Good morning! Hope all is well. I’m sitting on the couch eating fake food from my daughter’s new plastic kitchen and my son is playing with a “Darda Power Loop Pyramid,” a completely mechanical race set that throws two light model cars through multiple loops. It’s actually very cool. I got a pasta maker and my wife made me labels for the wine I make. As far as I can tell, most things are right with the world. How are you guys doing? As a special bonus, I’ll send a special J-List goofy product package next week to one commenter, chosen at random. Just because we love you. → Read More
Happy holidays, dear readers! From everyone here at CrunchGear, thank you for making 2010 a blockbuster year for us. Your daily allegiance to our little site does not go unnoticed and our 12 Days of Christmas giveaways were the very least we could do. Unfortunately we didn’t have enough gear to give everyone something. Sorry. You must know that we would give everyone something if we could. Anyway, onto the winner of the big prize: A top-tier gaming system with a retail cost of nearly $2,300 from Digital Storm. We had just under 4,000 entries to win this one system, but we only have one to give away and we contacted the winner this morning via email so we’re happy to say that this one system is going to Kyle from Colorado. Congratulations, sir. We hope you enjoy it. So once again, thanks. We have the best readers on the Internet and truly hope you and your family have a safe and joyous holiday season. → Read More
Shopping? Fighting? Dancing? Hugging? Working? Tell us! Remember, you can still win all sorts of crazy stuff today. We’re closing all of our contests tonight. → Read More
Reading and books: probably the most fantastic gifts possible. That said, the Nook Color can do books, magazines, simple games, and browse the web all on an Android system. It’s been called an iPad light and that’s a great description, really. Normally these run $249.99 in Barnes & Nobel stores, but as the last item in our 12 Days of Christmas giveaway extravaganza, it’s going to one of our lucky reader for nothing more than the cost of a comment. Of course B&N stores are still open today and the Nook Color along with its e-ink counterparts are likely still available if last minute shopping is on your to-do list. They are great devices. Also, consider this last call for our big ticket giveaway: one stunning gaming system from Digital Storm worth nearly $2,300. Both the computer and Nook Color giveaway end tonight at 11:59pm PST. Click through for the instructions and rules. → Read More
Grab ringside seats to the death of optical media with one of three new Blu-ray players complete with 1 year of free Redbox rentals. The folks at Redbox, who are running some other kind of concurrent Blu-Ray promotion, want their business model to remain vaguely viable for at least the next few years so they want to ensure that you and yours are enjoying fine Blu-ray entertainment as streaming moves in to eat their lunch. To that end, we must insist that you read on to find out how to win. → Read More
The Sony Bloggie camera is for taking pictures and videos with. It is my understanding that some people would be particularly interested in this hardware and so we are pleased to offer two of these items to two of our readers. Does that sound nice? Sure it does. → Read More
Been looking onto this whole OnLive gaming thing with a bit of curiosity? Well then, let the us here at CrunchGear play the part of Santa and put one under your Christmas tree this year. We’re giving away three OnLive gaming systems today and just like our other contests, a simple comment is all it takes to enter. Oh and we’ll take peanut butter chocolate chunk for the customary Santa Clause offering. Click through for the rules and instructions. → Read More
The Boxee Box will certainly bring joy and merriment to your holiday. It is with out question one of my favorite gadgets of 2010 and so I’m really excited that we can give one away to a lucky reader. It’s a wonderful device that while not without faults, is still pleasing and fun to use. So how do you win one of these wonderful devices? Click through for the rules and instructions. → Read More
Update: Contest is over! Thanks for all the entries, the winners have been notified via email! Happy holidays, everybody. The creator of the Keybrid key/keyring hybrid has donated a few for our use. These keys should be cuttable to fit most locks, and as you can see, it is also a keyring. I really don’t know what else to tell you… other than how you can win one. All you need to do is leave a comment below wishing everyone a happy holiday, merry Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, or whatever. We’re not picky… but we are jolly. → Read More
Update: Contest is over! Thanks for all the entries, the winners have been notified via email! Happy holidays, everybody. We’ve got more doodads to give away than there are days of Christmas, so we’re giving away a bunch of good stuff this weekend. I happen to have a big pile of mice on hand, and there’s no way I can possibly use them. Looking for a new mouse, or perhaps a gift for your PC gaming friend or family member? Look no further. I’ve got a Razer Lachesis, Razer Naga (“Molten” edition), Razer Tron mouse, Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX, Mionix Naos 3200, and a Kensington Slimblade trackball. I know, technically not a mouse, but hey. → Read More
Update: Contest is over! Thanks for all the entries, the winners have been notified via email! Happy holidays, everybody. My first encounter with the Sena Folio was a little embarrassing (for the case), though perhaps that one bit coming off was due to my superhuman strength. At any rate, their cases really are sexy and you should want one. Lucky for you they want to give a few away! There are four to give away: two black Folios, one red Zipbook, and one black and grey Sarach Dockable. → Read More
This is something for you and something for someone you love without an iPhone 4. What Element Case is offering is a really nice package including two iPhone 3GS cases and a great Joule iPad stand in a custom color. Here’s the whole package: One Formula 3GS Case One Ion 3GS Case One Satin-nickel Joule with winner’s choice of liner colors One Joule zippered carrying case → Read More
Our 12 Days Of Christmas giveaway series is on overdrive this weekend as we fill our reader’s stockings with gifts, gadgets, and merriment. All of the contests this weekend run through Sunday night. It’s both a compact lantern and a high-performance 5 LED headlamp. How awesome is that? We didn’t even mention that the lumens are adjustable from 5 to 130 and there’s even a red LED for improved night vision. The Joby Gorillatorch Switchback retails for $60, but that doesn’t matter for one of our readers who will win this one. Click through for the rules and instructions. → Read More
WickedLasers likes you. A lot. They want to give you an Arctic Spyder III Pro Arctic Blue Laser with tripod this weekend and you’re going to love it. I’m serious. How powerful are these things? This is the Spyder II I tested last year. http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=Q0eGx3MTpLhUlAFi9YfAGTJYcgToWhzO&version=2 How do you win? Good question. → Read More
Our 12 Days Of Christmas giveaway series is on overdrive this weekend as we fill our reader’s stockings with gifts, gadgets, and merriment. All of the contests this weekend run through Sunday night. Technically, the 3-Ring Binder Grid-It Organizer from Cocoon will not fit into most Christmas stockings. It’s big. If that bothers you, please, don’t feel that you have to enter this giveaway. But for everyone else that can get over this little detail, we would like to pass along this fantastic item. Think of Grid-It organizers as a mobile catch-all. It tightly holds all your little gear, which is supremely more efficient than a junk pocket in your bag or desk. This version fits into 3-ring binders, but don’t view that as a requirement. It works just as well outside of a Trapper Keeper too. Do you need a bit of help in the organizational department? Click through for the giveaway rules and instructions. → Read More
Our 12 Days Of Christmas giveaway series is on overdrive this weekend as we fill our reader’s stockings with gifts, gadgets, and merriment. All of the contests this weekend run through Sunday night. Mark this one under the “You’ve never known you’ve need this” category. Trust us, once you’ve used a GorillaPod, it will never leave your camera’s side. It’s just so convenient and handy. We love ‘em and want to make sure one of our readers gets one in their stocking. We’re giving away the basic model away that’s perfect for point & shoots, flip-type video camera, and entry-level DSLR. So how do you when? Same as our other giveaways. All we’re asking for is a simple comment. Click through for the rules and instructions. → Read More
The Zune brand may be the whipping boy of the blog world, but everyone who’s ever gotten their hands on my Zune HD has been seriously impressed. You know why? Because it’s awesome. It’s got great battery life, a beautiful and intuitive interface, and you can buy and stream stuff right from the device. So we want to give one to you. It even comes with a month of Zune Pass, no strings attached. What do you need to do? Leave a comment below listing your top three albums of 2010. → Read More
We at CrunchGear want to make sure you’re dressed for success, or at least can go to Christmas Mass with your in-laws in something other than sweat pants and ironic t-shirts. To that end, as part of our 12 Days of Giveaways we’re giving away three gift certificates ($150, $100, and $50) for Blank Label, one of the design-your-own clothing services we’ve discussed this year. Use the gift certificate to spruce up your own wardrobe, or give them to a loved one in desperate need of new clothes! → Read More
Everyone needs a bit more workspace, right? You know Santa doesn’t slum with a 19-inch monitor anymore. That’s why we’re giving away a brand new 24-inch LED monitor from Sceptre. 2ms response time, 5,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a 1920 x 1080 panel — yessir, this will certainly bright up your holidays. The retail sticker on this ultra-thin, ultra-fast bad boy is $269 but that doesn’t matter. It could be yours for nothing more than a price of a comment. Click through for the instructions and the rules. → Read More
Update! We have a winner, who should be receiving an email right about now! Thanks for all the entries, and thanks for reading! Bonus giveaway because I forgot what day it is! Got a Starcraft fan in the family? Zerg them with gifts this season courtesy of Razer, whose SCII gear we scoped some time back. They worked with the Blizzard team to make these things extra-appropriate for the game, and there are lots of custom lights, alerts, and macros for making your Starcraft II experience all the more complete. And what do you have to do to win? Just leave a comment below saying which Starcraft unit you’d like to have as a friend, pet, or ride. → Read More
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