The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's gadgets
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Aug 22nd 2008 8:00PM
posted Aug 22nd 2008 8:00PM
Ooma VOIP box, Aliph Jawbone, Sansa e260 4GB PMP, Ramos RM550 1GB PMP, Enermax Caesar Aluminum Keyboard, SageTV Hauppauge Media Extender, Wowwee Butterfly, Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 3000, Microsoft Lifecam VX-5000, PSP A/V cable, Nikon 1GB flash drive, Trendset USB WiFi card, and more!
Interested? Here are the rules:
- Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but a description of what percentage you plan to keep versus what you'll have to sell off, or any fond memory of a Ryan Block post is good too.
- 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 massive amount of gadget related goods. Packages represent a brief history of Ryan Block's tenure as editor-in-chief. Approximate value is incalculable (but no more than $600).
- Entries can be submitted until Friday, August 29th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
- Full rules can be found here.
I like stuff!!
Live long and Prosper!
Hello
All the PMPs should come filled with the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up". Rick Roll Engadget
Need the Jawbone real bad.
wow, let me win! I need a lot of that stuff. Anything that isnt compatible with what I already will probably just be given to a friend who needs it. I'm not that greedy to sell gifts :)
Me!
I really like stuff. What i don't keep will make good presents.
who doesn't!
I'd keep it all! I love gadgets... The more toys the better.
I never won anything. please let me win.
ps.
g luck ryan even tho I dunno u. im sure u did good.
Good luck, Ryan!
I already have so much junk for a Techno Garage Sale, whats a few more items?
I also like stuff. Like, a lot
It's really fun responding to the first comment!
P.S. I really like to win things!
I'd probably keep 70% of it, and sell 30% to quiet my girlfriend's judgmental grin
Me~~~~I need the mouse~~~~~
nice
Who doesn't like free stuff?
I want stuff too!
me?
I'll keep it all as well, I love tinkering with gadgets!!!
I have a use for pretty much everything here, in one way or another.
i need all of it... gimme gimme gimme
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG TIME TO TAKE RYAN BLOCK's GADGETS?!?!
I knew the fate of pithy lulz-pwn would smile upon me for my sarcasm someday! I wonder how many of the gadgets would work with my "pee-cee"
Maybe this stuff should be assembled into a static monument / statue of some sort.
Nah, robot it is.
woo..Id keep em all!!
I like lots O stuff.
I check Engadget at least 10 times a day, and this is one reason why!
Gimme.
I'll likely keep 50% and sell off 20%, while donating the remaining 30% to my friends and family.
Me too!
I wont sell anything i er promise.
hook me up!
i would also keep it all :-)
Free stuff please. But not the PSP cable I have one.
Stuff is good.
stuffs? count me in.
Engadget FTW! I would keep most gadgets given. hardly see the need to sell them off.
I kind of feel bad taking his stuff...
I'm not gonna lie. I just want free stuff.
people coming out of the woodwork to win shit
probably most of it.
I want to keep it all no matter what the wife says ;)
But I could be nice to my co-workers, we do level 2 and 3 technical support, we are engadget freaks and read it daily (ok several times a day just dont tell the boss) or I could give some to my audiance (I also work in radio). I could also give some to my brother who is also into engadget. So although I want to keep it all I am not greedy. Feel free to send me all the freebies you want. Before hand THANKS :) hope I win.
Free stuff is cool
Bing! I'm in.
I'd keep the computer related gear. The ooma would go to the maw-in-law & the rest would go to my kids (Aliph Jawbone, Sansa e260 4GB PMP, Ramos RM550 1GB PMP, Wowwee Butterfly). God knows what I'll do with the PSP A/V cable... maybe give it to one of my students.
Good luck Ryan!
-=A=-
I would keep a lot of it
Thanks
I feel like going back to school....
All sacred relics will be kept in my basement shrine dedicated to Mr. Block, of course.
Oooooh free.....
i still have a comodor 64 and a attari so i would keep it all i love gadgets
I guess it would depend on what i won if I kept it or not. What am I going to do with a PSP cable, for example, if I don't have one?
