Every geek's a little bit sexy, somehow. Maybe it's the glasses, the hot talk about black holes or the Asperger's-like obsession with sci-fi, science or gadgets.

But which nerds really moved the sexy needle in 2008?

Welcome to the fourth annual Wired.com Sexiest Geeks contest. Each year we seed the list with some of the smartest, sexiest and most "wired" men and women on the scene, then throw open the competition to our readers.

Rate our picks and submit the names and pictures of people you think deserve the esteemed title of Wired Sexy Geek below.

UPDATE: We've received many submissions from readers – be sure to scroll down and click the Next link to vote for even more sexy geeks. And, yes, several men have been nominated. Most of them are lower down the list. Nominees submitted by multiple users will be consolidated to reflect an accurate, aggregate vote count. Remember that you can sort the list – click the New link if you want to see the latest user submissions.

__UPDATE 2: __The submission period is officially over.

Submit a Sexy Geek

While you can submit as many sexy geeks as you want, you can only submit one every 30 minutes. No HTML allowed.