gdgt Goes Live- Gadgets Get All Social
Peter Rojas and Ryan Block, both former bigshots at Engadget and friends of ours, piqued a lot of interest when a while back they joined up and promised a new venture for the gadget lover crowd. Gdgt would be unlike any other gadget site, with a focus on sharing gadgets from an end user perspective. They have been working fast and furious on getting gdgt ready to launch and I am excited to tell you that today is the day.
I have been enjoying the beta of gdgt for a bit already, and it is all that Peter and Ryan said it would be. There is already a big database of popular gadgets and information about them all. What makes the information very useful is that gdgt members share their thoughts on these gadgets, giving the whole place a homey feel. It’s live for the masses now, so head on over and check it out. You may like it well enough to stay a while.
DISCLOSURE: GDGT is backed by True Ventures, a venture capital firm that is an investor in the parent company of this blog, Giga Omni Media. Om Malik, founder of Giga Omni Media, is also a venture partner at True.
I’d advise holding off for a bit, unless you aren’t pre-registered. Right now, it’s getting hammered, and running at a snail’s pace.
did they rip the idea off from Systm to remove the vowels to be hip/cool/clever?
Not impressed. At all. Server slowdown at launch, pre-registered names not working, missing mainstream gadgets and gadget variations (like not knowing the difference between xbox arcade etc), missing fields when entering new gadgets, dumb ad placements and submitted gadget entries vanishing without a trace. Tried to find a “delete account” button
BTW, I have to say that while I realize the need for sponsors, that disclosure was a bit awkward and idiotic. I dare say noone cares who owns this blog, its you two (kevin and james) people are here for.