Anything that doesn't help me get through a grueling day of working as Comcast tech support will be sold.
Whether I keep the stuff or sell it should pretty much depend on what I win!!
who doesn't like stuff?
I hope I'm not too late... I love free stuff too :-D
Hope I win something! =D
I'd take it!
I'd be happy with your stuff. I'd keep most, although I have a lot of tech-minded friends who I'm sure would want something. :)
I need something to finally replace this damn abacus!
I want free things! Will give what i wont use to other people that can.
i pity the fool who doesn't pick me....
These gadgets seem pretty interesting, although it would be more fun if we could just choose one gadget out of the list so our individual chances of getting stuff would go up. Sansa e260 seems like a decent PMP for someone like me who doesn't have much media to play.
I deserve it.
I like things!
I love gadgets
IN FTW!
Goodbye and thanks for all the fish!
Man, I think I have a use for everything on there - either personally or for family members.
Oh, and Ryan - thanks for keeping Engadget classy - way better than the *other* tech blog that will go unnamed, but does start with G.
i love engadget and free stuff!
woot! pick me!
Ryan Block. Is he that REALLY old dude? The guy whose birthstone is LAVA? The guy whose high school prom theme was FIRE. If that's him, I want his stuff:)
[Exhibit A]
[Evidence of my Compliance with Engadget giveaways: official rules]
[Exhibit B]
[Letter of intent concerning electronic victims]
Evidence of my Compliance with Engadget giveaways: official rules
Rule 1) I, Jonathan Smith, am not an employee or in any way affiliated with Weblogs , Inc. or its affiliates, agents, et al. I am a US resident from birth and reside in California.
Rule 2) I, Jonathan Smith, accept that Weblogs, Inc. is sponsoring this giveaway.
Rule 3) I, Jonathan Smith, unconditionally agree to these Official rules in their entirety, in that, if my unwavering loyalty to Weblogs, Inc. and all it stands for must be proven by blood, so it shall it be, until we all shall fall.
Rule 4) I, Jonathan Smith, accept and agree to actively monitor and fully support the last possible time of submission on Friday, August 29th, Circa 2008 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.
Rule 5) I, Jonathan Smith, agree to follow the directions listed in partial detail, itemized in bullet form by Joshua Topolsky, so reverently posted upon the holy grail of domains where all that is technology pours forth, this 22nd day of August, Circa 2008 at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Rule 6) I, Jonathan Smith, read and understand that the drawing for this most charitable giveaway will be conducted in a random and unorganized fashion. I pledge to be ever at the ready, in the event that Weblogs, Inc. contacts me to request my first and last name, my age and my full and current mailing address. I pledge that if I am found to be the actual winner, I will -to the best of my ability- respond with inhuman speed to the request laid bare before my unworthy eyes, with every bit of data requested. I also pledge to save Weblogs, Inc. staff the unnecessary correspondence and counterproductive trouble of seeking an alternate meat bag to bear the burden of these cursed and priceless treasures.
Rule 7) I, Jonathan Smith, agree to complete in full and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within a measure of time equivalent to the distance that light travels in hard vacuum. Simply being 1216.173 AU.
Rule 8) I, Jonathan Smith, understand and agree to the possibility that Weblogs, Inc. reserves the right to substitute any number of cursed and priceless treasures with other items of equal or greater value. I also agree to remain financially responsible for any/all fees or applicable taxes associated with said cursed and priceless treasures.
Rule 9) I, Jonathan Smith, will not interfere with the operation, security or administration of the Giveaway sponsored by Weblogs, Inc. in any way, shape, bit, form, byte, or meaning.
Rule 10) I, Jonathan Smith, do hereby release the sponsor and any affiliates from any/all liability concerning this Giveaway, including but not limited to its components, organic or otherwise, from any/all damages that may occur or be incurred.
