The nominations are in, the picks have been sorted, and now it's time for you, the reader, to help us judge the best in tech from 2009! We've put together a long, long list of the top selections below -- all we ask is that you cast your vote for the gadgets nearest and dearest to your hearts.

Votes will be tallied until Saturday February 20th, 11:59PM EDT. You can vote in this post -- the nominees are after the break. After we've checked for abuse (just say no!) we'll publish the results alongside our own Editors' Choice picks the following week. May the best gadgets win!

What we're watching tonight:

• Fox (720p) airs the winter finales of Bones at 9 p.m. and Fringe at 9 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has The Deep End at 8 p.m., Grey's Anatomy at 9 p.m. and Private Practice at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has Community at 8 p.m., Parks & Recreation at 8:30 p.m., The Office at 9 p.m. and 30 Rock at 9:30 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) has a Survivor special at 8 p.m., CSI at 9 p.m. and The Mentalist at 10 p.m.
• CW (1080i) brings The Vampire Diaries at 8 p.m. and Supernatural at 9 p.m.
• USA (1080i) has Burn Notice at 10 p.m.
• WGN (1080i) has WWE Superstars at 8 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) has American Chopper at 9 p.m. and the season finale of BBQ Pit Masters at 10 p.m.
• Food (1080i) has Ace of Cakes at 10 p.m.
• Spike TV (1080i) airs TNA: Impact! at 9 p.m.
• MTV (1080i) has America's Best Dance Crew at 10 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has The First 48 at 9 p.m. and Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
• TNT (1080i) has an NBA doubleheader with Heat/Cavaliers at 8 p.m. and Spurs/Trail Blazers at 10:30 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has a college basketball doubleheader with Purdue/Indiana at 7 p.m. and Cincinnati/Notre Dame at 9 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has a college basketball doubleheader with Georgia Tech/Duke at 7 p.m. and Tennessee/LSU at 9 p.m. at 9 p.m.

Ready to jump ship from your current TV provider? The latest research from Strategy Analytics indicates you wouldn't be alone if that's the case, with 68% of U.S. TV customers saying they're willing to switch for a 20% price discount. However, users getting TV from their phone company like FiOS or U-Verse had the highest satisfaction levels, well above those of cable and satellite. We're not surprised cutting costs by 1/5 for comparable service would at least give users cause to think about jumping ship, we're more interested in hearing from the 32% that wouldn't, and why. Love FiOS that much? Can't live without Xfinity? Let us know.

Everyone in the home entertainment industry is talking 3D, and because most of the details remain unknown, we are left speculating more than not. One of the questions is if 3D will be like HD in the way that we'll demand all programming be in 3D and this is one we're just not sure about. We're not the only ones either as Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts is wondering the same thing. In a Q&A session at the a Congressional Internet Caucus event last Wednesday he said "The question is, are you going to want to sit there and wear glasses four hours a day to watch TV. I don't think so." And we couldn't agree more, in fact we believe 3D will be used more like surround sound -- sure some use it all the time, but most just turn it on for big events or movies. We'll all have to wait and see how this turns out, but we just can't imagine a day when all TV is viewed in 3D, at least as long as glasses are required.

As you may have noticed, the other day we shut down comments on the site. Things had gotten a little out of hand and the complaint emails we were getting from readers were stacking up, so we decided to take some Engadget time to do a little cleaning up while reflecting on how we can do a better job moving forward. In case you're wondering: yes, we've flipped the switch back into the "on" position -- but there are some noteworthy items we'd like to point out. To start with, Justin and Dan (our devs) made a minor improvement to the frontend of our comment system, and we now provide an option to switch off the comments entirely if you don't want to deal with them. This is cookie based, so it should last for all your sessions on the site. Additionally, we've enabled a few backend tools which will help us moderate a little more effectively and efficiently, thus helping to keep comments clean and comfortable for everyone who wants to join in the discussion -- not just the loudest of the bunch.

Furthermore, we recognize that our comment system isn't perfect, and we're working with our developers right now to dramatically change things. We can promise you guys that we spend (and will spend) a lot of time thinking about how to make this a better community, and make the commenting experience more enjoyable and useful to everyone. You have our word that we're listening to you, and there will be noticeable changes for the better in the near future. And guys (and girls): definitely provide feedback on this post or via our contact email addresses. We want to hear what you have to say!

Since we've gotten the ball rolling again, we want to make sure everyone is aware of just what we expect of our community here, so we're going to lay down our ground rules (most of which have been culled from our FAQ). Here we go:

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We don't know much about this thing, Ikonoskop is only teasing the bare minimum of specs, but while we don't expect to be able to afford it, the upcoming A-cam3D is certainly an object of lust. The company has cut its teeth on a $10k 1080p RAW camera, the A-cam dII, and now it's taking that same tech into the realm of 3D. The new 6 pound unit (including battery and memory) will be able record to 25 or 30 fps in individual RAW sequences, has a TBD pricetag, and will be built on order.

