This Friday, we the editors of CrunchGear will be hosting our Gala Online Awards Ceremony complete with dancing bears, punch, and whirling mirror balls. Until then, we invite you, the reading public, to select your favorite – and least favorite – gear of 2008 in our formal 2008 Reader’s Choice Awards. Click through to make your end-of-year picks.

The rules are simple: vote. A pop-up from Survey Monkey should have just appeared. If you want to add something, leave a comment. If enough people want to change the category, we’ll add or delete the item.

Thanks for a great year and I hope you guys enjoy this chance to tell us your favorite gear of 2008.

Here’s the direct link to the poll if the pop-up gets eaten by your browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KXyijkyrSOxY0czoMUgHTQ%3d%3d