There are so many ways to get your hands on a MacBook Air (and apparently several ways to lose your grip on one, as well). You could visit the Apple Store, or Best Buy, or shop online. You could take up a collection with friends and family, or prevail upon your spouse to get one for you.
Here's another idea: make a video about how VMware Fusionhas helped you switch to the Mac is now your virtualization tool of choice, and you could win an Air. Submit your video by May 15 (every entry gets a Fusion t-shirt, so there are no losers) for your chance to walk, or trip, away with the laptop.
Despite a couple of high-profile callouts on the Fusion 'switched' minisite, I'm afraid that Mat and Chris aren't entering the contest. Too bad, guys!
Update:The VMware team has clarified that the video contest is about users who have switched to VMware Fusion from another way of running Windows on the Mac (Boot Camp, Parallels, Virtual PC, the power of the mind). Adjust your artistic vision appropriately.
Last week we announced that software developer Ian Baird was in need of a tagline for Changes. He put up 2 free licenses to be awarded to the readers with the best suggestions. Well, after a tedious round of judging over 100 entries, TUAW is pleased to announce the winners of the Changes tagline contest. Envelope please ...
The number one pick for a Changes tagline is "Think Diff", by Brian. (Brian, we've been unable to contact you thus far, but please get in touch with Ian for your free license).
If you watched last weekend's Super Bowl (the height of American Football), you probably saw Tide's "Talking Stain" ad. It was one of the better ones; a man trying to conduct an interview is distracted by a nagging stain on the interviewee's shirt.
Today, Tide has launched a contest encouraging people to make their own "mocking stain" ads. Among the prizes are 34 limited edition Tide-themed iPod Classics. The size isn't listed, but they're described in the official rules as having a value of $300US, so we assume it's the 80GB model.
This isn't the first time Tide has released a special iPod. Last year, they gave away orange nanos in conjunction with the St. Bernard Project in New Orleans. This got us thinking about other limited edition iPods we've seen.
When I was a kid at school, after recess, we'd all have to go to the same water fountain, and get in one big line to get a drink. And I would have to sit and wait there, dying of thirst, until all the kids in front of me were done with it. And you just know that kid with the zits (Kenny) probably stuck his stupid mouth right on top of that thing, because the water just barely made it out of there, and you really had to slurp it up, and then the next kid pushed you out of the way too early, and--
Well, you get the idea. It was lame. Fortunately, you don't have to go through the same thing, should you win this spiffy blue Apple water bottle from today's giveaway. Fill it up at your leisure (stick it in the fridge to cool if you want-- it won't mind!), and then enjoy your very own water, on your own schedule, far away from Kenny and his stupid mouth.
To enter today's giveaway leave a comment on this post. Contest entry period is 5AM-11:59PM EDT on August 17, 2007. Same rules as usual, all described on our TUAW giveaway page. Good luck!
The iPhone application community continues to amaze me-- this time, Engadget's got the heads up on an iPhone video conferencing system, made possible by not only a cool little piece of code (designed for a C4 contest) that fetches an iPhone's camera input and feeds it out to another iPhone via a webserver, but also these ingenious mirror settings that work as a little periscope around the phone, and let you both see the image on the front while the camera on the back grabs yours. Wild!
The Ecamm folks are old hands, apparently, at the ingenious use of mirrors around an Apple camera, but this definitely tops anything I've seen in the past. Just an amazing hack, both in terms of software and hardware. Unfortunately, the source (for either hack) isn't available yet, but they promise that something is coming soon. In the meantime, just bask in the glow of what these iPhone guys are capable of.
Phill Ryu writes in to tell us that public voting has begun for the latest MacThemes contest (in which three of the themes will be chosen to win $1000 in software and become available for ShapeShifter). There are tons of entries (55, to be exact), and they all look pretty darn good in my civilian opinion.
Overall, the public is being pretty discriminating-- the highest score I can find is 3.5 out of 5. Standouts so far are Pluto, AOR, California, and Plexis, but voting just started, and it's supposed to go through next Wednesday, so I'd expect things to change between now and then.
If you're bored, head over to MacThemes and pass out a few ratings for the cause. I guess the public rating will count for half of the final score (with judges accounting for another part of the score), so every vote counts. We should see the winners sometime after the 15th.
Wanna buy an iPhone for 99 cents? You probably missed your chance. Apparently 99 Cent Only stores in California are having a big 25th anniversary party, and this morning, at their store in Westchester, CA, they sold 9 iPhones to the first 9 customers for only 99 cents each.
That can't quite be legal, considering that Apple and AT&T have paid a lot of money to make sure you get the iPhone from them, but of course it's just a fun contest to promote the store's anniversary. Unfortunately, if you missed your chance this morning, the prizes go downhill fast-- a Friends VHS set and cordless powered scissors are among the options for Friday. Wait a minute, "cordless powered scissors"? That sounds pretty cool, actually.
Of course, the 99 cent store isn't the only place you can find good deals-- Adam dropped us a heads up that Nanos are being sold in Apple's refurbished store for only 99... ok, well, dollars. But a 2gb Nano for 99 bucks is as cheap as you'll find it.
Well, this is the end folks. End of the (work) week and the end of our Spring Shuffle Giveaway. By the power of process of elimination we bring you the color pink. Pink isn't just a color, it's a cause. I think I once heard pink shot a man for snoring too loud, but that's just an ugly rumor. In any event, pink appears to be quite popular with some folks, which might be the reason why we left it for Friday. You love Friday, right? So do we. And pink. And iPods. And shuffles. And the moon.