[Thanks, Mark]

It's rare to see a rumor -- hell, even a roadmap -- pinpoint the timing of new releases quite so accurately, but our earlier report of ATI refreshing the middle and lower parts of its lineup turned out to be bang on. Following in the footsteps of the HD 5670, we have the Radeon HD 5450, which drags the entry price for DirectX 11 and Eyefinity multi-monitor support all the way down to $50. Course, the processing power inside isn't going to be on par with its elder siblings, but that also means the 5450 will run cool enough to be offered with half-height, passive cooling solutions as seen above. ATI's focus here is on media PCs, with a DisplayPort, um... port, alongside HDMI 1.3a, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming support. For the money, you really can't argue with all this extra multimedia juice, but if you must have benchmarks to sate your soul, check out the early reviews below -- they're full of bar charts and performance comparisons, don't you know.

Apparently worried its On Demand Online project would suffer the shame of a silly name all by its lonely, Comcast has rebranded its cable TV, internet and phone services as Xfinity TV, Xfinity Internet and Xfinity Voice. Other than the name not much is changing (@ComcastCares will still be doing its thing on Twitter), although the rollout of the new branding (starting next week, the first 11 markets include Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Hartford, Augusta, Chattanooga, parts of the Bay Area and San Francisco) should sync up with 50mbps or high speeds becoming available. Of course, if those slick flame colored letter started showing up on TV repair guy trucks at the same time as a truly revolutionary new DVR software package instead of the slightly spruced up version we'll be getting over the next few months, then they could call it anything they want to.

Good luck buying a standard TiVo HD at the moment, currently perusing the site only reveals a sold out message and a tip to check for either the XL, a refurb, or to check Best Buy (which, at least in our area, is showing sold out too.) So, is this confirmation of a new Premiere model on the way or a minor supply chain hiccup? Only time will tell.

What we're watching tonight:

• CBS (1080i) has Criminal Minds at 9 p.m. and CSI: NY at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) airs Mercy at 8 p.m.
• Fox (720p) has Human Target at 8 p.m. and American Idol at 9 p.m.
• ABC (720p) brings The Middle at 8:30 p.m., Modern Family at 9 p.m., Cougar Town at 9:30 p.m. and Ugly Betty at 10 p.m.
• DirecTV (1080i) has Friday Night Lights at 10 p.m. and the series premiere of Underbelly at 11 p.m.
• TNT (1080i) has Leverage at 10 p.m.
• FX (720p) airs Nip/Tuck at 10 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has Dog the Bounty Hunter at 9:30 p.m. and the season finale of Steven Seagal: Lawman at 10 p.m.
• MTV (1080i) has The Real World at 10 p.m.
• Discovery (1080i) has Man vs. Wild at 9 p.m. and Solving History at 10 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 9, 9:30 10 & 10:30 p.m.
• USA (1080i) has Psych at 10 p.m.
• Bravo (1080i) has the season premiere of Shear Genius at 10 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) has Toddlers & Tiaras at 10 p.m.
• History (720p) has MonsterQuest at 9 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has an NBA doubleheader with Heat/Celtics at 8 p.m. and Suns/Nuggets at 10:30 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has a college basketball doubleheader with DePaul/Marquette at 7 p.m. and Idaho/Utah State at 11 p.m.

It's the week of the Super Bowl and with the sales pages full of shiny new HDTVs one of the most frequent questions has risen again - is this the right time to buy a new HDTV? We'll let Manu put this one in the atmosphere:

"With the Super Bowl coming up, it got me thinking - what's the best time to buy an HDTV with regards to price? I'm assuming right before the new ones come out, but when exactly is that? Or is that not even the right time?"

There it is, simple and plain. Is this the time to buy, do you wait a few months for 2009's HDTVs to thin out and the new 2010 models to hit, or are you bargain hunting on Black Friday? Of course, if anyone has spotted a particularly sweet deal, feel free to let us all know where in the comments.

Got a burning question that you'd love to toss out for Engadget HD (or its readers) to take a look at? Tired of Google's blank stares when you ask for real-world experiences? Hit us up at ask at engadgethd dawt com and keep an eye on this space -- your inquiry could be next.

We know good and well what kind of extravagant displays are available to gawk at in New York City, but now it looks like the locals will have yet another one to check out when they're taking a breather from the rat race. CBS Outdoor has unveiled plans to deliver two solid hours (from 11:30AM to 1:30PM throughout February) of 3D advertising on an expansive, high-definition video screen installed within Grand Central Station. Unlike the glasses-free solution that we spotted at Intel's CES booth this year, this one will still require onlookers to rock those heinous and soul-crushing glasses in order to "see" the "effect," and with around 70,000 commuters passing by each day, we'd guess that the spectacle manufacturer who nabbed this contract is feeling pretty good right about now.

Lost has been one of our favorite shows since it first started airing and a mainstay on more than one HDTV. As the first episode of its final season has just ended on the East coast, we're wondering how your TV habits are affecting how you watch it. So let us know, are you following along with liveblogs to get every second of action just like everyone else, or choosing to go at your own pace?

