Hardware Giveaway: 5,000 Comments Challenge!
Update (27/02): we received 9000 comments – we hit the 5,000 mark! And the winners are: 1) graphic card goes to Joshua Lawson (#5533) from Sewell, NJ; 2) the mouse goes to Gareth (#5651) from Cape Town, South Africa; 3) the headphones go to Catalin (#8598) from Bucharest, Romania. Congratulations! All winners have already been contacted.
If you didn’t win, it may make sense for you to subscribe to our RSS-feed, more giveaways are coming! Thank you for participation!
Why should you get gifts only on Christmas and your birthday? We at Smashing Magazine love to give away things all year long. This time, you have a chance to get some really cool hardware.
Taking part in this giveaway is easy… well, maybe not that easy. We’re keen on seeing a lot of comments and want to see at least 5,000 comments in this post, so spread the word and help us get to 5,000 or more comments and then win one of the smashing prizes below.
The 5,000 comment challenge is important, folks. If we don’t reach that goal, then the prizes get torched. Okay, they don’t get torched, but the giveaway only kicks in after 5000 comments. It is not a random, unrealistic figure either; we got 3,800 comments in our recent books giveaway.
Prizes You Can Win
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2, with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory 2 x 256-bit memory interface, 2.4 teraFLOPS of GPU power and 1600 stream processing units.
Sennheiser PXC 350, a high-end travel headphone, with active noise compensation and a set for active attenuation of ambient noise.
Microsoft Arc Mouse Black, an ergonomic laser mouse with customizable buttons that folds to 60% of its fully expanded size; for both left-handers and right-handers.
How Do I Participate?
To participate, just leave a comment and tell us:
- Where in the world are you currently located (country and city), and
- How is the weather outside? Rainy? Sunny? Foggy?
The giveaway lasts until Friday, February 27th. The three winners will be selected randomly. Good luck, folks, and please spread the word!
westoo
February 23rd, 2009 10:17 pmI’m from Slovakia! =D
Bratislava
The weather is cold. It’s snowing a lot. Bratislava have traffic problems =(
-1°C
Marivic
February 23rd, 2009 10:17 pmI’m From Manila Philippines!!! its sunny..very hot in here…
Santhosh
February 23rd, 2009 10:18 pmSanthosh, India
28°C
Current: Haze
Wind: W at 16 km/h
Humidity: 39%
SoNotLeet
February 23rd, 2009 10:18 pmI’m stuck here in Orlando, Florida. But at least the weather is nice. It’s 65 degrees right now. Crisp air and clear skies.
Metalspud
February 23rd, 2009 10:19 pmIm in Perth, Western Australia.
It’s overcast outside but nice and warm.
Jan Reinhardt
February 23rd, 2009 10:20 pmhamburg, germany
rainy, 7 degrees
R. Daniel
February 23rd, 2009 10:20 pmRomania, Tg-Mures , It’s cold, but sunny.
Afe
February 23rd, 2009 10:20 pmSunshine Coast, Australia. The weather is perfect.
Kedar Patil
February 23rd, 2009 10:20 pmI am from Pune known as The Oxford of the East.
Pune, India.
Current:Smoke, Wind: N at 0 km/h, Humidity: 40%, 30°C
Twila
February 23rd, 2009 10:20 pmIm in Tempe, Arizona and it 56 degree out.
Carlo Brayer
February 23rd, 2009 10:21 pmPelotas, RS Brazil
22º C and a great night here!!
:D
Antti
February 23rd, 2009 10:21 pmI’m from Finland, Tampere.
Weather is cloudy and temperature is about -2°C to -4°C
Oliver
February 23rd, 2009 10:21 pmI’m in Singapore. Looks like its gonna rain heavily very soon.
Ben Clapton
February 23rd, 2009 10:21 pmHere in Perth, Western Australia. Nice cooler day today, about 27C. Bit cloudy, but bit of sun poking through. The headphones look nice… been wanting to get a good set for a while.
Daniel V
February 23rd, 2009 10:21 pmLima, Peru.
Sunny and humid :D
Dimitar Tsonev
February 23rd, 2009 10:22 pmPlovdiv, Bulgaria
It is sunny, but cold.
Jay S.
February 23rd, 2009 10:22 pmSyracuse, New York
Cold, snowy, and miserable. Wouldn’t recommend it much.
Aaron
February 23rd, 2009 10:22 pmI am from Penang, Malaysia.
Few days ago, it was so hot till all the green grass become brownish and even black due to cigarette throwing. Good news is rain pouring down from heaven for the pass 3 days. CHEERS!!!
Chris
February 23rd, 2009 10:23 pmI’m from WI!
Weather is to cold to to shoot -1F moon lit night!
~Chris
Aditya.S
February 23rd, 2009 10:23 pmHi I’m Aditya from Mumbai, India and the weather outside is sunny and sultry
akhil
February 23rd, 2009 10:23 pmI am at Mumbai, India.
The weather outside is sunny, hot and humid.
roslan
February 23rd, 2009 10:25 pmHi!
I guess my comment is at no. 3178th. Hopefully it’s a lucky number.
I’m from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s sunny outside…as bright as my chance to win (sigh)!
Andrew Wilkinson
February 23rd, 2009 10:26 pmChristchurch, New Zealand. Was rainy today but it cleared up a bit.
Dave
February 23rd, 2009 10:27 pmSouth Africa, sunny and hot! Very little wind!
David R.
February 23rd, 2009 10:27 pmSan Diego, CA where the weather outside is cloudy and gloomy. Just the way I like it!
Ian Edwards
February 23rd, 2009 10:27 pmI’m in Durban, South Africa
The temp is 23C and it is a bright sunny day.
