We have a winner!  Congratulations Ron!  Neuros Technology will be in touch with you soon.

What better way to leap back into action than to team up with the fine folks at Neuros Technology to give away their flagship product – a Neuros OSD! The OSD is (in my opinion) the single easiest way to digitize and play back your entire media library. Got old VHS tapes you want digitized? Use the OSD! Want a DVR? The OSD can do that too. Able to play back just about any file format directly to your TV, easy to carry around with you, and the simplest way to watch your digitized archives. It connects right to your TV or home entertainment system and allows you to archive all of your DVD and video content – even right off of your video camera. Here’s your chance to own this $180 slice of awesome for free.

I’ve been using the OSD for a while now, as has my Editor Dawn and a number of friends. This is by far the simplest single point of entry for digitized media in multiple formats to get pumped right to my television. Even more to my liking, it’s an open source project that’s constantly evolving and improving.

Neuros Technology has offered to give an OSD to one of our readers and we’re going to make it as simple as possible to have your chance at it. All you need to do to score an entry into this contest is leave a comment with this post. Just tell us why you want an OSD. It can be for a noble purpose – digitizing the last remaining copy of your High School performance of Caligula. Or it can be purely selfish – playing your seven thousand hours of free BBC content on your 47″ LCD TV rather than your 15″ LCD monitor. Just let us know what you’d like it for and you’ll get an entry into this contest. From the Neuros site: Plug the Neuros OSD into your TV, connect your DVD Player or VCR, and hit play. Your movie will be safely and legally transferred into a digital library! It works with home movies too. Just plug your video camera into the OSD, push play, and your memories are digitized.

If you want more chances to win, blog about this contest (or throw it on Facebook or other social sites) and link back to this post and you will score FOUR additional entries, for a total of FIVE entries in this contest. Don’t forget to use our contact page to let us know you’ve done this! Email us your link, we’ll check it out and get back to you with your extra entries. Sorry folks, to win this, you must be a resident of the United States.

Each entry receives a number, and the winner will be chosen by drawing a random number out of a virtual hat.

Trust me when I say that you’ll enjoy the heck out of the Neuros OSD – you want one of these, even if you didn’t know you wanted one of these before reading this. This contest ends on the 30th of June at Midnight, so get your comments in now and link back for your extra entries.

How easy is it to use? Check this out:

Here are the official rules:

1. You can’t work for ArsGeek or Neuros Technology.

2. You must be a US Resident to enter.

3. You’ve got to be older than 13 and by entering this contest you signify that you are indeed a teenager.

4. You’ve got to use a valid email address that you will check when leaving your comment. Why? We’ll supply the winning email to the folks at Neuros Technology so they can contact you and get your shipping address. If they can’t contact you, they can’t ship you your prize. All other email addresses go into the dust bin. We don’t harvest emails, nor do we send spam or even create a list of addresses for some future use.

5. This contest will run for two weeks. It started on Monday, June 16th and will end Monday June 30th at midnight EST. Entries made after this date will not be valid.

6. The winner will be chosen on Tuesday, July 1st. You’ll be contacted via your email by me, and I’ll also forward your address off to the Neuros Technology folks.

7. All decisions on the winner are final.

Good luck!

The ArsGeek Team

Technorati Tags: neuros, osd, technology, gadgets, contest, give away, dvr, television, dvd, digital media, storage, awesome

What can you win?

364 prizes with a total approximate retail value of $6000.00 will be available to be won as follows:

Grand Prize (Individual Leaderboard Winner):

(1) Prizes – Blu-Ray DVD player, (1) 42’ LCD 1080p TV, 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Home Theater, Nokia N81 Phone , (5) XBOX 360 Video Games (ARV: $2499.99)
(1) Prize – Winning theme will get published by DP
(1) Prize – Winner will receive a royalty payment contract from DP for future content

Grand Prize (Community Partner Leaderboard Winner):

(100) Prizes – Xbox Live 800 Microsoft® Points gift card (ARV: $10.00 per Prize)
(10) Prizes – $25 Best Buy™ Gift Cards
(1) Prize – Xbox 360 Game Library (10) Games (ARV: $59.99 per Prize)

