Gear Diary » Contests & Giveaways http://www.geardiary.com Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:15:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Announcing the Winners of iPhone Cases For Country Boys Case Mate Giveaway!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/12/announcing-the-winners-of-iphone-cases-for-country-boys-case-mate-giveaway/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/12/announcing-the-winners-of-iphone-cases-for-country-boys-case-mate-giveaway/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:18:26 +0000 Travis Ehrlich http://www.geardiary.com/?p=183508

We want to thank all of you who commented on the review for Case Mate Tough Cases featuring Realtree designs. I have continued to use the deer design and love it. We hope to continue to broaden the amount of outdoors gear to make sure everyone has the best gadgets when they hunt, fish, hike and camp. Suggestions and requests are always welcome! The two winners were chosen at random, one by my 7 year old and the other by my 4 year old.

And the winners are...

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/12/announcing-the-winners-of-iphone-cases-for-country-boys-case-mate-giveaway/feed/ 0 Announcing the Winners of ‘The Darkness’ XBOX360 Download Giveaway!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/11/announcing-the-winners-of-the-darkness-xbox360-download-giveaway/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/11/announcing-the-winners-of-the-darkness-xbox360-download-giveaway/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:00:02 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=183291

OK - thanks to all that entered to win one of the TWO FULL GAME CODES for the XBOX360 version of the original Darkness game! Now that the contest is over, I have randomized the valid entries thanks to Random.org and ...

The winners are .....

Isiah 59

Doug

You have 24 hours to send your email contact information to contests@geardiary.com and your game code will be sent via email.

Thanks again to the great folks at 2k Games, the developers of The Darkness and everyone who entered. Be sure to head to 'Embrace the Darkness' Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/11/announcing-the-winners-of-the-darkness-xbox360-download-giveaway/feed/ 0 REMINDER: Last Day to Enter to Win a FREE Copy of The Darkness for XBOX360!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/10/reminder-last-day-to-enter-to-win-a-free-copy-of-the-darkness-for-xbox360/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/10/reminder-last-day-to-enter-to-win-a-free-copy-of-the-darkness-for-xbox360/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:21 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=183210

Just a reminder that the great folks at 2k Games have given us TWO FULL GAME CODES for the XBOX360 version of the original Darkness game! TO WIN: simply comment here confirming you have a XBOX360 with a XBOX Live account so you can use the code. That is it! The contest will run until TODAY Friday February 10th at 5PM, when winners will be picked from valid entries at random. As a reminder, here is the launch trailer for the newly released Darkness II (I'm playing it now ... and it is awesome!)

Click here to view the embedded video.

Head to Embrace the Darkness for more details! So Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/10/reminder-last-day-to-enter-to-win-a-free-copy-of-the-darkness-for-xbox360/feed/ 0 Get Psyched for The Darkness II by WINNING a FREE COPY of The Darkness for XBOX360!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/06/get-psyched-for-the-darkness-ii-by-winning-a-free-copy-of-the-darkness-for-xbox360/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/06/get-psyched-for-the-darkness-ii-by-winning-a-free-copy-of-the-darkness-for-xbox360/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:23 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=182469

The great folks at 2k Games are releasing 'The Darkness 2' this week, and to help you get even MORE geared up they are doing two things. First, they have a new launch trailer, which you can view at the end of the post. Second - they have given us TWO FULL GAME CODES for the XBOX360 version of the original Darkness game! This has become my son's favorite game recently, so we are already amped up for this week's release! TO WIN: simply comment below confirming you have a XBOX360 with a XBOX Live account so you can use the code. That is it! The contest will run Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/06/get-psyched-for-the-darkness-ii-by-winning-a-free-copy-of-the-darkness-for-xbox360/feed/ 11 vlock Video Clock App Giveaway!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/28/vlock-video-clock-app-giveaway/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/28/vlock-video-clock-app-giveaway/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:15:59 +0000 Bryan Eley http://www.geardiary.com/?p=181103

Recently I did a review of XVision's video clock app for iPhone and iPad, and Gear Diary and vlock's developer XVision would like to offer up three copies of vlock to three lucky readers! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/28/vlock-video-clock-app-giveaway/feed/ 2 Motorola Wants to Send You to the Super Bowl!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/28/motorola-wants-to-send-you-to-the-super-bowl/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/28/motorola-wants-to-send-you-to-the-super-bowl/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:45:28 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=176270

