August 22nd, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: The End

Before we announce the big winners, let me take a moment to thank you all. You’re basically the reason we all get up in the morning (that and needing to pee) and you’ve helped define CrunchGear as a site that is as factually accurate as the World Book Encyclopedia I still have at my parents house that my grandma bought at the Giant Eagle in Martins Ferry, Ohio and as funny as Family Circus. We are proud to have you all as readers and I hope that we bring a little fun to your day. Hats off to our intrepid winners and we’ll see you next year… hmmm… 20 days of CrunchGear? First, Wednesday’s winners: The Avatar Mouse: Tuillip ARTiGO PCs: Kyle, Jeremy And the final winners… drumroll please → Read More

August 21st, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: The Final Challenge

We present to you CrunchGear’s 10 Days of CrunchGear final challenge. Instead of randomly choosing a commentor we are now going to make you work for your prizes. Why? Because the prizes KICK ass. Update – I’ve added a chatroom so you can ask questions. First, the line-up: → Read More

August 20th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Avatarred and feathered

Spartans! Tonight we game in hell! With the Avatar!!!. Introducing the first gaming mouse from the award winning NZXT design team, as with all of NZXT’s PC accessories, Avatar is designed to provide gamers with the ultimate crafted gaming armor to emerge victorious in the gaming arena of choice. Featuring a ambidextrous and smaller form, the Avatar mouse is versatile and ideal for gamers. A hardware implemented DPI switching allows compatibility with any game, and the Avatar interface allows for all types of customization including macros and 9 customizable buttons. Extruded Teflon mouse feet also allows for better accuracy and smoothness during gameplay. How do you win? → Read More

August 20th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Day 7 and 8 Winners

OK, guys. We’re down to the wire. Today is day nine and tomorrow we are announcing prizes so amazing, so enticing, that you will sell your grandma just to look at them. We’re going to mix things up so be sure to add us in Twitter and join our Facebook Group. You may think we’re joking, but we’re totally serious about this. Iceman – Life Tester Nokia Bluetooth Speakers – Lewy NZXT Case and Sentry – Matt Freedman → Read More

August 20th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Hey, teacher, leave our mini-PCs alone

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August 19th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: The NZXT effect

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August 19th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Attsa good speaker system

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August 18th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Noki-it!

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August 18th, 2008

Special Citizen Review requests

Hey, winners: we’d love it if you could post citizen reviews of the gear you got at BFF. We built that site for you guys to share your opinions with us and it’ll be great to get lots of feedback from you all. → Read More

August 18th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: The Iceman Processeth

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August 18th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Day 5 and 6 Winners

Whew. Here we go. Only three more days to go. Stay tuned. This is going to get interesting. USB Charger – Thomas Ho Vuzix AV920 – John Agent 18 cases – Dwalk, furiouscookie mStation – Jeremy RCA Small Wonders – Rithe, Alireza HTC Touch Dual – Jonny U, Kyle → Read More

August 17th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Your cables in a twist

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August 17th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Secret Agent Mang

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August 16th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Now arriving at mStation

In the market for a slightly monolithic, futuristic-looking iPod dock that’s as big as a man? You’re in luck, reader. Enter for a chance to win this neat mStation speakerdock. Cost to enter: one comment! Made from Extruded Aluminum, this Floor Standing “Made for iPod” Docking Station/Speaker System packs a powerful 100 Watts of room filling Stereo Sound with a pulse pounding Bass that only a 5.25” Dedicated Subwoofer can produce. Every Tower includes a 10 Key Remote that allows you to navigate within Playlists, as well as adjust the Volume ±, Bass & Treble from a distance. The mStation 2.1 Stereo Tower is the perfect addition to any Home, Office, or Dorm Room. Purchase one today and find out why people have called this product ‘Droolworthy’ and why others believe it is one of the best sounding iPod speaker systems around! How do you win? → Read More

August 16th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Get HTC Touched by an angel

Can’t decide between a touchscreen phone and one with real buttons? Why settle for one when you can have both? Get dirty with a Touch Dual by just typing nonsense into a comment box. How much do we love you? Delivering a revolutionary touch experience that will change the way you use your phone, the HTC Touch Dual™ combines an intuitive touch screen and slide-out keypad within a stunning design. Everything you need is at your fingertips. With the push of your thumb, the front panel of the device slides up to reveal a handy smart-sized keyboard. If you prefer using touch, then the revolutionary TouchFLO™ interface lets you quickly browse through e-mails, messages, music and images by using finger gestures, making navigation a breeze. With the Live HTC Home™ screen, information such as time, new messages, weather updates, and missed calls is just a touch away. Connect using 3.5G, which is 9 times faster than 3G — wherever you are. How do you win? → Read More

August 16th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Small Wonder, big fun-der

Everybody should probably have one of these. If I see another cell phone video on the internets, I’m going to yak. Why take booty 160×120 10fps video when you can take (I’m assuming) 640×480 with this tiny thing and upload it directly to “Your Tubes”? With the RCA EZ210 Small Wonder™, there is no easier way to share and save the moments worth remembering. Whether a scenic vacation destination, a child’s basketball game or just a simple backyard barbeque with your family, this easy-to-use digital camcorder is ready whenever and wherever. Travel with the RCA “Traveler” How do you win? → Read More

August 16th, 2008

Congratulations to our Day 4 and 5 Winners

Little family emergency here but here are the day 4 and 5 winners. Thanks for playing! Nyko Charge Stations for Wii: Steve Jabs, SciFiChick Nyko Charge Base 2s for PS3: David, Tom Samson H2 Recorder: orn310 Watches: Patricia, JeremyJones 360GB Passport Drive via Twitter: Sarah V770 Mice: Scottus, Peter Brown Fuel Cells: LittleRed, ContestBlogger, Brent M, Hawk88, Betsy,Tullip, Jeremy J,Ryan,Nicholas H,LSteve,TDBurn, Heases → Read More

August 15th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Start Me Up

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August 15th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Meeses

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August 14th, 2008

10 Days of CrunchGear: Oh, Mama, is this really the Samson H2 Recorder?

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