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Entertainment Gadget of the Decade

Ah how entertaining has changed. Finally Robbie Williams has realised that strutting around on stage pointing the mic at the audience to sing his songs doesn’t constitute entertainment. Conversely, this little lot of gadgets are highly entertaining. We're talking motion-sensitive gaming, televisions so skinny they'd fall down drains if they could walk, TV services that are so clever they can pause and rewind live television and karaoke for the masses.

Voting on Gadget of the Decade has now closed. To find out which gadgets came out on top, check out The Gadget Show on Monday 14th December on Five. We'll also have all the results right here on FiveFWD straight after the big TV reveal.

  • Playstation 2

    Playstation 2

    The follow-up to the successful PlayStation, the PlayStation 2 is the best-selling console ever, having sold over 138 million units! It's also said to have over 1,900 games available, with developers still creating games for it today. Now that's entertainment!

  • Nintendo Wii

    Nintendo Wii

    A more interactive console you will not find! The Nintendo Wii wowed onlookers and participants with its motion-sensitive controls and wacky games when it was first launched in 2006. And since then it's consistently been the most in-demand Christmas console.

  • Sony OLED TV

    Sony OLED TV

    The Sony XEL-1 was the first OLED television ever. Yes it was only 11-inches, but that didn't detract from the astonishing waist - a mere 3mm thick! Another amazing fact was that it had a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1! We just won't mention the jaw-dropping price tag.

  • Sky+

    Sky+

    If ever there was a gadget to revolutionise the way we watched television this was it. The Sky+ box gives us humble TV viewers the power to pause and rewind live television, record programmes to its capacious hard drive, and plan the week's viewing via the extremely easy-to-use user interface.

  • World Of Warcraft

    World Of Warcraft

    Released in 2004, World of Warcraft has been a phenomenal gaming success. A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (or MMORPG for short) it also spawned one of the greatest South Park episodes ever. How many games can say that?

  • Blu-ray

    Blu-ray

    You have to give Blu-ray credit. It was battered black and Blu by HD-DVD, until its rival format collapsed. Having survived the format war of the decade, Blu-ray is going from strength to strength with more manufacturers designing the disc-spinners. The picture quality's stunning too.

  • Grand Theft Auto III

    Grand Theft Auto III

    Released in 2001 for PS2, Grand Theft Auto III was the first 3D title in the Grand Theft Auto series. Set in Liberty City, the game follows a criminal who is required to work his way up the crime ladder. It sowed the seeds for the phenomenally successful GTA IV.

  • Microsoft Xbox 360

    Microsoft Xbox 360

    The best console of its generation? Arguably yes. The Xbox 360 was the first next-gen console to arrive in 2005, so by the time the PS3 and Nintendo Wii hit the scene, it was already established. Xbox Live, home to its online community, adds an extra dimension for 360 owners.

  • Singstar

    Singstar

    Some people say that musicians sing so you don't have to. We say that only people who can't sing say that. SingStar brought karaoke home. The series has been going since 2004, first on the PS2, and now on the PlayStation 3. Because bad singing is entertaining!

  • Nintendo DS Lite

    Nintendo DS Lite

    Released in 2006 the Nintendo DS Lite enabled dual-screen gaming on the move. The combination of quirky games and interactivity (the touchscreen) helped to give the DS Lite universal appeal, and an undeniably Nintendo feel. The best handheld console around? You decide.