Comments on: New sites for gadget nuts: Gdgt and Retrevo

One of the services is for gadget fanatics; the other is for skittish buyers. Both work. If you're a gearhead, try Gdgt for fun and community, but don't skip Retrevo when you're looking to make a purchase.

[toosday]

GDGT is "more useful to real people than the gadget porn sites these two editors came from"

Whoa, tell us how you *really* feel, Rafe :)

[Henzapper]

Yeah, I don't get what Rafe is trying to say here. Does he hate Engadget and Gizmodo? Cuz as much as I love Cnet, I find those two sites much better when it comes to News and in-depth explanations of things I don't understand.

[Macajuel]

Excellent, can't wait for GDGT!! I've been looking for a site with similar functionality ever since CNET removed the Got It/Want It List feature sometime last year. Despite many emails, they never brought it back but it was the one feature that brought me to CNET almost daily.

Be careful Rafe, if this site is anything as useful as it's description is hinting, you guys might start pulling gadget freaks away.......can't wait!!

[codynews]

yawn. sounds like more of the same of the more of the same of the more of the same of the....

[lemon-tech]

For a humorous and thought-provokoing look at these type of gadgets and the twittering masses see "I've Seen the Future and It Is...Quitter" on www.ciozone.com

[alexpopescu]

As far as my calendar is showing me, we're mid 2009 and I cannot stop wondering how is it possible to launch a site without feeds. Do you expect first time users to register right aware because of the cool UI?
Now, I know you'll say this is not a normal site, but rather a social network and I'll say that having a gadget social network was exactly what I needed. I'm eagerly waiting for the toaster social network... or maybe I should launch it myself?

[stigmattaman]

Yeah, I checked it out and registered, and am bored sh*tless. Just combines the hot social networks with same old gadget porn. At least Giz and engadget break news.

[donsms]

gizwiz.biz is the only buying site i use,simply the finest and funniest yet.

[cp256]

A quick look at gdgt's main page leaves the impression that it is for cell phone, MP3 and game console geeks and not much else. 45% of what's on the front page is Apple. If they don't want to look like appl gdgt fnbys they should work toward more balance on the front page. Digging a little deeper, I think it has some potential, but to get more people to use it might be tough without rethinking its main portal page.

Retrevo worked pretty well, but I'm not very partial to the non-threatening cartoon based theme that sheeple seem to like.