Aside from the chance to win another iPod shuffle, this is also the last time (this week) you'll be reading this: Contest is limited to the 50 US states. The contest period is from May 18, 12:01am EST to 11:59pm. Only one entry per person, you must leave a validated comment (one that appears on the page) to enter. Full rules after the jump. That's it, good luck, and have a great weekend TUAW readers!
Welcome back to another round of TUAW's Spring Shuffle Giveaway. Today on the menu: green. Or as some of us call it, 008000. While Kermit may complain, these shuffles don't appear so unhappy with their hue. At least green is a spring color, right?
Anyway, if you don't know the drill, you enter our little giveaway by leaving exactly one comment. That's one comment per person. So far they've been excellent. Really, the elves are having fun compiling the prose into a handy guide to the internet. The contest is limited to the 50 states, and the green shuffle entry period lasts all day today, May 17 (so from 12:01am to 11:59pm Eastern). So fire up your internets and leave us a message. As always, full rules after the jump. This contest is for a green iPod shuffle, in case you forgot.
Welcome back to day three of TUAW's Spring Shuffle Giveaway. For those who finally managed to find tuaw.com on their dial, we're giving away a fresh iPod shuffle every day this week. Today's magic color chosen at random (mostly) is blue. Not exactly a Bondi blue or motherboard blue, but a vibrant blue you only see with polarized sunglasses.
Point is, you leave a comment (one per customer thanks) and you're entered in the contest. Same rules as before: limited to the 50 US states, this entry period ends tonight (May 16) at 11:59pm Eastern. Complete rules after the jump. Good luck everyone, and stay tuned for tomorrow's mystery color! Hint: it isn't gray or orange or blue.
Day two of our fabulous iPod shuffle giveaway brings you the color orange. Orange, for those of you who didn't realize, is also a fruit. Apples are fruit too. But you won't go finding us comparing the two. That's why we don't give away Zunes around here. We can tell you that there are currently 6 listings in iTunes for the classic song "The Rain" by Oran "Juice" Jones, and that one of those is listed as explicit.
Maybe that's enough orange trivia for the day. Same rules as yesterday, but timed for today. Only one comment per person, 50 US states are eligible, the orange entry period ends tonight at 11:59pm Eastern time, etc... Full rules after the jump. Good luck!
Have you heard of Macitt? It is a Digg-like site that concentrates on Apple news only, none of that wacky Linux stuff or distasteful Windows tips to clutter up the site. Our friends at Macitt let us know that they are giving away a MacBook this month, and all you have to do is participate on the site. 3 stories, 3 comments, and 3 Macitts is your formula for getting a new MacBook (or at least being entered into the contest). The contest ends June 30th, so get Macitting while the getting is good.
Don't forget that TUAW is a great source for submissions to a variety of social news sites. I'm just saying.
It's the time of year when blooming flowers have already frozen off their branches and turned to mud-- Spring! OK, it's almost summer, but we're going with a flowery outlook on life anyway. Point is, TUAW is giving away 5 iPod shuffles, one of each color, all this week.
Today's color? The vibrant color gray. The color of dust, neutrality, and Borg skin. Hard to imagine a color that better sums up the rebirth of nature, isn't it? Yeah, there are plenty of better colors. Stay tuned tomorrow as we open up the contest to our next (mystery) color...
Be sure to read the rules for all the details, but always keep in mind:
Open to the the 50 US states only (our apologies to Guam)
Only one entry per person per day (but you can enter every day this week)
Contest for the gray iPod shuffle is open until the end of the day today (11:59PM EST), and so on every day until just before midnight, May 18 (what part of ONE shuffle EACH day didn't you understand?)
To enter, just leave a comment (make sure to verify the comment so it appears below) on this post. We'll have another post tomorrow for your commenting pleasure, so y'all come back now, ya hear?
The time is upon us ladies, gents and iPhone hopefuls - the videos for the Insanely Great Tees iPhone Contest are in, and now it's time for us all to chose a winner from the finalists. Embedded in this post at Insanely Great News are ten YouTube videos created by the chosen finalists. Towards the bottom of the post is an area where you can vote for The One Video to Rule Them All, as well as six honorable mentions.
Personally? I think Garbled Text Messages takes the cake for its excellence in production and execution. I'm a little bothered that most of the videos focused on just one specific feature or advantage of the iPhone instead of advertising a little more broadly, but it ultimately looks like everyone had fun which is what matters most.
As hinted at in David's post last week, Insanely Great Tees is holding a contest for which the grand prize is a shiny new iPhone. The details of the contest, released today, lay out a process by which entrants submit a funny 30-second iPhone ad which includes the phrase "I'm an iPhone." Readers can the vote on the entries and eventually choose a winner, who will be given a $500 gift card to the Apple Store in-leiu of the actual device, which obviously isn't out yet. The deadline for entry is 11:59PM on May 7th, so all you amateur directors and actors better get cracking. Good luck, and break a leg! (Better than breaking an iPhone, eh?)
There are so many ways to get your hands on a MacBook Air (and apparently several ways to lose your grip on one, as well). You could visit the Apple Store, or Best Buy, or shop online. You could take up a collection with friends and family, or prevail upon your spouse to get one for you.
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Wanna buy an iPhone for 99 cents? You probably missed your chance. Apparently 99 Cent Only stores in California are having a big 25th anniversary party, and this morning, at their store in Westchester, CA, they sold 
Well, this is the end folks. End of the (work) week and the end of our Spring Shuffle Giveaway. By the power of process of elimination we bring you the color pink. Pink isn't just a color, it's a 
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