Rule 11) I, Jonathan Smith, pledge that if any reason arises where disputes or claims against the sponsor or any affiliates might be considered by outside counsel to be an appropriate form of action, and those thoughts are expressed by third parties, that I will instead neutralize the third parties (to be henceforth referred to as Traitorous Dogs) in as efficient a manner as possible. I will then store the historical records of the expressions at fault and subsequent messes at a sustained 300TB/s to internal memory, lock the data behind retinal, DNA and biometric securities, then reformat the data in question, drill 4 1/4" holes through all platters at each quadrant, and microwave storage media on high for a measure of time, equivalent to the distance that light travels in hard vacuum. Simply being 3.62 AU. The sponsor or any affiliates will not be alerted to the traitorous thoughts, or actions brought about by any third parties or their affiliates.
Rule 12) I, Jonathan Smith, consent to Sponsor's use of my name, likeness, picture, portrait, voice, opinions, biographical information and state of residence for promotional, publicity or advertising purposes worldwide in any media and on the World Wide Web, in perpetuity, without further payment, consideration, review or consent, as needed.
Rule 13) I, Jonathan Smith, will mail out a self-addressed stamped envelope, along with my request for the status of my win for the Giveaway ending 8-29-08 at 11:59 PM EST, to Weblogs, 22070 Broderick Drive – 12E:D01, Dulles, VA 20166 within 30 days of the Giveaway entry deadline.
Letter of intent concerning electronic victims
Item I) Ooma VOIP box - Use within Conference room at Job1.
Item II) Aliph Jawbone - Gift for my friend, ex-roomie and IT Boss (Job2), who lost his.
Item III) Sansa e260 4GB PMP - Give as gift to wife, since her 30GB iPod was stolen.
Item IV) Ramos RM550 1GB PMP - Give to co-worker who can give as gift to child.
Item V) Enermax Caesar Aluminum Keyboard - Replace my beat up dell keyboard at Job2.
Item VI) SageTV Hauppauge Media Extender - Give to IT Boss, who NEEDS this.
Item VII) Wowwee Butterfly - I will pray that the model I receive is yellow. *Wince*
Item VIII) Microsoft Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 - Use for my laptop!
Item IX) Microsoft Lifecam VX-5000 - Use to monitor my cubicle when I am away.
Item X) PSP A/V cable - Plan to keep it!
Item XI) Nikon 1GB flash drive - To replace all my Kingston data travellers my boss at Job1 keeps taking and losing!
Item XII) Trendset USB WiFi card - Great for my wifes sub-par laptop.
Item XIII) More stuff - Will be sorted, gifted or otherwise abused in accordance with the Code of the Gamer.
This agreement is made and entered into in the State of California, and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the law of said state. This agreement shall supersede all prior communications, either written or oral, and all previous agreements, if any, between the parties with respect to any subject matter hereof, and shall set forth the complete understanding of the parties with respect thereto.
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Wow 600 Beans.... I wouldn't sell it but I would pimp it like i bought it off ebay! hahahah I'll be gadget rich b*tch!
dear ex editor in cheif. Thank you for running this website the whole 5 days I have been visiting, I will miss you greatly.
Sent From my iPod
Oh please.
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Holy Sh*t I want that stuff.
Ryan is a great character. He has always stuck to his guns no matter how many apple haters disliked his posts (I was one). He seems to know which comments to reply to, and does so gracefully. That, and i want his stuff.
Good luck Ryan!!! We'll miss you, but as for your stuff, we'll happily take it ! :-D
This is the coolest giveaway I've ever heard of... :-D
hollwe
Captain Caaaaaaaaaaavemaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
I love gadgets especially when they work with my mac.
Free stuff for this freeloader please!!!!!!
I'll probably keep most of it all for myself. =)
I probably love gadgets more than anyone. So please draw me. Please.....
Shwag is a good word...this contest goes along with my need for impossible amounts of gadgets.
depends on what win. good luck ryan
I want!!
mad nice
stuff is awesome
enter please
Free stuff wins!
I love Ryan, but I love his stuff more!! The only thing better than Ryan's toys are them becoming my toys!
I love engadget!!!
This is pretty cool.
Free is always good.
:)
Free stuff is always good, even if it is lightly used.
Give me free stuff please!