Community Partner Participation Prizes:

(12) Prizes – Nokia N81 Phone
(240) Prizes – Xbox Live 400 Microsoft® Points gift card (ARV: $5.00 per Prize)

Disruptive Media Publishers (DP), the leading provider of lifestyle customization content (gamer pictures and themes) for Xbox LIVE on Xbox 360™, today announced the official launch of the DP Content Creation Challenge. This marks the first time that individual artists have had the opportunity to get their unique content published on Xbox LIVE? Marketplace as downloadable Xbox 360 themes, which can then be purchased by the over 10+ million members using Microsoft Points. The contest kicks off on March 17, 2008, and runs until April 28, 2008.

“Since the launch of the Xbox 360, users have constantly demanded the ability to create and distribute their own unique themes, and this has never been possible…until now,” said Clay Branson, Marketing Director for Disruptive Media Publishers. “This contest allows digital art creators a unique opportunity to bring their designs to the largest social network in the living room, with more than 10+ million Xbox LIVE members around the globe and 2.6 million instant messages, text and voice messages sent daily on Xbox LIVE.”

Nokia is the official sponsor of DP’s Content Creation Challenge. Nokia’s new offering is the Nokia N81, which is N-Gage compatible. “This contest is offering Nokia a great way to engage our N-Gage audience where they live and play,” said Nick Malaperiman, Nokia’s head of global marketing 3rd-party games. “We are looking forward to seeing the unique creations that result from the Challenge.”

Xbox LIVE? Marketplace is home to more than 9,000 pieces of downloadable gaming and entertainment content and to date there have been over 400 million individual downloads of this content. Some of the most unique content allows for customization of the Xbox 360 system. This customization includes custom faceplates to change the external appearance of the console, as well as themes and gamer pictures that can be used throughout the entire console environment. Themes, which can include up to four unique images, allow users to customize their Xbox 360 user interface. Other personalization includes the player’s Gamer Picture, which is a unique visual identity displayed to the rest of the gaming community.

The Contest Details:
Users can visit www.my360theme.com, where they will find detailed instructions and a content template. Once material has been created to the proper specs, a simple file upload tool will allow users to transfer their content & associated information to DP’s servers. Upon submission, users can also choose to be affiliated with a specific Xbox 360 community partner.

After an internal quality review process, approved content will appear in a community gallery page on www.my360theme.com, where individuals vote to determine the top content. Real-time voting tabulates the top individual themes based on the number of votes received. At the conclusion of the contest, the top individual theme (as voted on by the community) will be officially published to Xbox LIVE Marketplace and, along with having content for purchase by Xbox LIVE users, will receive a grand prize package that includes a 42” HDTV and surround sound home theatre system, a library of Xbox 360 games, a Blu-ray DVD Player and a Nokia N81. More detailed rules are available at www.my360theme.com.

Dynamic leaderboards will also track a “community score” based on cumulative votes for themes affiliated with a community partner. In addition to the individual prizes, the community partner with the highest score will receive additional prizing, including an Xbox 360 game library and electronic store gift cards. DP’s participating community partners include:

• 360style.net
• 360sync
• 360voice.com
• Evil Avatar
• Hawty McBloggy
• Platform Nation
• The10k.com
• Unscripted 360
• Xbox Addict

Congrats all!

SunAge is the modern day answer for RTS fans who want the best possible overview on their troops, while trying to outsmart opponents in frantic battles where strategies and tactics are more important than ever. If you have been into real-time strategy games for a while, this will bring back the good days !

The Story

Earth is a desolate wasteland destroyed by the radiation and heat of the sun. Humankind, known as the Dome Confederacy, have been forced to retreat into shielded cities enduring constant attacks by the Raak-zun cult; a sect of religious outcasts who live outside the dome. An age long war has ensued as both races battle for the limited resources of the dying planet. Amidst the havoc, the gateway to a bold new planet is unlocked. Hope is on the horizon, but this mecca is teeming with lethal Sentinel drones who will not hesitate to annihilate any life form that gets in their way.

