Engadget gets a new look and adds Switched to the family!

It's been well over a year since our last big redesign, which in gadget time means our last design was unveiled circa original Walkman. So we're freshening up the whole joint -- all seven sites -- with a brand new design. Oh, and we're also adding an eighth site to the Engadget network: Switched!

Our latest addition, Switched will be dishing out features for those with a more casual interest in tech, as well as highlighting fresh, hand-picked tech news from our network of sister sites. So expect to see hot stories from Engadget classic, Mobile, HD, TUAW, and Download Squad running over there, as well as news from other geeky Weblogs, Inc. sites like Joystiq, Xbox 360 Fanboy, and Wii Fanboy.

As for Engadget's new design, we went through and really cleaned up the joint, yanking out old modules and ads wherever possible. You might spot our new and improved photo gallery browsing and updated looks on things like comments and polls, but it's hardest to miss the new rotating carousel over on the right. Keep an eye on that thing, it's where we'll be plugging in our biggest stories and must-see features.

Of course, launching eight sites at the same time is bound to cause a few problems, so please tap that first adopter attitude and bear with us as we squish bugs and tweak styles. And definitely hit us up in comments to let us know what you think (or if you see anything wonky)!

P.S. -Big ups to the gang that worked tirelessly to make this happen: Matt, Mark, Erik, Gavin, Celly, Alex, Christoph, Charlie, Marty, and the rest of the crew!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 2:27AM]

Fresh clean look. Nice job.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 3:19AM]

The font is very unreadable in Firefox on Win XP

You can check out how it looks here:
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=jyzh1assi4u&thumb=6

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 11:02AM]

Looks fine on my Firefox browser on XP.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 3:34AM]

Oh Lord, you weren't joking - you really did roll out this new "design" everywhere... Friendly tip for y'all: Helvetica + undersized fonts + hi-res display = where are my reading glasses!?

[DeadPlasmaCell Posted Apr 10th 2008 4:11AM]

Love the new look. Very clean and flows nicely.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:13AM]

Looks good except for the big nasty scrolling image abomination on the right side of the screen. It is really distracting trying to read the tiny text with that monstrosity acting like an add for 'punch the monkey'.

Please get rid of that thing or something.

jack

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:53AM]

Can you please create a merged RSS feed. Duplicates across sites are getting way to numerous.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:05AM]

i dont like this new engadgethd

[Galley Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:48AM]

In the words of Mr. Horse: "No sir, I don't like it!".

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 7:04PM]

I love Mr. Horse! Great reference.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 12:26PM]

I thought I was on the wrong website. The design is clean and looks great on my Mac and HDTV. gg Guys.

[Biggiesized Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:01PM]

It does look much better. Bravo.