Coolest Gadgets turns one year old today and CrunchGear would like to wish the crew happy birthday. It’s not easy to stay afloat in the blogging world for an entire year, but they’ve done it admirably.

To celebrate, they’re running a $1000 gadget contest that includes a Nexus 95mv Wicked Laser, a solar powered cell phone charger, a pair of MP3 sunglasses and various other prizes you can read about on their contest page. They also unveiled today a brand new set of forums where readers can participate in discussions of all the latest technologies.