I'd love to get Kinemac -- it looks like a great way to some animations I've been wanting to do.

Thanks for offering this contest!

The Wikipedia article has an image that will be more than hi-res enough (you may want to crop it for your desktop, so that it's widescreen). Here's the direct link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Notre-Dame_de_Montr%C3%A9al_Basilica_Rectilinear_Jan_2006.jpg

I saw it when I visited Montreal a few years ago; it's just as (if not more) beautiful in person.

Happy birthday, Engadget, and thanks again for the opportunity! :-)

I've been reading Engadget for a while now (thinking back, I'm surprised at how long it's been!). I love the work you do -- thanks so much for all the learning and enjoyment I've gotten from reading your posts all this time!

That is a beautiful photo heading this post.

I don't have any current-generation consoles, nor an HDTV, so this would be a really fun bundle for me to win! :-)

San Francisco, please! I want to get out to CA for a bit to explore some career opportunities, and this would be a wonderful way to do it -- especially with noise-canceling headphones. I mean, really -- is there a better way to go? :-)

I waited with a friend for 14 hours on release night for a Wii, but didn't get one for myself (I was there for the fellowship and to provide moral support). I've wanted one ever since -- but haven't seen one in a store since then! It would be a lot of fun to win. :-)

There's this one beautiful shot that follows Leonidas as he cuts his way through a number of soldiers -- the footage keeps switching between sped-up and slow motion, and is incredibly stylized in its visual approach. And to top it off, it ends with this awe-inspiring smash of Leonidas's shield against the last oncoming soldier, which is overwhelming due to the sheer physical power behind the blow.

Awesome.

I went to the Apple store yesterday to try one out, just for fun (unfortunately, I can't afford one right now). Not having owned a smartphone before, I think one of the things I'm most looking forward to is "the Internet in my pocket", as there are many times when I wish I was able to check something when out and about, but wasn't able to do so. If I had, I might have been able to make better-informed decisions about things that required a bit of on-the-spot research (like comparing prices when in a store, or re-checking a fact in a news story being discussed with a friend, etc.).

Though the widescreen video iPod, coupled with the fantastic phone and calendar interfaces are very attractive, too . . . :-)