Image courtesy of Jole Aron

It's a shameful thing to admit, but I'm not really much into football.  It's hard enough to admit this as an American in good standing; as a Texan (well, an Austinite) it subjects me to ridicule, with a minor risk of tar and feathers.  Such is the life I lead. But, as my beloved Sami tells me all the time, I'm not normal. But you are, right?  Or normaler, anyway!  So for you, this is hella good news:  Motorola is sponsoring a contest, the winner of which gets to go to Super Bowl Week (they might as well make it a national holiday).   Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/28/motorola-wants-to-send-you-to-the-super-bowl/feed/ 0 Eskuché 33i and Control-i Headphones Winners Announcedhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/27/eskuche-33i-and-control-i-headphones-winners-announced/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/27/eskuche-33i-and-control-i-headphones-winners-announced/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:15:53 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=176131 The other day we reviewed eskuché's 33i and Control-i headphones. At under $70 for each pair they are certainly worth considering if you've been looking for a pair of on-ear headphones that include an in-line mic. You can read the full review here. We were giving both away and they are going to... Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/27/eskuche-33i-and-control-i-headphones-winners-announced/feed/ 1 Monster 8X iPhone 4S Sweepstakes Winner Named!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/20/monster-8x-iphone-4s-sweepstakes-winner-named/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/20/monster-8x-iphone-4s-sweepstakes-winner-named/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:30:42 +0000 Travis Ehrlich http://www.geardiary.com/?p=175012

We want to thank Monster for joining with Gear Diary and providing this amazing contest. I hope everyone got a chance to enter. Let's cut to the chase and announce the winner of the Monster Accessory pack given to one of our lucky readers.

And the winner is.....

Dudebroman17

You have 24 hours to send your name and address information to contests@geardiary.com and your prize will be shipped out.

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/20/monster-8x-iphone-4s-sweepstakes-winner-named/feed/ 0 It’s Not Too Late to Enter the SCOTTEVEST Trip of Your Lifehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/16/its-not-too-late-to-enter-the-scottevest-trip-of-your-life/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/16/its-not-too-late-to-enter-the-scottevest-trip-of-your-life/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:00:16 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=174561 Back in October we told you about the SCOTTEVEST Trip of Your Life $10,000 Contest. I even made a video for it.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Sadly, in the "view-count" department, it has been destroyed by other entries and it looks like I'll be doing all my traveling on my dime. That doesn't mean YOU shouldn't enter though. The contest is live, people are entering (and did I mention kicking my butt!?!?!) and there is still time to enter before a winner in announced. Here’s where you can learn more about how to enter.

Where do YOU want to go? We want to know and SCOTTEVEST does too!

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/16/its-not-too-late-to-enter-the-scottevest-trip-of-your-life/feed/ 0 Enter the Pimp My Cube Contest and Win!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/14/enter-the-pimp-my-cube-contest-and-win/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/14/enter-the-pimp-my-cube-contest-and-win/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:45:27 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=174061 Contest Factory. All opinions are 100% mine.

Is your office old and worn? Are you embarrassed to have potential clients meet there? Are you afraid that, were your mother to come visit, she would say "Clean your office" with the same inflection she used for "Go clean your room!" when you were just seven years old? Is your car a better work-space than your work-space?

If you answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then you need an "Office Slobs Anonymous" intervention. Before that however, why not make some money? Yes, thanks to the Pimp My Cube Contest you can benefit from being the office slob. Pimp My Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/14/enter-the-pimp-my-cube-contest-and-win/feed/ 1 Heard of “Must-See TV”? Well, Meet “Must-See GD!”http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/12/heard-of-must-see-tv-well-meet-must-see-gd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/12/heard-of-must-see-tv-well-meet-must-see-gd/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:37:39 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=173884 The BenQ Joybee GP2 Mini Projector Judie has been making videos for (the same videos that you can win money for voting for) is pretty amazing. I had a chance to play with it a bit last week and am amazed. At first I really didn't think it did such a great job of projecting video on the wall, but then I realized… you need to actually focus the thing. Once I did… wow! My in-laws have  one of those expensive ceiling projection television units in their media room, and this small, portable thing actually stands up to it quite nicely. Add in the fact that you can dock an iPhone, or connect Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/12/heard-of-must-see-tv-well-meet-must-see-gd/feed/ 2 Enter To Win Monster’s 8X iPhone 4S Sweepstakeshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/12/enter-to-win-monsters-8x-iphone-4s-sweepstakes/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/12/enter-to-win-monsters-8x-iphone-4s-sweepstakes/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:00:54 +0000 Travis Ehrlich http://www.geardiary.com/?p=173710

