Engadget's recession antidote: win a Kensington SlimBlade Trackball!
By Laura June 
posted March 10th 2009 12:00PM
posted March 10th 2009 12:00PM
This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we've got a Kensington SlimBlade Trackball on offer. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Check after the break for some photos of the prize!
Special thanks to Kensington for providing the gear!
The rules:
Special thanks to Kensington for providing the gear!
The rules:
- Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet 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. The winner will receive one Kensington SlimBlade Trackball. Approximate value is $129.
- If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
- Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, March 10th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
- Full rules can be found here.
I'd like one
me please
Gimme Gimme
Winning is the only thing. Power to the Powerful!
Hello World!
Credit should be banned from our financial systems, so that people dont live above their capacity.
Ban Credit.
So only those few people that were born into wealth could afford to buy a house or car. Yay! Homeless everywhere. Good plan.
baba bing bada boom
track pads are awesome :)
A random comment for a a random prize. But a trackball would be nice
Bring it
PLEASE, for at work.
I don't have a mouse so I guess that'll be pretty cool to use instead.
Try & try again I will
Winning is always a good thing.
Me!
Put me down for an entry.
Thanks!
I want to feel the ball!
that's one shiny trackball!
boom shaka laka!
OOOOO pretty
nicee
So need one of these
It's amazing that they still make these.
cool idea...keep 'em coming
Nice
yaaaaaar. really running out of ideas for stuff to type in here.
I haven't used one of these since the 90's
Love free junk! I twittered this: http://twitter.com/drydenmaker
Yay, i want one!
free SlimBlade
this would replace my 6 year old track-pro quite nicely.
I won't have to buy one if I get one... wee!
The future, is balls
Coolio!!
Hmmm....
Pick me!
it makes sense that I would win this.
134ish?
me win
i'm arch student
please
needs this
thanks
GIMME GIMME
I could really use on of those for work.
Ooh, shiny!
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Guess I'll try and win one before I buy one.
looks cool
I would very much like to win this contest, give it to me now!
Fix the economy by handing out bailout money to IT industry.
This is the one thing I wanted out of CES...
Wings!