Engadget does a strange job of Tablet awards

They have launched a Tablet PC of the year award for 2006 and included some very bizarre devices. I�m not so much upset with what they included but with what they omitted! Here is their list (with my comments in brackets)�

[Update � it seems as though the readers pick the entrants. (Can someone confirm this?) If this is true then the previous comment applies to the ones that nominated. Next year I will follow it more closely!]

• Fujitsu P1610 (Correct)
• Gateway CS210 / M285 (If price is your only concern, and Tablet features are secondary)
• Kohjisha SA1F00 (Not sure it deserves to be there � if you speak to Chippy I'm sure he�ll tell you otherwise)
• Lenovo X60 (Be more specific Engadget!)
• Toshiba Portege M400 (Not for me � nothing award winning other than its great consistency towards Tablet manufacture)

Here�s my list:

• Fujitsu P1610 (Best small Tablet with PCMCIA�um�only small Tablet with PCMCIA.)
• Fujitsu T4210 (Best package specs and accessories for MSRP)
• Motion LE 1600 (For best Slate design)
• Lenovo X60 (Specifically the Multi-Touch for its all purpose functionality)
• Motion LS800 (Best small slate � other than UMPC)

Then Engadget decides to place UMPC in the category of Handhelds! Up against DS Lite and PSP! What the�are they not listening to what we are trying to do!!! UMPC is UMPC, nothing else.

Here is my list:

• Samsung Q1B (Best value for money and features)
• ASUS R2H (Best all inclusive UMPC that support Pen features)
• EO i7210 (Most capable UMPC for replacing a desktop)
• Motion LS800 (Best built, most capable of imitating a Tablet PC, UMPC) [yes, I would call it a UMPC here]
• OQO 01 (Best aesthetics and function in a UMPC) � NB. OQO 02 was released in 2007

Vote now!

So where does my vote go? For me it has to be the Fujitsu P1610 (for best price and features) on Engadget�s list�Lenovo X60 with MultiTouch (for best features and neat package) on my list�and Q1B (for value for money) on my UMPC list.