SunAge Features

• 3 Distinct Races – Human, Raak-zun and Sentinel – each with their own units, buildings, technological advantages and disadvantages.
• Unique Upgrades – Alternate modes can be researched for all units, unlocking dual functionality for greater tactical depth.
• Graphics – Stunning sci-fi environments from vast industrial cities and devastated wastelands, to a lush alien planet. While displaying rich graphical environments and visual effects, SunAge is very playable on lower spec PC’s and laptops.
• Tactical Landscape – All units and their alternate modes are crucial to the overall strategy. Exploit weaknesses in the enemy’s network while strengthening your own connection lines.
• Formations – Squad concept combined with long distance camera views allows a large number of units to be fighting onscreen with a clear overview of the battle ground.
• Singleplayer – 25 campaign maps with compelling plots for each race.
• Multiplayer – LAN and Online – Classic multiplayer with focus on gathering4 different kinds of resources and outsmarting the opponent in battle. 10 maps created uniquely for multiplayer mode.
• Command Queuing – Command your units to prone, build or attack where you want them and when you want them to do so. • Indirect Intelligent Targeting (IIT) – Order your units to focus on pre-selected targets.

How do you win? It’s easy! Just leave a comment here on this post telling us why you deserve a new RTS. It can be as simple or as complex as you’d like – the more likely it is to get our attention, the better. We’ll pick two winners who will each get a copy of SunAge and a third who will score a hoodie along with their new game.

Here’s the rules:

1. You must live in the US.

2. You must leave a comment with a valid email address. We won’t use this email for anything other than contacting our winners. ArsGeek never shares or sells contact info.

3. All decisions are final.

4. This contest will end at 11:59pm EST on February 8th. Winners will be announced shortly after. Any entries received after that time and date will not be accepted.

Good luck!

The ArsGeek Team.

SunAge is the modern day answer for RTS fans who want the best possible overview on their troops, while trying to outsmart opponents in frantic battles where strategies and tactics are more important than ever. If you have been into real-time strategy games for a while, this will bring back the good days !

The Story

Earth is a desolate wasteland destroyed by the radiation and heat of the sun. Humankind, known as the Dome Confederacy, have been forced to retreat into shielded cities enduring constant attacks by the Raak-zun cult; a sect of religious outcasts who live outside the dome. An age long war has ensued as both races battle for the limited resources of the dying planet. Amidst the havoc, the gateway to a bold new planet is unlocked. Hope is on the horizon, but this mecca is teeming with lethal Sentinel drones who will not hesitate to annihilate any life form that gets in their way.

SunAge Features

• 3 Distinct Races – Human, Raak-zun and Sentinel – each with their own units, buildings, technological advantages and disadvantages.
• Unique Upgrades – Alternate modes can be researched for all units, unlocking dual functionality for greater tactical depth.
• Graphics – Stunning sci-fi environments from vast industrial cities and devastated wastelands, to a lush alien planet. While displaying rich graphical environments and visual effects, SunAge is very playable on lower spec PC’s and laptops.
• Tactical Landscape – All units and their alternate modes are crucial to the overall strategy. Exploit weaknesses in the enemy’s network while strengthening your own connection lines.
• Formations – Squad concept combined with long distance camera views allows a large number of units to be fighting onscreen with a clear overview of the battle ground.
• Singleplayer – 25 campaign maps with compelling plots for each race.
• Multiplayer – LAN and Online – Classic multiplayer with focus on gathering4 different kinds of resources and outsmarting the opponent in battle. 10 maps created uniquely for multiplayer mode.
• Command Queuing – Command your units to prone, build or attack where you want them and when you want them to do so. • Indirect Intelligent Targeting (IIT) – Order your units to focus on pre-selected targets.

How do you win? It’s easy!  Just leave a comment here on this post telling us why you deserve a new RTS.  It can be as simple or as complex as you’d like – the more likely it is to get our attention, the better.  We’ll pick two winners who will each get a copy of SunAge and a third who will score a hoodie along with their new game.

Here’s the rules:

1. You must live in the US.

2. You must leave a comment with a valid email address.  We won’t use this email for anything other than contacting our winners.  ArsGeek never shares or sells contact info.

3. All decisions are final.

4.  This contest will end at 11:59pm EST on February 3rd.  Winners will be announced shortly after.  Any entries received after that time and date will not be accepted.

Good luck!

The ArsGeek Team.

Flash games are one of the biggest growth areas within the gaming industry, tapping into the mainstream audience of one in three Internet users playing casual games online. Games built in this format require fewer developer resources compared to traditional games, and attract a wide following because they are free to play and easily distributed on the web. This situation is attractive for budding game designers without large resources, and where many innovative ideas are coming to fruition.

MochiAds and Gaia are looking for innovative and engaging games for the three month contest, as determined by Gaia’s community as well as a panel of judges. “This contest is a unique opportunity for Flash game developers to get the exposure they deserve,” said Mochi Media CEO Jameson Hsu. “There are a lot of talented developers out there, and we’re excited to bring them tools that increase community interaction with their games.”

The contest marks the latest addition to services provided by MochiAds, a custom API allowing developers to create games with custom leader boards and the ability to communicate with publisher sites. Gaia Online is the first to use this enhanced functionality to integrate games into their chat and avatar system. As part of the deal, Gaia Online will receive a premium catalogue of games which enables Gaia users to earn virtual currency and rewards for playing the games.

Technorati Tags: flash, contest, 25 grand, gaia online, mochiads

Kawa, you’re the big winner!  I’ve already sent out an email to you. Just respond to that with where we can send it and it’s yours.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

The ArsGeek Team.

Be sure to check the rules and good luck!

This ain’t no laser pointer.  The Wicked Laser 95mW Nexus has a range of roughly 30 miles.  It can light matches, pop balloons and burn through black plastic.  Think of your geek cred if you had this baby in your pocket (protector).

All you’ve got to do to get a chance to win it is leave a comment on this post.  Read through it to find out how to score 4 additional entries!

Technorati Tags: laser, win, laser, yum, laser, shark, zzzzzt

If so then here is your chance to have all of that and more! We’re giving away a Nexus 95mW Green laser made by the fine folks at Wicked Lasers. This greenie has quite the range, can light matches, burn through black plastic, pop balloons and help you empathize with Pink Floyd and Blue Oyster Cult fans.

In addition to the laser, we’ll include a stylish pair of protective goggles so that you don’t blind yourself while trying out your new toy. You’ll get carrying cases for both the laser and the goggles as well.

The laser itself has been used for a total of about 30 minutes. It requires 2 AAA batteries and will increase your street cred by untold amounts. The beam is clearly visible in low light and stunningly visible at night.

How can you win this terrific laser? It’s easy, simply read past the jump for more info and the contest rules.

How to enter: First, read the rules below, they’re important. Then simply leave a comment right here on this post and you’ve scored yourself an entry into this contest. That’s it! Want even more chances to win? If you link back to this contest post on your blog or website, you’ll get FOUR EXTRA ENTRIES! That’s right – comment here and link back for a total of 5 entries. If you do post about this contest, be sure to use our contact form to let us know so that you can get your extra entries.

On to the rules.

• You must be a US resident
• When you leave a comment you must use a valid email address or we’ll not be able to get in touch with you if you win!
• If you link to this post on your site, you must email us to let us know. We will check all links!
• You’ve got to be over 18. If you enter the contest, you are signifying that you’re over 18 years of age.
• A winner will be picked randomly. All decisions are final.
• The contest ends Friday December 21 at 11:59 PM EST. Any entries received after that will be ignored.
• A winner will be announced between December 22nd and December 24th. The laser will be mailed shortly after Christmas and will be lighting up the first bits of your new year!
• This has come up a few times so I should mention it here.  I don’t keep anyone’s email addresses, nor do I sell them or collect them for any reason. I’ll only use one email addy, and that’s to notify the winner.  After that the rest go into /dev/null.

The Tech Specs from Wicked Lasers. Please note that since we’re giving this away and not them, that the warranty has already expired.

Technorati Tags: laser, wicked laser, 95mW, greenie, light saber, win, contest, street cred

Looks like she’s going to be able to get rid of her cable DVR after all!

Congratulations to Ann and thanks to everyone for entering and to Neuros Technology for suppling this awesome prize.

See here for all of the contest rules and how to sign up to win.  You’ve got until 11:59pm EST to do it and you must be a US Resident.

Good luck!

The ArsGeek Team

We have a winner! 

In coordination with the fine folks at Neuros Technology, we are giving away a Neuros OSD! This little system is sleek, easy and fun to use and will have you recording and storing all of your media in no time flat.

This is a full featured, take anywhere, record anything on anything and play on just about everything device. You can read our review and check out their site for all of the scintillating details, or just take my word for it that you’ll love having the Neuros fulfill your entertainment needs. Retail value: $229.00.

Be sure to also stop by the Neuros community page for the latest updates and sign up for their mailing list if you want to stay informed.

This is going to be a fairly short contest – the contest ends at 11:59pm on Tuesday, November 13th with the winner being announced the following day. You have a week! Want to enter? It’s simple. You will get one entry into our contest by leaving a comment in this post telling us why you want one of these.

Want more entries to increase your chances to win? Stop by this post and and tell us how many numbered (i.e. #1) updates we’ve added. Use the contact form to let us know. Do this and get 3 extra entries for a total of 4.

It wouldn’t be a contest without rules, so here they are:

1. You must be in the US to enter this contest – the Neuros OSD will only be delivered to a US address.
2. You must not work for the folks at Neuros Technology or for ArsGeek.
3. You must use a valid email address when leaving a comment and contacting us. If we can’t get in touch with you, you can’t win!
4. The contest ends at 11:59 EST on November 13th. The winner will be announced the following day and contacted by email. The winners email address will be forwarded to the Neuros team so that they can contact you for shipping information.
5. No other email addresses are collected for the purposes of marketing. We never share our users and readers email addresses.
6. Winner will be selected by a random drawing.

That’s all folks! Good luck!

The ArsGeek Team

Technorati Tags: neuros osd, pvr, dvr, tivo, record television, linux, open software, contest, gadget

We’ll also be highlighting a few other gadgets and games as well!  Expect reviews for some new PS2, PSP and PC games shortly as well as more gadgets, including one aptly named The Hulk.

Don’t forget that we’re still raising money to help get Jonathon to ComicCon NY in April!

If you’re someone who peruses the circulars in the Sunday paper for deals, you know that the big game featured this past weekend was Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock. It was on the cover of every company’s ad in the paper, just as it was the featured review on all the game sites.

Thanks for GameStop, Activision and Joe Perry, you’ll be able to win the game from Game Break. But wait: there’s more. You’ll be able to win Joe Perry’s guitar controller. Not only that, the Les Paul controller is signed by Perry himself.

How do you win? Just tell us which Legend of Rock you’d like to play Guitar Hero III with, and why. Folks, the why part is really important. So convince us in 150 words or less. Don’t go over 150 words or you’ll be disqualified! All entries must be received by 11:59 PM (ET) on November 6, 2007.

Make your entry funny, compelling, personal, heartstring-tugging, hard sell, soft sell, anything that will get us to want to give this prize package away to you. But don’t plead and whine. The concert will run for seven days. Next Friday, November 9th, we’ll announce the lucky winner. Good luck!

The winners are:

1. Dave

2. EJ

3. Dave Lartigue

4. Tricia.

We’ll be emailing all of you shortly as well as providing Thought Hammer with your contact info so then can arrange to ship the games out to you.

Congratulations to our winners and a big huge thanks to Thought Hammer for providing the prizes and allow us to use them in concert with our quest to get Jonathon to ComicCon NY in April of ’08.

