10th Annual Vaporware Awards: Call for Nominees December 12, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Wired.com is having its 10th annual vaporware awards and you can nominate something. So head on over and nominate a truly Vaporware product. I know I can think of a dozen or so, it should not be too hard for you. But in case you have difficulty here are the rules:
- Submit your nominations to the list @ Wired.com and vote up your favorites.
- Only officially announced products with anticipated 2007 release dates are fair game.
- No rumors! The Google Phone, iTablet and hybrid Volkswagen Beetle all sound exciting. But they are only figments of the blogosphere’s collective imagination, not true vaporware.
- Leave a comment. Got something to say about the Optimus Maximus? Want to rant about the Neo1973? Sound off at the bottom of the post.
- The best comment will win a special prize.
- As in previous years, software in the pre-release, beta-testing stage is considered vaporware, even if it’s widely available. It hasn’t shipped until it’s shrink-wrapped.
- Likewise hardware. Prototypes may exist in some company’s skunk labs, or maybe a “developer only” version is making the rounds. But it’s vaporware until the rank and file get their hands on it.
- There are some items we’ve been waiting on for years. If it was supposed to be here in 2005 and the company is still promising it will arrive “any day now,” it qualifies as vaporware.
- If it shipped — even if it stank — it’s not vaporware.