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Engadget's recession antidote: win a Panasonic ES8103s Pro-Curve Wet/Dry razor!
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 Panasonic ES810-3s Pro-Curve Wet/Dry rechargeable razor (admit it: you really need a shave)! Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Special thanks to Panasonic 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 Panasonic ES8103s. Approximate retail 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 Wednesday, February 25th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win an Ecosol Powerstick portable charger
The global economic crisis continues, which 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 an Ecosol Powerstick USB powered portable charger on hand and ready to send to you, the lucky contestant. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Big thanks to Ecosol for providing the stick!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 Ecosol Powerstick. Approximate value is $59.95. 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 Monday, February 23rd, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Cyber Sport Orbita Mouse!
The global economic crisis continues, which 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 Cyber Sport Orbita Mouse on hand and ready to send to you, the lucky contestant. Sure, it takes some getting used to, but that's part of the fun! 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!Big thanks to Cyber Sport for providing the mouse!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 Cyber Sport Orbita Mouse. Approximate value is $100. 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 Friday, February 20th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 22-inch iZ3D 3D monitor!
The global economic crisis continues, (including today's sad news of HP's across-the-board five percent paycuts), which 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 3D 22-inch iZ3D monitor on hand and ready to send to you. 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!Big thanks to iZ3D for providing the monitor!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 22-inch iZ3D monitor. Approximate value is $399. 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 Thursday, February 19th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a pair of Audioengine A2 speakers!
We know that you're being crushed under the seemingly endless weight of economic despair and financial strife, and we want to help. That's why Engadget is giving away one gadget every day until we run out of stuff and / or companies stop giving us products to hand out. It's our little way of putting the recess back in recession! Today you'll be playing for a pair of Audioengine A2 speakers, so read the full rules below, and start commenting! Special thanks to Audioengine 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 pair of Audioengine A2 speakers. Approximate value is $199. 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 Wednesday, February 18th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Roku Netflix Player!
Okay, this one's a little late today -- but better late then never. Right? Right? Right. Anyhow, we know that you're being crushed under the seemingly endless weight of economic despair and financial strife, and we want to help. That's why Engadget is giving away one thing every day until we run out of stuff and / or companies stop giving us products to hand out. It's our little way of putting the recess back in recession! Today you'll be playing for a Roku Netflix Player, so read the full rules below, and start commenting! Special thanks to Roku 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 Roku Netflix Player. Approximate value is $99. 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, February 17th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win an ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics card
Yup, all 'round the globe, economies are taking a hit, and people are losing jobs, houses and investments (take, for instance, the news that Netgear had an unexpectedly bad fourth quarter, as well as the rumors that both Asustek and MSI will be cutting workers). So we here at Engadget are committed to trying to counter-attack a little bit of that suffering by 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 an ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics card to offer up. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting!Special thanks to AMD 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 ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics card. Approximate value is $70. Entries can be submitted until Friday, February 13th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Mimo UM710 USB monitor!
You're probably getting used to it: bad economy, job losses sweeping the globe. Well, we here at Engadget are committed to trying to counter-attack a little bit of that suffering by 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 Mimo UM710 USB monitor to offer up. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Special thanks to The Gadgeteers 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 Mimo UM710 monitor. Approximate value is $130. Entries can be submitted until Thursday, February 12th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 16GB Sandisk microSDHC!
The bad news just keeps piling up over in world economy land, including the recent news that Sega and Nokia are axing about 500 jobs each, while NVIDIA posted a dreadful fourth-quarter with a $147.7 million dollar-loss. Well, we here at Engadget are committed to trying to counter-attack a little bit of that malaise by 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 16GB Sandisk microSDHC to offer up. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting!Special thanks to Sandisk 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 Sandisk 16GB microSDHC. Approximate value is $99.99. Entries can be submitted until Wednesday, February 11th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Kodak M820 digital photo frame!
Yup, all 'round the globe, economies are taking a hit, and people are losing jobs, houses, investments -- including that news we just heard about Verizon sales reps getting pink slips all over the US of A. So we here at Engadget are committed to trying to counter-attack a little bit of that suffering by 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 Kodak EasyShare M820 digital photo frame to offer up. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting!Special thanks to Kodak 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 Kodak M820 digital photo frame. Approximate value is $180. Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, February 10th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a set of Star Wars Mimobot USB drives!
So yes, you know the drill: the economy reeks, we're all tired of the daily dose of bad news. Engadget's trying to counter-attack a little bit of that hurting, so here's the deal: we're going to hand 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 set of eight Star Wars Mimobot USB flash drives on offer -- each drive is 1GB, and man are they cute! Read the rules (no skimming -- we hate that!) below and get commenting!Special thanks to Mimoco for providing the drives!The rules: Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share a tale of heart wrenching economic strife, that's 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. The winner will receive 8 1GB Mimobot flash drives. Approximate value is $240. Entries can be submitted until Friday, February 6th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a Pentax E60!
Hey, did you hear the economy's tanking? Yeah, we know: tell us a new one. The pain's hitting us all, so Engadget's trying to do its part and add a little stimulus into the mix. Here's the deal: we're going to hand 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 Pentax E60 digital camera on offer, so read the rules (no skimming -- we hate that!) below and remember: think positive thoughts.Special thanks to Pentax for providing the gear!The rules: Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share a tale of heart wrenching economic strife, that's 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. The winner will receive one Pentax E60 digital camera. Approximate value is $140. Entries can be submitted until Thursday, February 5th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win an Ooma Scout and Hub with a free year of premier service!
Yes, we know, you're tired of hearing about the recession, job loss, pain and economic strife that's ravaging the globe (like the news that Panasonic's going to cut 15,000 workers), and you're thinking, "What's next? Zombies?" We can't stop all that, but Engadget can shoot some free stuff your way. We'll be handing out a new item every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we've got an Ooma Scout and Hub with a free year of premier service to give away, so read the rules below and think positive thoughts.Special thanks to Ooma for providing the gear!The rules: Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share a tale of heart wrenching economic strife, that's 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. The winner will receive one Ooma Scout and Hub. Approximate value is $349.98. Entries can be submitted until Wednesday, February 4rd, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a SlingCatcher!
You're probably sitting at home right now wondering why you decided to blow all that money on SanDisk stock, having heard the company just suffered a $1.86 billion loss. Well, cheer up, investors -- Engadget's here for you. Instead of wallowing in the muck and mire of this economic downturn, we've decided to spread some love... by giving things away. We'll be shooting off a new item every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we're handing out a SlingCatcher, so read the rules below and help turn this ship around!Special thanks to Sling for the unit!The rules: Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share a tale of heart wrenching economic strife, that's 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. The winner will receive one Slingcatcher. Approximate value is $299. Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, February 3rd, 11:59PM ET. Good luck! Full rules can be found here.
