UK tech site T3 is doing its yearly gadget awards, powered by votes, and I think we need to make our presence felt. CG readers are a hardy bunch, kind of like techno-Vikings, and it is our prerogative to make sure our opinions are reflected in any and every online poll and discussion — especially British ones.

Our unique colonial viewpoint will surely tip the balance towards such indispensable gadgets as the cotton gin and gatling gun, away from their selection of wireless telephones and portable daguerrotype-displays.