Engadget's relaunch giveaways: VidaBox SLIM media PC for Halloween!

Aight everybody, it's October, which is known around here at the office as Halloween-month. More specifically, the month where we solicit you, our dear, faithful readers, to dress up like the consumer electronics devices, mascots, etc. of your choosing, for which we'll reward you with all manner of prizes. Yep, it's our second annual Engadget Halloween costume contest, and we want to see your best gadgety Halloween costumes. Here's what we've got to give:


First place gets a VidaBox SLIM Windows Media Center PC (MSRP $2,200), courtesy of VidaBox.

• AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor
• 1GB of DDR-400 RAM
• 500GB of VidaSafeT protected storage
• VGA, component, and S-Video outputs
• TV/FM Tuners: Dual ISF certified Analog TV Tuners w/ coaxial or
• S-Video/RCA-audio in; FM antenna(s) included
• Dual-layer DVD burner
• Dual TV tuners w/ coaxial, S-Video, and RCA-audio
• Wireless keyboard, Media Center remote
• 7-in-1 card reader / AV cable set
• Your choice of silver or black.

Second place gets an unlocked Motorola PEBL (tangerine)
Third place gets an HP Photosmart E317
Three runners up get a PowerSquid black Surge3000

You get points for creativity, complexity, and, to a certain extent, obscurity (translation: unless you're planning on making the most amazing iPod costume the world has ever seen, like these guys', then try something different!). Need a little inspiration? Check out last year's winners.

Here are the rules:

• You may enter other Engadget contests, and...
• You may enter this contest as many times as you like; however, you can only win once. Be prepared prove all these costumes you're submitting are really your creations.
• No, you can't send us your costume from last year! This kind of goes without saying, but you know.
• You can only win once. (If you win and then try to go for a second prize during our relaunch giveaways, you'll be automatically disqualified, etc.)
• This contest is open to the US only -- sorry, VidaBox's rules!

You have until Wednesday, November 1st, 11:59pm EST to submit your entry! Send in pics to contest at engadget dawt com with Halloween in the subject (please, no larger than 10MB or it will bounce). Oh yeah, make sure you're entered for our other contests, too (just in case).

• We have a Samsung HL-S5679W DLP with LED backlight!
• Get yourself a Slingbox AV!
• Here's a second Xbox 360 Premium pack
• The final Nikon S7c digital camera!
• Fourth shot at a Zune

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 4:07PM]

Sign me up!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 4:41PM]

Nice!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 9:53AM]

How bout some non US only competitions! The rest of the world is dying from the free swag drought!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 4:46PM]

im so excited!

[tsupra0927 Posted Oct 11th 2006 4:55PM]

wow

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:12PM]

I am in

[dave2wave Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:42PM]

Wow

[cyclingplatypus Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:28PM]

Let me in please.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:28PM]

How can anyone not love Engadget? Thanks guys, even if I don't win, I still love trying and reading your site.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 7:04PM]

Sounds Good

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:33PM]

Nice

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 5:46PM]

looks very nice, wish i'm lucky

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 6:17PM]

Yes

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 6:38PM]

Engadget Rules even if I don't get it

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 7:09PM]

thanks!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 7:24PM]

I want

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 7:43PM]

i would love to have

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 8:21PM]

Oh baby, that is almost as beautiful as my first born! haha

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 1:30AM]

pretty please

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 8:36PM]

[Does crazy impression of Curly f/ the Three Stooges] "Nyuk Nyuk!"

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 17th 2006 1:00PM]

wooohooo

[VeganFreak Posted Oct 11th 2006 8:54PM]

same here. would love to have one

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 9:21PM]

Yeah!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 9:55PM]

Please can i have one...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 11:00PM]

I love it, Engadget is the coolest site ever... i have never seen so many FAIR contests in a row..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 11:35PM]

i want one :)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2006 11:57PM]

Nice!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 12:40AM]

I can't wait to see what people come up with

[maniu Posted Oct 12th 2006 11:43AM]

ok

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 8:04AM]

Very hot design!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 9:20AM]

wow cool i need this

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 11:38AM]

most excellent!!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 3:46PM]

Hurray, I'm game!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 4:29PM]

That's the way I like it ....

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 5:42PM]

Damnit! Where was I last year?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackmon/70244396/

Coulda had me a Tokyo flash watch and a photo on Engadget.
:-(

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2006 8:50AM]

OOOo what I could do with that

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 12th 2006 9:27PM]

What's a TiVo? I don't get it.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2006 1:37PM]

weeeeeeeeeh!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2006 2:49PM]

Wow

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2006 3:20PM]

Exciting!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 13th 2006 3:27PM]

i love you

[DTFT FTW Posted Oct 13th 2006 6:29PM]

Here's my wii remote costume. http://static.flickr.com/121/261890761_f7df4ddad2.jpg?v=0

[DetroitWagon Posted Oct 13th 2006 10:08PM]

I would love this please!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 14th 2006 3:49PM]

Would love one

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 15th 2006 11:45AM]

Need Vista MCE!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 15th 2006 11:33AM]

This is nice!!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 15th 2006 3:10PM]

I'm gonna go nuts with this one. =P

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 18th 2006 8:29AM]

Sign me up for all!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 19th 2006 7:38AM]

May I

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 19th 2006 6:21PM]

Slimtastic.