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Bala

#1 – 9:06 AM July 2, 2009

Love gdgt. Looking at it, I thought of myself - that's so obvious, a place to brag/rant about your gadgets along with your friends.

Here's my profile page:

http://user.gdgt.com/bala/

Brasil

#2 – 9:12 AM July 2, 2009

Looks good so far.
However, I added an Apple II plus profile and, after all of that work, it is nowhere to be found :-(

Also, I hope they add a repository for user manuals in the product pages. That'd be killer.

http://user.gdgt.com/kleinc/

Agies

#3 – 9:16 AM July 2, 2009

@2 Brasil,
You have to wait for your newly created content to be approved.

James

#4 – 9:22 AM July 2, 2009

I think that when you add a new gadget, it gets submitted for moderation, then the mods/admin put up the page once that's done? I guess to stop there being multiple pages for the same products.

Oh, and this is me.

http://user.gdgt.com/jamesboocock/

Brandon Boyer

#5 – 10:32 AM July 2, 2009

http://user.gdgt.com/brandonnn/ I'm over here, though I haven't had nearly enough time yet to start digging.

mccrum

#6 – 11:35 AM July 2, 2009

Brasil,

A page for user manuals? That's brilliant. I'd love a one-stop resource for all those books I misplace.

Me: http://user.gdgt.com/mccrum/

Brasil

#7 – 11:42 AM July 2, 2009

AGIES, James, Thanks for the reply!
I figured since the site was setup as a Wiki, the users would moderate. Guess not.

MCCRUM,
I started a discussion about the user manuals on product pages:
http://discuss.gdgt.com/gdgt/feedback/user-manuals-in-product-pages/
Hopefully it'll get implemented.

dssstrkl

#8 – 1:56 PM July 2, 2009

Still trying to dedicate enough time to really get into it (it'll be awesome if/when they get an iphone-friendly version up)

http://user.gdgt.com/dssstrkl/

Halle

#9 – 2:30 PM July 2, 2009

That's great. I added an entry for the Atari 2600 but it has yet to appear.

http://user.gdgt.com/halle/

Lonin

#10 – 3:39 PM July 2, 2009

http://user.gdgt.com/lonin/

Added a couple companies and products, all are still in the moderation process. Unfortunately, I can't add some of the other items until the companies are added.

Pat

#11 – 5:49 PM July 2, 2009

http://user.gdgt.com/PatD/

nprnncbl

#12 – 6:30 PM July 2, 2009

It looks interesting, but the categories seem a little thin-- can we add new ones? For instance, where should I add the Popcornhour media player? It feels like a more amorphous tag-based rather than hierarchical category-based would work better.

The site seems like it could be a great resource for gadget designers, where they could really tap into what it is that people want.

http://user.gdgt.com/nprnncbl/

Rickyneck

#13 – 8:14 PM July 2, 2009

Neat idea, I'll have to update my profile when the site isn't being hammered nine ways to Sunday.

kaiza

#14 – 10:50 PM July 2, 2009

http://user.gdgt.com/kaiza/

I'm wondering whether they'll accept coffee machines, etc. as gadgets? I'm also doubtful about their manual approval process and how long they can keep it up before they become overwhelmed - surely a better idea would simply let users flag any questionable content?

Halle

#15 – 1:13 AM July 3, 2009

I think their profile really needs a field for "first gadget", with a friend finder algorithm that shows you who else had the same first gadget. This was mine (such great design):

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/ParkerBros/Split.htm

ChrisD

#16 – 2:17 AM July 3, 2009

Apparently they've stopped accepting submissions for new gadgets. Fingers crossed that one of the thousands already submitted is the Commodore 64...

gogsy1999

#17 – 8:17 AM July 3, 2009

seems pretty decent so far.
http://user.gdgt.com/gogsy1999/

hohum

#18 – 12:40 PM July 3, 2009

Been kind of buggy (UI-wise) and slow ('cause it just launched, I suspect…), but definitely showing promise… Haven't played around too much yet for the two aforementioned reasons, but regardless, I'm hohum there, too.

RaulG

#19 – 7:04 PM August 1, 2009

In accordance to my policy of only jumping in after the water has settled, I joined.
http://user.gdgt.com/raulg/

Seems fun and useful, although it took a while to fill out my current laptop.