What we're watching tonight:

• ABC (720p) has a Lost: Beginning of the End special at 8 p.m. and then the final series premiere of Lost at 9 p.m.
• Fox (720p) has American Idol at 8 p.m.
• CBS (1080i) has NCIS at 8 p.m., NCIS: LA at 9 p.m. and The Good Wife at 10 p.m.
• History (720p) has How the Earth Was Made at 9 p.m. and Life After People at 10 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has the season finale of Psychic Kids at 9 p.m., Paranormal State at 10 p.m. and Paranormal Cops at 10:30 p.m.
• USA (1080i) has White Collar at 10 p.m.
• Discovery (1080i) brings Dirty Jobs at 9 p.m. and Howe & Howe Tech at 10 p.m.
• TLC (1080i) has The Little Couple at 10 p.m.
• Syfy (1080i) brings ECW at 10 p.m.
• Spike (1080i) airs Blue Mountain State at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has a college basketball doubleheader with Mississippi/Kentucky at 7 p.m. and Michigan State/Wisconsin at 9 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has college basketball with Miami/Wake Forest at 7 p.m.

DirecTV's DVR Scheduler app may have just arrived on Android and WebOS devices but it's been around on iPhone for nearly a year and has now been downloaded by over 1 million users. Next up? The ability to order PPV without a home phone line, recommendations and ratings, and even direct to mobile video trailer streaming. Unfortunately not mentioned? When we'll see the promised Blackberry edition. Still, congratulations DirecTV.

We're still not sure if this has any noticeable result on picture quality, but Level 3 has announced its going to assist in delivering Super Bowl XLIV's feed uncompressed from the site back to CBS headquarters in New York. Instead of being compressed onsite in a production truck then sent to the studio and stations where it's compressed again, this could help CBS bring a more high quality signal home. If you've been watching Denver Broncos home games, you've seen Level 3's Vyvx broadcast network at work, we'll see how beautiful it keeps things looking in Miami on Sunday.

Singaporean outfit Sunny Ocean Studios is pledging to put all of the autostereoscopic 3D we've seen so far to shame with a new 27-inch display offering 64 viewing angles it will show at CeBIT. A serious upgrade from the 8 or 9 viewing angle lenticular displays we saw at CES this year, the company claims it's ready to refit regular displays for 3D and also assist in 2D-to-3D image conversion. We've got all of the usual questions lined up like how will this affect resolution, what's necessary to render the necessary 64 different frames for each viewing angle and of course, how much does it cost, but founder Armin Grasnick says his company can handle screens of up to 100-inches quickly and inexpensively, likely by not wasting precious R&D funds on website design. The current state of 3D is glasses all the way, but we could get a peek at the next step March 2 in Germany.

Too busy to deal with 8mm, DVDs or VHS tapes? Who isn't, right? JVC is looking to erase the tragic memories of converting your home videos to a format that someone could use by introducing the newest member of the Everio camcorder family: the GZ-HM340. Stocked with 16GB of internal Flash memory, a 20x optical Konica Minolta zoom lens, 1.37 megapixel CMOS sensor, image stabilization, one-touch upload to YouTube, face detection and an SD / SDHC expansion slot, this bad boy is set to land later in the month for a nickle under $500. Here's hoping it captures to something other than AVCHD, but our gut tells us this might be one dream that doesn't come true.

Weighing yet to be released CableCARD on PC products against each other? Add this tidbit to the comparison: Ceton's MOCUR should work as a networked tuner, according to a post by VP Jeremy Hammer on The Green Button forums. His post indicates that, like the HDHomeRun CableCARD, Ceton's product will be available to other PCs by bridging it with the host computer's Ethernet card, and not blocked as it was with ATI's product. That might help to smooth the $399 price tag when it goes on sale soon, for those still stuck on reply hit the forums with your questions or check out our CES hands on for another look.

[Thanks, @brennokbob]

While U.S. audiences suffered through yet another anaglyph 3D broadcast as the Grammys presented Earth Song in traditional red/blue format courtesy of Target-distributed glasses, Sky kicked off its first true 3DTV broadcast across the pond during a Man. U/Arsenal match. Distributed to a few select pubs ahead of a wide rollout due in April, patrons slipped on passive 3D glasses and caught the entire match live from Emirates stadium. Luckily this experiment went over far better than the Dallas Cowboys disaster, though several criticized the need to remain more directly in front of the monitor to see the action and that the effect was less pronounced on long shots. However the new tech excelled the most during close ups and slow motion, as Pocket-Lint quoted viewer Kate Cobley "It's brilliant, the corner and back of the goal views are just amazing. It makes the game so much better. If it's in 3D then I would definitely be more likely to come to the pub to watch sport." We figure the real test will come during the World Cup this summer, if ESPN's 3DTV broadcast can get U.S. audiences tuning into the beautiful game then 3D may actually live up to all the CES hype. Until then check the read and more coverage links for a few more impressions, or the video embedded after the break.