I had the pleasure of reviewing the Monster Turbine Pearl In-Ear Speakers this summer and still use them as my primary headphone solution for high quality audio. (You can read the review here.) Let me tell you, these things are the best earphones I have ever used-- bar none. They are so good, and let me feel like I am so fully immersed in the music experience, that they often keep me listening to music far longer than I had planned. Just in time for the holiday season, Monster is running a contest that will give all of you a chance to win some of their wonderful products. With that let us tell you about Monster's 8X iPhone 4S Sweepstakes we are co-sponsoring with the company this week.

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/12/enter-to-win-monsters-8x-iphone-4s-sweepstakes/feed/ 49 Reminder: You Can Vote for Judie ONCE PER DAY in the BenQ Contest!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/10/reminder-you-can-vote-for-judie-once-per-day-in-the-benq-contest/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/10/reminder-you-can-vote-for-judie-once-per-day-in-the-benq-contest/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:28:53 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=173680 Judie and Dan have two videos up on the BENQ GP2 Contest. They are funny and fun and… they can win YOU our loyal readers money so… PLEASE take a second to follow the links and VOTE! Here is the original post with all he information. And you can so here…  and vote… for both of the videos we have uploaded so far! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/10/reminder-you-can-vote-for-judie-once-per-day-in-the-benq-contest/feed/ 0 OK People, Time to Vote for Judie’s Videos… Seriously… Take a Minute and VOTE. THANK YOU!!!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/09/ok-people-time-to-vote-for-judies-videos-seriously%e2%80%a6-take-a-minute-and-vote-thank-you/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/09/ok-people-time-to-vote-for-judies-videos-seriously%e2%80%a6-take-a-minute-and-vote-thank-you/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:24:51 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=173547   Judie (and I) now have two videos up on the BENQ GP2 Contest. They are funny and fun and… they can win you money so… vote people. Here is the original post with all he information. And you can so here…  and vote… for both of the videos we have uploaded so far! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/09/ok-people-time-to-vote-for-judies-videos-seriously%e2%80%a6-take-a-minute-and-vote-thank-you/feed/ 5 Something Huge Coming Up With BenQ, and I Need Your Help to Win!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/03/something-huge-coming-up-with-benq-and-i-need-your-help-to-win/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/03/something-huge-coming-up-with-benq-and-i-need-your-help-to-win/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:43:42 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=172677  

Gear Diary has been selected to compete in a BenQ contest that starts Monday December 5th, and I am personally asking all of you to vote for us, or rather -- for me, because I am going to be filming a series of videos that will be submitted for voting.  I'm a little nervous about it, because this is a contest unlike any we've ever done. What's in it for you?
VOTE & WIN! BenQ has hand-selected technology and lifestyle influencers to compete for YOUR votes with videos. Every week, starting Dec. 5, 2011 - Jan 8, 2012, these top influencers and bloggers will post videos showcasing BenQ’s newest, innovative
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  Quirky, the "socially developed product" manufacturer that allows people with great ideas to submit them and watch their products get made, is trying to garner support for its Facebook page. What better way to do so than to reward all of those who like their page with a $5 gift certificate off Quirky products and a chance to win a $500 gift card? In case you are wondering what types of goodies you can find at Quirky, wonder no more; here are a few...

