You’ll soon be hearing about a huge contest coming to the internet, during which HP will be giving away an HP HDX (Dragon) notebook. The HDX will be loaded and with a retail value of ~$4500 ~$5000. But if that isn’t big enough news for you, maybe because you don’t think the odds are in your favor, then consider this: they are going to give one away every day for 31 days, each one through a different tech blog.

I don’t have details on which day each site will be doing their particular give away [Details are posted - keep reading], but keep your eye on Digital Home Thoughts, Geek News Central, The Gadgeteer, and jkOnTheRun, as these are all sites alluding to something big coming. I’ll let you know as we discover the rest of them…

Update #1: just received this information from someone who probably knows what they are talking about - “The first giveaway is May 9th for 31 days.  The actual contests will run from May 2nd through the end of the contest.  Each site will give away their HDX starting on May 9th.”

Update #2: from Mauricio Freitas (thanks Mauricio!)

Here are the details: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/freitasm/4963

Each of the following websites will run a seven day contest between the following dates:

02 May - 09 May http://www.absolutevista.com/
03 May - 10 May http://www.arstechnica.com/
04 May - 11 May http://www.osnn.net/
05 May - 12 May http://www.jkontherun.com/
06 May - 13 May http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May http://www.bostonpocketpc.com/
08 May - 15 May http://www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May http://thedigitallifestyle.com/
10 May - 17 May http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/
11 May - 18 May http://www.windows-now.com/
12 May - 19 May http://www.windowsconnected.com/
13 May - 20 May http://www.geekstogo.com/
14 May - 21 May http://www.bink.nu/
15 May - 22 May http://www.mediablab.com/
16 May - 23 May http://www.last100.com/
17 May - 24 May http://www.labnol.org/
18 May - 25 May http://www.notebooks.com/
19 May - 26 May http://www.slashdotreview.com/
20 May - 27 May http://www.neowin.net/
21 May - 28 May http://www.geek.com/
22 May - 29 Mau http://www.lockergnome.com/
23 May - 30 May http://www.planetx64.com/
24 May - 31 May http://www.thegreenbutton.com/
25 May - 01 Jun http://www.istartedsomething.com/
26 May - 02 Jun http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
27 May - 03 Jun http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/
28 May - 04 Jun http://www.geeknewscentral.com/
29 May - 05 Jun http://www.geekzone.co.nz/
30 May - 06 Jun http://www.thetabletpc.net/
31 May - 07 Jun http://www.gearlive.com/
01 Jun - 08 Jun http://www.gottabemobile.com/

And this is an ugly hub site – but with all RSS feed and OPML for people to follow: http://www.31daysofthedragon.com/

Make sure you check out these sites and get your entries in!

The HP Dragon next to the MacBook Pro

You can read a full review of the HP HDX (Dragon) on Digital Trends. You know, just to make sure you really want to win one.

I’ve also got this list of the give-away systems’ specifications, courtesy of Geek News Central, who evidently jumped the embargo:

There will be a wide assortment of eval software also shipped with the systems

Disclosure: This is a prize giveaway sponsored by the fine folks at HP!

Hardware

HP HDX Dragon - $4,500 retail value

HDX System Specs

Operating system	Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit)
Processor	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme Processor X9000 (2.80GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Display	20.1″ diagonal WUXGA High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen (1920×1200)-”True HD” 1080p res
Memory	4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card	512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
Personalization	HP Imprint Finish (Dragon) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone
Networking	Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
Hard Drive	500GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (250GB x 2)
Primary CD/DVD Drive	Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
TV & Entertainment Experience	Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers +the HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer
Primary Battery	9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery