Redesign giveaway: HTC's new Shift UMPC

It wouldn't be quite right to put everyone through the re-acclimation process if there wasn't some giveaway gear attached, now would it? So in honor of today's makeover and the launch of Switched we're giving away a spankin' new HTC Shift UMPC. You know the details of the machine already, read the rules below for your chance to take home that $1,500 HTC-made portable.

• Leave a comment below. Feel free to shout out what you'd use this UMPC for. "Browsing Engadget" is a totally acceptable answer.
  
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  
• Winner will be chosen randomly. That winner will get a brand new HTC Shift. Package includes all retail hardware, but may not have manuals or software. Approximate value is $1,500.
  
• Entries can be submitted until Friday, April 18th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 5:34PM]

Browsing for Porn (and Engadget)....:o)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:19PM]

Use for impressing ladies.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 5:54PM]

Wow I'd love this!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:01PM]

I have wanted one of these ever since I saw it announced on Engadget

[Raymundo Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:02PM]

For sure

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 12:47AM]

watch porn and play games during meetings and conferences.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:19PM]

what else looking on engadget

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 11:30PM]

I would use it to read the internets while at work. ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:09PM]

Wow! I want one.

[dingomutt Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:16PM]

I'll obviously use this to do important work away from the office. And when I say office I meant the toilet. And the important work that I do is browsing engadget and digg. :D

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:17PM]

In soviet russia, porn browses for you.

[Gah1000k Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:42PM]

I would use it to browse Engadget like I do now!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:07PM]

I love a lot of mobile technologies and this is up there! it looks so COOL and would be a lot of fun to use on the go. :-)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:20PM]

get the ladies;)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:21PM]

PS3 FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:30PM]

Browsing Engadget on a 386

[legaleagll Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:27PM]

Totally checking out Engadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:32PM]

Step 1) Obtain HTC Shift
Step 2) ???
Step 3) PROFIT!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:34PM]

ordering food

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:36PM]

porn me up!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 15th 2008 11:57AM]

I'd take it.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:40PM]

not browseing gizmodo

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:46PM]

i want one

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:44PM]

*crosses fingers*

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:47PM]

Reading nightly tech news.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:59PM]

I'd use it for travel!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:51PM]

To Browse Gizmodo only to get confused and then go back to Engadget to read the Real News I care about.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:51PM]

Crushing small bugs.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:51PM]

browsing engadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:53PM]

This would be nice hard to type on but pretty to look at.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:53PM]

Engadget, Autoblog, and all my mobile computing!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:54PM]

I'd use it to play all sorts of 3D games...
Wait? No 3D drivers included with this HTC device either?
Oh...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 6:55PM]

Studying at the library

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:44PM]

Reading the bible... yeah... that one...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:00PM]

me please!?

[coreyasl Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:01PM]

reading engadget and spaming the spammers

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:06PM]

Not sure if it will fit in my pocket, but I am willing to try

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:19PM]

HTC makes some of the best products out there........I have had three of their Smartphones and loved them all.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:16PM]

HTC makes some of the best products out there........I have had three of their Smartphones and loved them all.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:26PM]

Porn, engadget and porn. What else is there?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 13th 2008 7:42AM]

New paperless office.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:30PM]

Trying to play WoW while at work ftw... or ditching my Mogul and getting a flip phone...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:36PM]

browsing engadget...

[heero884 Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:38PM]

PR0N!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 3:19PM]

jeezabus....i want one

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:42PM]

watching my fantasy basketball get thrashed, while i'm on the go.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:45PM]

Doing college work

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:48PM]

Hah, I'll give it to my wife so she stays off my computer :D

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:47PM]

growling

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 7:57PM]

I will use this for browsing stuff.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:01PM]

Yay Engadget

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:02PM]

Browsing Engadget

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:02PM]

HTC needs to use the plush screen they use on the Touch on these new phones. The old screen just doesn't look as clean.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:06PM]

Browsing Engadget Mobile :P

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:07PM]

Browsing for sure... and writing the next sci-fi bestseller novel to be made into several sequential movies and McDonalds happy meal toys. ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:29PM]

80% kingdom of loathing, 20% porn. (at least i'm honest).

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:09PM]

I would quite happily lug this around instead of my tiny PDA or my too big and heavy laptop.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:20PM]

I'm not gonna lie, I probably would try to impress the ladies with that thing. Plus, I have an HTC Tilt, so why not have a shift as well?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:16PM]

I would use this to feed the world and create peace on Earth!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:06PM]

engadget

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:21PM]

I'd love it. I wish the engadget mobile fonts were a bit larger

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 14th 2008 5:46AM]

I would use it to keep in touch with my family and friends when I study abroad.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:28PM]

This device looks awesome!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 12th 2008 12:15AM]

Ooh... portable porn...

[Brad Hubbard Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:30PM]

Sorry, I'm going to have to go with commenter #1 here - it is for browsing the pron.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:35PM]

sounds like a good device =)

[shanepcs Posted Apr 10th 2008 11:33PM]

Most likely use would be listening to audiobooks and browsing this new thing I heard about called the World Wide Web.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:43PM]

:-) Hope I win Engadget!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:44PM]

Browsing Engadget and having fun!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:52PM]

I want it.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:46PM]

everything.

[Psyko Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:50PM]

me please!

[JKooL Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:51PM]

I love engadget! and a reply system that works again!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 8:54PM]

i can use one of this for my browsing, spare time activities, etc. ty

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 7:37PM]

World domination in a small form factor!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:08PM]

Browsing Engadget! :D

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:09PM]

I somehow can't think of anything more appropriate.

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

Hooray

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:38PM]

Business, personal...browsing Engadget of course

[kahibbi Posted Apr 11th 2008 11:19AM]

Besides browsing Engadget, I would use it to browse how to play real guitar so I don't depend on playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band to get chicks ... chicks dig guys who play guitar!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:36PM]

What are you talking about? Engadget IS my porn! So I'll be looking at porn. At the toilet, the dinner table, my bed, the garden, at work, the mall, the park. Yes.... Porn = Engadget. Orgasmic

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 9:44PM]

Checking my e-mail.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 7:48PM]

I will use it to complete development on my new global real estate application!

[(Unverified) Posted May 11th 2008 3:15AM]

Thanks!

[jimscar Posted Apr 11th 2008 8:48AM]

Browsing Engadget, of course! Also as an ultraportable for work, since I don't usually need full laptop capabilities.

[dsr1205 Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:07PM]

in it 2 win it

[steveoinsd Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:04PM]

i want!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 2:48PM]

as a remote desktop for monitoring bittorrent downloads on my desktop at home.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:29PM]

Holy crap what a give away.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:41PM]

Of course i'd use it for browsing Engadget, but specifically engadget mobile. I would likely get tired of the device and/or become excited by a new device announced on Engadget Mobile within a month or two and buy a new phone. But maybe this is the phone to end them all and i wont ever bother looking for a new one....


HAHAHHA, i crack myself up.

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

surfing the web or maybe writing a paper for school

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:29PM]

I would use it as a very advanced form of toothbrush.

[Streetfights Posted Apr 11th 2008 12:30AM]

give it to me

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 11th 2008 12:28AM]

I would use it to be the first badass mofo who has one.

[Feaross Posted Apr 11th 2008 1:06AM]

I want one!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 11:46PM]

I am going to retire my old thinkpad and use this mo fo' for work!! I promise not to look at gizmodo with it.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:43PM]

may i have it please

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:48PM]

This would be the ultimate trip PC, gimme!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2008 10:59PM]

Not winning, but I thought I'd try!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 5:26PM]

Engadget :D