Head over to Quirky's Facebook page and get Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/01/quirky-is-giving-away-5-gift-certificates-and-a-chance-to-win-a-500-gift-card/feed/ 0 Lufthansa Cargo Looking for Good Green Ideas – Air Cargo Innovation Contesthttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/lufthansa-cargo-looking-for-good-green-ideas-air-cargo-innovation-contest/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/lufthansa-cargo-looking-for-good-green-ideas-air-cargo-innovation-contest/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:15:36 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=170753 When I was in college, "going green" was something that only us radical, college-student types really talked about.  Well, us and those hippie environmental tree-hugger types who would chain themselves to redwood trees and lay in front of bulldozers and whatnot.  Nowadays, even big, giant multinational corporations are, at the very least, paying lip-service to the idea, if not actively working towards being "more green." So what's an enormous, jet fuel-guzzling German company going to do to be more green?  I mean, Lufthansa flies giant plane as a business, right?  How green can they be?  Well, this is Germany, where they're planning to have all their nuclear power plants shuttered by 2022 and replaced by renewable Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/lufthansa-cargo-looking-for-good-green-ideas-air-cargo-innovation-contest/feed/ 0 Black Friday Giveaway #6http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-6/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-6/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:00:44 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171088 It's Black Friday and that means you can save some cash on things you want for yourself or to give to family and friends. Discounts are good but you know what is better? FREE! And we're giving away some awesome stuff today absolutely free. All you need to do is enter. This item has a value of $69.99. What is it and how can you win? Read on!   Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-6/feed/ 6 What’s Next for ioSafe? Your Guess is as Good as Ours. Better Actually.http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/whats-next-for-iosafe-your-guess-is-as-good-as-ours-better-actually/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/whats-next-for-iosafe-your-guess-is-as-good-as-ours-better-actually/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:45:51 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171122 20111124-160118.jpg

We're super excited to see what new device ioSafe will be unveiling this year at CES. We've tried to get them to give us the scoop, but they are being even more tight-lipped than ever. They have, however, let us know that the new device we will be seeing has something to do with these images.

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What does it have to do with the newest ioSafe product? Your guess is as good as ours. Literally!! Yes, ioSafe wants your guess on what device they will use when they demo the new product for us at CES in just over a month and a half. As if Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/whats-next-for-iosafe-your-guess-is-as-good-as-ours-better-actually/feed/ 0 Black Friday Giveaway #5http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-5/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-5/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:30:08 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171085 It's Black Friday and that means you can save some cash on things you want for yourself or to give to family and friends. Discounts are good but you know what is better? FREE! And we're giving away some awesome stuff today absolutely free. All you need to do is enter. This item has a value of $89.99. What is it and how can you win? Read on! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-5/feed/ 6 Black Friday Giveaway #4http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-4/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-4/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:00:28 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171082 It's Black Friday and that means you can save some cash on things you want for yourself or to give to family and friends. Discounts are good but you know what is better? FREE! And we're giving away some awesome stuff today absolutely free. All you need to do is enter. This item has a value of $60.00. What is it and how can you win? Read on! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-4/feed/ 3 Black Friday Giveaway #3http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-3/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-3/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:30:53 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171079 It's Black Friday and that means you can save some cash on things you want for yourself or to give to family and friends. Discounts are good but you know what is better? FREE! And we're giving away some awesome stuff today absolutely free. All you need to do is enter. This item has a value of $69.99. What is it and how can you win? Read on!   Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-3/feed/ 5 Black Friday Giveaway: #2http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-2/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-2/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:00:13 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171075 It's Black Friday and that means you can save some cash on things you want for yourself or to give to family and friends. Discounts are good but you know what is better? FREE! And we're giving away some awesome stuff today absolutely free. All you need to do is enter. This item has a value of $12.99. What is it and how can you win? Read on! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-2/feed/ 4 Black Friday Giveaway #1http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-1/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-1/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:30:26 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171072 It's Black Friday and that means you can save some cash on things you want for yourself or to give to family and friends. Discounts are good but you know what is better? FREE! And we're giving away some awesome stuff today absolutely free. All you need to do is enter. This item has a value of $34.99. What is it and how can you win? Read on! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/black-friday-giveaway-1/feed/ 9 WINNER!!! Gear Giveaway: An Awesome iPad 2 Accessoryhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/winner-gear-giveaway-an-awesome-ipad-2-accessory/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/winner-gear-giveaway-an-awesome-ipad-2-accessory/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:45:10 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=170803 We reviewed Vogel’s: RingO Car Mount not long ago and were really impressed. (Read the full review here.) Here's what the company has to say about it.
The sleek and compact car mount is "perfect for person on the go". The Car Mount is the safest and most secure way to let your passengers use their tablet The tablet with Holder is simply clicked into place for back seat travelers to enjoy all their content Tablets can be freely rotated 360 degrees to allow different ways of viewing Locking system ensures secure support/viewing when attached to the headrest No tools are needed to install RingO Car Mount
The accessory package has Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/winner-gear-giveaway-an-awesome-ipad-2-accessory/feed/ 1 Love to Travel? Then This Contest is for YOU!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/love-to-travel-then-this-contest-is-for-you/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/love-to-travel-then-this-contest-is-for-you/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:20:41 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=170565 I see dead places… or, to be accurate, I WANT to see dead places. Yup, that's where I want to be sent with $10,000 in my pocket and $1000 in travel clothing. You can enter, too… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/love-to-travel-then-this-contest-is-for-you/feed/ 1 Griffin Announces AppPowered Holiday Sweepstakeshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/15/griffin-announces-apppowered-holiday-sweepstakes/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/15/griffin-announces-apppowered-holiday-sweepstakes/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:15:03 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=169380 I know you don't want to think about it.  Maybe (like me) you're Jewish, and it wearies you.  Maybe you're some other non-Christian.  Maybe the commercialism drives you crazy, like Charlie Brown in "A Charlie Brown Christmas".  Maybe going to the store in the last two months of the year gives you the heebie-jeebies.  I know.  I sympathize.  Really I do. But let's face it, gang:  it's the holiday shopping season.  The time when you spend bucket loads of money.  So it's enjoyable for me to be able to say, yo, here's a chance to win some stuff for free.  Griffin is sponsoring a contest with lots o' prizes, built around their various "appPowered" products.  You Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/15/griffin-announces-apppowered-holiday-sweepstakes/feed/ 0 Ribbz Case Winner Announced!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/15/ribbz-case-winner-announced/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/15/ribbz-case-winner-announced/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Travis Ehrlich http://www.geardiary.com/?p=169277

