Ubergizmo Announces 2008 Uber10 and People's Choice Award

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night Ubergizmo, one of the
fastest growing gadget blogs in the world, held its annual Uber10 Award event.
In its second year, the Uber10 Awards are selected by the editors of Ubergizmo
and focus on 10 gadgets that are priced under $400 and deliver the most bang
for your buck. In addition, readers select an additional People's Choice
Award. This year products from Apple, BlackBerry, HP, Lenovo, Livescribe,
Nikon , Nintendo, Roku, Rovio, SanDisk, and Sony were all presented awards.
"Throughout the year we attend hundreds of events, product launches and
demonstrations. And every year we see amazing products that not only deliver
on form and technology innovation but also deliver on price," said Eliane
Fiolet Publisher of Ubergizmo. "In the past year we have seen some great
products delivering high-end functionality at mainstream prices. In this
economy we know our readers are being smart about their technology purchases.
This year's award winners deliver cutting-edge technology and affordable
prices, so you don't have to skimp on the features you want."
Announced in front of a select group of journalists, venture capitalists,
technology companies and serial entrepreneurs the 2008 Uber10 Awards went to:
Apple iPhone 3G; $199; http://www.apple.com
BlackBerry Bold; Free after rebate from Walmart; http://www.blackberry.com
Lenovo S10; $399; http://www.lenovo.com
Livescribe Pulse Smartpen; $199; http://www.livescribe.com
Nikon COOLPIX S710; $379; http://www.nikon.com
Nintendo DS; $129: http://www.nintendo.com
Roku Player; $100; http://www.roku.com
Rovio Webcam Robot; $299; http://www.rovio.com
SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player: $39.99; http://www.sansa.com
Sony Playstation 3 80GB; $399; http://www.playstation.com

The 2008 People's Choice award was given to the HP Mini 1000; $399;
http://www.hp.com
About Ubergizmo
Launched in 2004, Ubergizmo is one of the fastest growing gadget blogs on
the planet. We love gadgets, the applications on the gadgets and the
technologies that make the gadgets go. We are geeks to the core and so are
our millions of readers. But while we talk geek, we also talk electronics in
a way that our grandparents can understand. We take everything into
consideration from design, to user interface to practicality, pricing and
competition. We make lists to help you decide what gadgets you need (or
don't). And we deliver live coverage at conferences like CES, CTIA, and GDC so
our readers can feel like they are there with us. If it's cool, we are
covering it. And our hard work is paying off. We have been nominees at the
Bloggies and Webbies and voted in the top 100 blogs for PC Magazine and the
Hot Site on USA Today. But most importantly we are reaching out to
electronics lovers around the world. Currently Ubergizmo is distributed in 6
languages and read in 212 countries. So check us out at
http://www.ubergizmo.com.
SOURCE Ubergizmo

Erica M. Lee of StrategicLee, Inc., +1-415-831-0181, Erica@strategiclee.com,
for Ubergizmo