October 2008 brought us the exceptionalness of Joe the Plumber, the continued deterioration of the world economy, and the Philadelphia Phillies' first championship in 25 years (not too mention the first ever World Handwashing Day!). But plenty of gadgety news also made their mark and we were right in the middle of it.
The top stories we covered included the release of Apple's new Macbooks, the psychological implications of gadget-candidate assimilation, and the latest on the netbook revolution.
Finally, October was the month when we finally (and proudly) launched the Product Reviews website, after months of hard work by teams of good people from New York to San Francisco. Well done everyone!
As always, all the diggs, reddit points, and excessively insulting (or lovable) comments have been taken into account into the making of this list. Please remember to let us know in the comments about any stories that you'd like us to cover.
The Awesome Thing We Spent The Most Time Working On
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The Most Popular (Non-iPhone) Stories
- New Chips Poised to Revolutionize Photography, Film
- Sounds of Science: 8 Futuristic Musical Instruments
- Top 5 Cellphone Letdowns of 2008
- Tiny Notes Net Big Gains: The Netbook Revolution
- Cheap, Easy-to-Mod NetBooks Are a Hacker's Paradise
- Candidate Supporters' Use of Gadgets as Symbols Reveal Power of Brands
- PopTech: What Facebook and Steroid Use Have in Common
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The Month's Top Reviews
- New MacBook, MacBook Pro Reviewed — Verdict: Super Speed, Foxy Facades
- Review: Lenovo S10 — The Best Netbook We've Seen All Year
- Review: New BlackBerry Pearl Will Make You Flip Out
- These Mites Be Giants: We Test and Rate 6 Netbooks
- Review: T-Mobile G1 Slam Dunks Software, Airballs Hardware + Gadget Lab Videoblog: The G1
- Flash and the Pan: 4 Tapeless AVCHD Camcorders Tested
October's Top iPhone/Apple Stories
- Apple's New Notebooks: What We Should Expect + Steve Jobs Unveils Newer, Sexier Aluminum MacBooks
- 8 Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update
- Analysts: New MacBooks Priced Too High to Compete
- After a Decade of Secrecy, Apple Reluctantly Tries Out Transparency
- Hack Apple TV With a Thumb Drive, Set It Free
- IT Pros Find Lack of FireWire on MacBooks Disturbing
- Why Are There No Decent Note-Taking Applications for the iPhone?
- Flickr Launches New iPhone Optimized Site
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The Best of The Rest:
- Bike Seat Cuts Off the Nose to Save the Penis
- Hands On With The BlackBerry Storm
- Flexible Displays Closer to Reality, Thanks to U.S. Army
- Terminator: Gadgetry Salvation for Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Fujifilm's Real 3-D Camera Is Just the Beginning
- Brainy Robots To Lead To Longer Unemployment Lines?
- Philips' 3D HDTV Might Destroy Space-Time Continuum, Wallets