I recently reviewed the unique Ribbz protective case for iPhone 4/4S and was impressed with the protection it provides without adding much bulk. (Click here to read the entire review of the white Ribbz case.) The company was generous enough to send an extra case, this one in red, for us to give away to a lucky reader.

I could not make myself go all in with a true test until the case took a big drop on accident. When I am driving, I have a terrible habit of laying my phone in my lap so when getting out of the vehicle, the phone is often sent flying onto the pavement below

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/15/ribbz-case-winner-announced/feed/ 0 The First One Who Can Guess What I Am Will Win! Clue Number Threehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/14/the-first-one-who-can-guess-what-i-am-will-win-clue-number-three/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/14/the-first-one-who-can-guess-what-i-am-will-win-clue-number-three/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:15:56 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167764 Illustration by 姒儿喵喵

Every week this month (except for Thanksgiving week), we'll be posting two clues separately at some between Monday and Friday; we are looking for a specific answer that lists the exact brand name and the exact model of the item in question. The first person to answer correctly will win a prize pack that includes: 2 one-year Pandora One premium subscriptions 4 movie tickets a month for a year from MovieTickets.com A $250 OpenTable dining card The first clue was: My screen width is wider than an iPad The second clue was: I can help you plan your dinner-and-a-movie night out. And the latest Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/14/the-first-one-who-can-guess-what-i-am-will-win-clue-number-three/feed/ 28 Announcing the Winners of the Binverse Usenet Account Giveaway!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/14/announcing-the-winners-of-the-binverse-usenet-account-giveaway/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/14/announcing-the-winners-of-the-binverse-usenet-account-giveaway/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:15:36 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=169033

Last week I reviewed the Binverse Usenet service, saying:
Binverse provides a comprehensive and robust means of utilizing Usenet resources for whatever reason you might have – discussions, research, binary files, and so on. With a massive list of groups, excellent long-term article retention and high-speed and high-availability service, it is bound to meet your needs!
As mentioned at the time, Binverse has provided FIVE accounts with a 50GB account usage that never expires for our giveaway. Tonight I chose 5 numbers at random from the valid comment entries, and used the good folks at Random.org to come up with a 'top 5'. The winners of the entire giveaway are: Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/14/announcing-the-winners-of-the-binverse-usenet-account-giveaway/feed/ 4