Gizmodo Idol Contest: Winner

Congratulations to Youtube user, wplate. You have won the hearts of our readers with your gadget-y rendition of that Little Mermaid song. We will get your pairs of Super.Fi earbuds on the way—so nobody can ever have to hear you sing Disney tunes again—courtesy of Ultimate Ears. Thanks to everyone who participated and submitted videos. Stay tuned for our next contest coming up soon. Check out a lot of the entries here, here and here.

Gizmodo Idol: Talented—kind of—Honorable Mentions

Voting is still continuing on our Gizmodo Idol contest. Head over here to see the five finalists and cast your vote for the winner. Voting ends tomorrow at noon so get to it, you sheep! More »

Gizmodo Idol: Funny Honorable Mentions

Some of the entries—like Tony and Juan's Rock Lobster—were too good to let die in the YouTube abyss, so here they are. Check out some of the more comical entries after the jump. Sorry to Tony and Juan, great entry but you guys won the War of the Worlds contest in March so we wanted to give others a shot. More »

Gizmodo Idol Contest Final

We have narrowed down five of the better entries and shall let the voting begin. Remember, the winner of our Gizmodo Idol contest will receive a pair of Super.fi 5 Pro earbuds and two pairs of Super.fi 3 Studio earbuds courtesy of Ultimate Ear. If we suspect any kind of cheating with our super-advanced voting poll we will disqualify everyone and give the earbuds to the worst entry—seriously. Hit the jump for the five finalist videos and the poll. Also stay tuned for honorable mentions that will come later. Even if you aren't in the running for the prizes we still want to make sure everyone sees how ridiculous you are. Voting ends Wednesday June 21 at noon EDT. More »

Gizmodo Idol Update: Tsk Tsk

Come on folks, follow the rules. I hate being a meanie but you have to read the rules or get disqualified from our Gizmodo Idol contest to win Super.fi earbuds. A lot of our entries are pushing the 1 minute limit that was clearly stated in the rules. Also people are submitting videos that seem like they were made for other purposes and just thrown up on Youtube with new tags for our contest. We want original content, so give a mention to Gizmodo somewhere, or something so we know it isn't just recycled home movies. Regardless, there are quite a few interesting videos up on Youtube for the contest, along with the funny commentary from gizmodosimon. Check out all of them out here. Also check out gizmodosimon's critique of B Rabbit after the jump. More »

Gizmodo Idol Contest Update

Earlier this week we announced our latest contest. We are giving away $450 worth of Super.fi earbuds, care of Ultimate Ears. All you have to do is get out that camera and film yourself singing a song. Well, a few days later we have two entries, and one unique surprise over at Youtube. More »