Contest Will Let Gamers Strut Their Machinima Skills and Gaming Moves Before A Panel of Industry Elites Including Zack Snyder, Director of the Film 300, Rocker/Machinima Music Video Producer Tommy Lee and Chris Burke, Halo Filmmaker and Creator of “This Spartan Life”

Grand Prize Winner Will Receive Once-In-A-Lifetime Mentorship Opportunity in NYC with Machinima Master Chris Burke at Cutting-Edge Machinima Studio

NEW YORK, NY – October 3, 2007 – You got the skillz, but now it’s time to prove it with LIFESKOOL TV’s “Show Us Your Sickest Trick” machinima contest. Brought to you by LIFESKOOL TV, its signature On Demand series, Gamer Dojo and Gametrotting, and Machinima.com, this contest will seek video proof of raw pwn3ge (ownage) captured in your favorite games. Entries will be judged by both your fellow machinima devotes and a panel of experts including 300 director Zack Snyder, Tommy Lee, the rocker bringing machinima to music videos, famed Halo filmmaker Chris Burke, president of Machinima production company Bong + Dern and creator of Halo talk show, “This Spartan Life” and Jonathan Drubner, host of LIFESKOOL’s video gaming series Gamer Dojo and Gametrotting.

Machinima is a new genre of filmmaking which uses games and game engines as its virtual backdrop. It has spawned thousands of user-generated movies and, most notably, was the centerpiece of the World of Warcraft-themed 10th season premiere of South Park. The question, of course, remains: Who will be the next big Machinimator to break through?

“LIFESKOOL’s On Demand video gaming content consistently ranks among our top performers and our latest gaming series, Gamer Dojo and Gametrotting, are no exceptions,” said Daniel Ronayne, executive vice president and general manager of LIFESKOOL. “We’re thrilled to bring such an exciting competition to our viewers and the entire gaming community, and further our mission to inspire and inform the next generation of gamers.”

In addition to its “Show Us Your Sickest Trick” machinima contest, LIFESKOOL will be premiering two new video gaming episodes this fall – a Gametrotting episode dedicated to machinima premiering October 18 and a Gamer Dojo episode on the much anticipated Halo 3 premiering November 15.

PRIZES:
• Grand Prize Winner: Trip to NYC to meet Chris Burke at Bong + Dern (includes round-trip airfare, up to 12 nights hotel accommodations and $1,000 spending stipend).
• People’s Choice Winner: The game console of your choice (subject to availability).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
• Any genre is acceptable, from shooters like Gears of War and Counter-Strike, to extreme sports titles like Tony Hawk and MMO’s such as World of Warcraft, to virtual worlds like Second Life.
• Submissions must be in a Web-friendly format like wmv or Quicktime.
• Keep it short (3 minutes, max), keep it clean.

CONTEST DATES:
• Entries can be submitted at www.machinima.com now through January 31, 2007
• Winners will be announced March 3, 2008

For more information, including rules and finalists (when available), go to www.LIFESKOOLtv.com or www.machinima.com. If you happen to be a n00b (newbie) when it comes to Machinima, check out the “Machinima 101” tutorial at Machinima.com, then tighten up your moves by watching “Gamer Dojo,” LIFESKOOL TV’s all-new On Demand series devoted to improving your game.

In addition, make sure to check out LIFESKOOL’s exclusive “Show Us Your Sickest Trick” contest trailer featuring Chris Burke, available at www.LIFESKOOLtv.com and www.machinima.com.

Technorati Tags: machinima, halo, new york, contest, lifeskool, game, video games

I’m glad to see there’s so much interest in the contest!  We launched it 8 days ago and we’ve gotten 75 entries so far, not including extra entries folks have gotten by linking back to our Quest for the ComicCon post.

To find out how to enter our contest (it’s very simple) and how to get extra entries to increase your chances of winning, see our contest post.  The contest ends September 30th, with winners being announced October 1.

Thanks also to Thought Hammer for supplying the prizes!

Technorati Tags: contest, thought hammer, manhattan, game, board game, comiccon

Here’s more about Manhattan:

This great Spiel des Jahres skyscraper building game is back! Add your parts to the growing Manhattan skyline! The higher, the better! May the tallest buildings win!

