Engadget NYC reader meetup, December 19th: new giveaways, more info
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Dec 18th 2008 12:00PM
posted Dec 18th 2008 12:00PM
By now you should have heard about the Engadget NYC reader meetup / holiday party taking place TOMORROW, Friday, December 19th. If you're not clued in to all the happenings, this should bring you up to speed. We'll have participation (and giveaways) from the following companies: Nokia, Microsoft (Zune and Xbox), T-Mobile, Palm, HP, SanDisk, Peek, VIA, Sling, Bug Labs, Neat Receipts, Panasonic, Livescribe, Rhapsody, and Make.
Some new additions (to the already large stack of items): VIA has just handed over an Artigo A2000, Peek is going to be flooding the event with a whopping 12 handhelds to give out (celebrating its 12 days of Peekmas), Bug Labs is offering a BUGBundle, and Livescribe has provided us with a Pulse (courtesy of Target)! And remember, those are just a few of the goods on offer.
Remember, feel free to bring any hacks, mods, or other generally awesome tech you want to show off to us and other Engadget readers -- you don't get the chance too often!
Here are some super-important details about the event:
Some new additions (to the already large stack of items): VIA has just handed over an Artigo A2000, Peek is going to be flooding the event with a whopping 12 handhelds to give out (celebrating its 12 days of Peekmas), Bug Labs is offering a BUGBundle, and Livescribe has provided us with a Pulse (courtesy of Target)! And remember, those are just a few of the goods on offer.
Remember, feel free to bring any hacks, mods, or other generally awesome tech you want to show off to us and other Engadget readers -- you don't get the chance too often!
Here are some super-important details about the event:
- We're giving away tens of thousands of dollars in gear! Including...
- SanDisk 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB microSD cards for the first 200 people through the door!
- Free food, and free drink tickets for the first 500 people
- Live Q&A session with Engadget editors
- Music for the evening will be provided by Justin VanDerVolgen (of !!! and Outhud)
- The event is 18 TO ENTER / 21 TO DRINK, AND YOU MUST BRING AN ID. ADMISSION IS FREE. Sorry younger readers, but we'll do a follow-up all ages event soon!
- The venue capacity tops out at a tiny bit over 1000, so you if you're coming, be sure to get there early!
When: Friday, December 19th, 7:00PM to 12:00AM
Where: Hiro Ballroom, 371 W. 16th St., New York, NY. 10011
You can discuss plans for the event on Facebook here.
For media interested in attending, please ping us at: nycreadermeetup [at] gmail [dot] com
Note: space for media is very limited as this is a reader event. Readers, you're all set -- no need to email us.
"The event is 18 TO ENTER / 21 TO DRINK"
Well, at least won't be able to make it.
Damn it, that's what I get for using the wrong characters on the keyboard.
Well, at least (pick your favorite Engadget troll you love to hate) won't be able to make it.
You left out one important piece of information there.
well, i hope you're not talking about .
;)
I reminds me of the time I accidentally a whole bottle.
There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who will attend Engadget's reader meetup, and those who don't...
He accidentally his entire comment.
I hope phanbouy chalks his ID and goes and challenges everyone there to a debate like he does here.
Entertainment.
I hope phanbouy is actually Rhys Darby.
I can't believe I just booked a ticket so I can just go to an Engadget's Party in New York. Well it's better than all these god damn snow storm in Chicago =D.
"Hi, My name on Engadget is Flashpoint"
Im in there! Too bad I dont have a camera right now... I would of loved to record it. I will be wearing a pin matching my Avatar.
I pray to god that the follow up meet is in Chicago.
Cool! Can't wait to hit on some drunk tech chicks.
Expect the chicks to be less than hot! I have yet to meet a hot female technogeek.
:(
You're not looking hard enough, there are plenty of "hot female technogeeks"
In my experience the chance of a "female technogeek" being hot is the same as a female being hot.
"In my experience the chance of a "female technogeek" being hot is the same as a female being hot."
Wow is that untrue.
I can has California meet up?
My woman is down in Miami at the moment, and I can't invite friends to a technie-inspired event (!!), so I'm going to feel really strange coming alone! I'll probably be one of the few people who's going solo....
not likely
>> I'll probably be one of the few people who's going solo....
NOT!
I'd love to go, but a one day notice won't cut it.
I think this is the third or fourth notice. You must have missed it.
You guys really need to do one of these in the UK. AOL Time Warner can afford the ticket prices, I'm sure.
oh man, i wish my wife would lend me my balls for the evening.
*sigh*
Let's all beat up Flashpoint and iEYE!
:-p Who am I kidding, there's no way they're over 18.
Go to Hell !
I'm gonna be there. You won't even know who I am by face till I get right up on you.
egad.. that 'shopped logo reflection.. it offends. Badly. Please somebody... fix it?
HAHA
Yeah, it looks pretty blurry.
I can't wait til this "reflection" fad dies...
Goddammit stop rubbing it in! I am not going to be in NYC until about 12 hours later and there is no way I can get there the night before. Fucking hell. Where is the afterparty the next day. Maybe we can all meet up at a bar and swap the freebies we don't want.
Could you guys giveaway a flight ticket from Europe? :p
If I was going I would wear a name tag saying:
Hello, My name is Chris with my avatar.
Hopefully iEye and Clak2000 wear there name tags too.
I'm gonna make up a name for my nametag. I don't want anyone knowing I'm Flashboint till its too late to react.
Is there a snow date cause all the reports say it's going to do 4-6 inches of snow in the city tomorrow.
for 4-6 inches of snow in NYC? Hell, no.
i really really wanna make this but there's gonna be a huge snow storm tomorrow here... grr... is there a snow date?
I wonder if the weather is gonna hinder anyone. Gonna be a couple inches of snow by that time. Gonna try to drive down to NY before the blizzard, but might be during it >_
Hope you're bring a few 20s for parking garage fees and drive safe!
Steuben County, NY is calling for something like 12-15" over tonight and tomorrow morning, so it looks like I'm gonna sit this one out. Pity.
The Hiro Ballroom is awesome. Have a great time everyone who is going.
Except for those like, trillion dollar Japanese beers.
WHERE'S MY DELICIOUS BUD LIGHT?
Yellow beer? That's just gross.
and give up all our anonymity? won't someone think of teh flaym warz?
I will skip everything else in my life to make this!
I live in the city and cannot go (hate working) =( Have fun to all who do and dont take any carp! home.
mwahahaha this is the time!
If only it was in the UK... Wales, to be precise... :(
wow im gonna make sure to make this! no snow is stoppin me yayy
is it ok if I show up in a man thong?