ipod is a great piece of tech.tarzanell
Yeah. I can't say I love Apple, but god damn, there is nothing the iPod Touch can't do it seems.

Yeah, but isn't an iPhone just an iPod with a phone embedded? Thus making it superior?

I suppose, yes. Depends on your service provider though, in theory.