Building boom in Manhattan! But not only there! Sky-scrapers are springing up all around the world. Players also have the opportunity to build sky-scrapers in Sydney, Frankfurt, Hongkong, Sao Paulo, and Cairo. The question each turn is whether to increase the height of one of your own buildings, or to build onto someone else’s building, making it yours! At the end of every six turns, players score for having the tallest building, the most buildings per city, and for each building they own. After four rounds, the player with the most points is the winner!

This is a reprint of the original German version, but in English.

Want to know how to score some entries towards a prize? It’s easy! You’ll receive one entry into this drawing simply by commenting on this post – be sure to enter a valid email. If you’d like to get an additional three entries, all you have to do is link back to our Quest for the ComicCon post on your blog or site. Use our contact form to let us know you’ve linked to this post (include a URL where we can check the link) and we’ll put you down for three more entries.

Don’t have a site or blog of your own? You can still get an extra entry by dropping by our Quest for the ComicCon post and leaving a nice message for Jonathon.

Here are the rules. Be sure to read them!

1. You can’t work for ArsGeek or Thought Hammer.
2. The prize winner will be drawn via random selection. All entries will be assigned a number based on their entry order. A random number generator will be used to select the winner.
3. This contest is open to US Residents only.
4. Thought Hammer will ship the games out to the winners.
5. When entering you’ve got to supply a valid email address. If we can’t contact you, you won’t be able to win one of these games.
6. All decisions by the judges and the random number generator are final.
7. The contest ends September 30th.

Good luck to all who enter and a big thanks to Thought Hammer for allowing us to use their prizes to help get Jonathon to the ComicCon!

The ArsGeek Team

Update:  We have our winners!  Click here to find out who they are.

Technorati Tags: contest, games, Manhattan, thought hammer, win, board game

Quill was one of 44 entries. All entries were assigned a number based on when they were received. A random number between 1 and 44 was then generated using Random.org.

Congratulations to Quill. We’re going to post our review of this laser shortly and then it’s off to the winner!

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The ArsGeek Team.

Our Wicked Laser give away ends at midnight tonight! It’s pretty much the last chance you’ll get to enter.

At this point we have exactly 40 entries into the contest.  That makes it a pretty good chance you’ll get an expensive and wonderfully awesome hand held green laser.

Check out our contest post for rules and how to enter.

Just 8 more days to enter our contest where you could win a new Evolution series green laser from Wicked Lasers.  Click here to find out more about the contest and how to enter.

So far we’ve gotten exactly 20 entries.

Remember that the contest ends July 31!  The winner will be announced on August 1st.

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This laser is amazing! I’ll be posting a review of this product in the next day or so. This is NOT a laser pointer. It’s got a visible range of around 30 miles. It will draw crowds when you use it night. It can also pop balloons, burn plastic and ignite matches.

Wondering how you could win this $399.99 laser? It’s easy.

All you’ve got to do is post a write up of ArsGeek.com on your own blog or website. It’s got to be at least 100 words long and you’ve got to link back to ArsGeek.com. You can write about our site in general, about this contest or about any of our posts. Link back to our front page or any other post. Once you’ve got this online, use our contact form to tell us about it. You’ll get an entry into our contest.

Don’t have a website of your own? No problem. Use our contact form to tell us what your favorite ArsGeek post has been so far. Be sure to include Wicked Laser in your subject!

Read on to see the rules and learn more about this amazing laser.

Here are the rules:

1.) You can’t work for ArsGeek or Wicked Lasers.

2.) The prize winner will be drawn via random selection. All entries will be assigned a number based on their entry order. A random number generator will be used to select the winner.

3.) We’ll ship this just about anywhere. Finally a contest open to those outside the states! If you live on the other side of the world it may take a while to get there. Also, you are responsible for checking all of your local laws and ordinances to make sure it’s legal for you to receive and own a laser.

4.) We’ll ship this but we cannot guarantee it will arrive in one piece. However, we’ll do our best to see that it does.

5.) We’re not responsible for what you decide to do with this device if you should win it.

6.) When entering you’ve got to supply a valid email address. If we can’t contact you, you won’t be able to win this laser.

7.) All decisions by the judges and the random number generator are final.

8.) The contest ends July 31. My birthday!

Here’s some more about the Evolution series from the Wicked Laser website.  Also to catch up on the latest news and some interesting subjects, check out the Laser Community.
The Evolution Series lasers are designed specifically to give our customers versatility. In addition to a brand new casing, the Evolution Series lasers have a lower beam diameter with a higher beam divergence. This allows our lasers to have better burning capabilities at close range, while maintaining visibility at long distances.

These lasers are encased in an aircraft-grade aluminum shell and have an all aluminum activation button. The button is positioned with precision not to protrude from the sleek lines of the casing. This ingenious, yet simple, design prevents the accidental activation of your laser beam.

Name: Evolution Series
Size: 13x143mm
Wavelength: 532nm
Laser Body: Aircraft Grade Polished Aluminum
Transverse Mode: TEM00
Output Power: 95mW
Beam Divergence: <1.5mRad
Beam Diameter: 0.8 mm @ aperture
Power Consumption: 600mA
Power supply: 2 X AAA 1.5V
Battery Lifetime: 90 min
Switch: Momentary On/Off Button
Expected lifetime: >5,000 hours
Price: $399.99

Here’s my pledge. I’m entering this contest with hopes of winning it. If I do, I will take possession of this media player and GIVE IT AWAY ALSO!

So, if I win, you all will have a chance to win as well.

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Hold tight folks, we’ve got a Wicked contest coming up in the near future!

The two winners of the Creative Zen MP3 players are:

Brent and Vijay!

We’ll be contacting you all soon to let you know you’ve won and get your info so we can send you the prizes.

Thanks to everyone who participated. This was a fun contest and we’ll be doing more of the same very soon!

The ArsGeek Team

All the entries are in and we’re doing our final tabulation. We should have the winners picked by noon today (EST).

We’ve got one more link back to announce – Enkay Blog was the final post to get an additional 3 entries.

Each entry was assigned a number in the order they were received (thus, you could have entry #18 and if you then earned an additional 3 entries also #’s 24-26).

A random number generator will be used to pick the winners, starting with the Phillips player and then the two Creative Zen Stone players.

Once the winners are announced on the site, they will also be contacted via email.

Best of luck to everyone who entered! We’ve got another great contest coming up soon so be sure to stay tuned.

The ArsGeek Staff

One last reminder, you’ve got until Midnight tonight (EST) to enter!

Last update tomorrow morning with a drawing to follow shortly to determine who the winners are!

Don’t miss your chance to win one of two Creative Zen Stones or a Phillips 512MB/Mo MP3 player! Click this link to enter the contest and read the rules.

All you’ve got to do is leave a comment on the contest post to get an entry. Be sure to read the post to find out how to get three additional entries. Also make sure to check out the rules.

So far we’ve got just about 100 single entries into our contest and three more folks who’ve gotten themselves three extra entries. Here are links to the seven new sites that have linked back to us.

The Beef Jerky Blog

Life Investigator

Shama-lama Mama

The contest ends on July 8th, midnight EST so be sure to get your entries in by then. You’ve got a bit more than 9 days left!

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Don’t miss your chance to win one of two Creative Zen Stones or a Phillips 512MB/Mo MP3 player! Click this link to enter the contest and read the rules.

All you’ve got to do is leave a comment on the contest post to get an entry. Be sure to read the post to find out how to get three additional entries. Also make sure to check out the rules.

So far we’ve got just about 80 single entries into our contest and seven more folks who’ve gotten themselves three extra entries. Here are links to the seven new sites that have linked back to us.

Teach me to make money

Roberta Ferguson

Taosbound

The Link Bait

Beyond the Rhetoric

Get your Blog Goodies

The Prize Blog

The contest ends on July 8th, midnight EST so be sure to get your entries in by then. You’ve got a bit more than 9 days left!