Trevor Henry
February 23rd, 2009 10:27 pmI’m in Bradford, Ontario, Canada – just North of Toronto. It’s dark outside at the moment, damn cold and snow everywhere (but not snowing!).
Loïc
February 23rd, 2009 10:28 pmStrasbourg, France. The weather is quite bad as it has been for a few weeks :(
Grant Shippey
February 23rd, 2009 10:28 pmIn Johannesburg South Africa – cloudy but warm
geir ellefsen
February 23rd, 2009 10:28 pmTrondheim, Norway
Cold.
Shriram Raviraj
February 23rd, 2009 10:29 pmHey i’m Shriram. I’m from Stony Brook, New York, USA and it’s really cold and windy outside.
Chavelo
February 23rd, 2009 10:29 pmI’m in Denver, CO, USA and the weather is kinda chilly with wind.
Julio Dominguez
February 23rd, 2009 10:29 pmCurrently living in Denver, CO. U.S.A, the weather has been quiet nice windy and humid.
Kevin
February 23rd, 2009 10:30 pm…Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany: cloudy, cold and a bit foggy…waiting for the summer ;-)
Byron Daly
February 23rd, 2009 10:30 pmI live in Durban, South Africa and the weather is hot…really hot!
exit
February 23rd, 2009 10:30 pmHannover, Germany.
It’s mostly sunny at 30F this morning.
Sam Callis
February 23rd, 2009 10:30 pmEncinitas, California, It was slightly cloudy today
Stone
February 23rd, 2009 10:30 pmHanoi, Vietnam
The weather is beautiful.
anh the 3189 comm :D
Rizky
February 23rd, 2009 10:30 pmI’m in Malaysia (Cyberjaya)
and
it’s raining cats and dogs !
TallyWay
February 23rd, 2009 10:31 pmBrighton, UK
Outside; cloudy, fairly dark as it’s still very early and not too cold. It’s just right for a sweater (nop, no jacket needed anymore).
hehe, great way of getting people to start posting comments SM.
Heri
February 23rd, 2009 10:32 pmJakarta, Indonesia. 50-50 I may said as cloudy and bright just comes and goes.
Gman
February 23rd, 2009 10:32 pmVilnius, Lithuania
Weather is not really nice, snow on the ground and clouds in the sky:)
Mark Forman
February 23rd, 2009 10:33 pmTaichung, Taiwan It is warm and sunny and quite beautiful right now at 2:31PM 2.24.09
curtis Estridge
February 23rd, 2009 10:33 pmDayton Ohio, Cold and pretending it might get warm
Kostas
February 23rd, 2009 10:33 pmI m in Thessaloniki, Greece and the weather is sunny :)
Ajay
February 23rd, 2009 10:34 pmI am Ajay from Mumbai. And, as akhil said above the weather is hot, sunny and humid!
mj0lnir
February 23rd, 2009 10:34 pmReus, Spain. Looks like today will be a sunny day.
Hnin Wai Lwin
February 23rd, 2009 10:34 pmI’m not sure I should join this… :)
Yangon, Myanmar. Weather is sunny.
Bogdan S.
February 23rd, 2009 10:34 pmRomania, Iasi
Dark weather, no sun around .
Regards!
Adam
February 23rd, 2009 10:35 pmI am in Aurora, Ontario and its -11º C, but not snowing…
Sam Lv
February 23rd, 2009 10:35 pmI’m in Shanghai,China and the weather is rainy.
Alex
February 23rd, 2009 10:35 pmI am in Baltimore, MD and I gotta say it’s pretty cold and windy out here.
zoltan szabo
February 23rd, 2009 10:35 pmHiHi i’m Zoltan, i live in Miskolc City, Hungary, Europe and it’s snowing!
Let’s reach the goal!
T. Hunsaker
February 23rd, 2009 10:35 pmI’m in Arizona, its dark outside, clear skies and I should be sleeping.
bara
February 23rd, 2009 10:36 pmI’m in Jakarta, Indonesia
The weather is hot but the sun shines like smashing sapphire today.
:D
Hendrik
February 23rd, 2009 10:36 pmJakarta, Indonesia
Sunny outside @ 1.35 PM
Adan
February 23rd, 2009 10:37 pmI am in Aurora, Ontario and its -11º C. yeaaaaaaaaaaaa
Nadun
February 23rd, 2009 10:37 pmI’m from Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bright sunny day (31°C) out here with lots of humidity. Expecting a rain in the evening, cause we got slight rain past couple of days.
KR.Z
February 23rd, 2009 10:37 pmTallahassee, Florida. USA It’s a bit chilly outside, and dark.
Zeeshan
February 23rd, 2009 10:38 pmPakistan, Islamabad, Its sunny and chilly out here.. cheers..
Relic Viper
February 23rd, 2009 10:38 pmJohannesburg, South Africa
Its cloudy but that never tends to last ;)
Rizwan
February 23rd, 2009 10:38 pmLocated in Mumbai, India. Weather is a little hot and smoky.
According to Google.
Weather for Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
32°C
Current: Smoke
Wind: NW at 10 km/h
Humidity: 26%
Eric Norton
February 23rd, 2009 10:40 pmOrange / CA / USA.
Sunny and rainy with temps around 21°C.
Betto
February 23rd, 2009 10:40 pmfrom Tacna Peru, its a little cold night here
more comments more comments
Ed
February 23rd, 2009 10:41 pmI’m in Bad Bocklet, Germany and the weather outside is cloudy and rainy. Typical German weather for this time of the year. Go 5000 Yeah!!
Rahul
February 23rd, 2009 10:41 pmBhopal,Madhya Pradesh India :)
Current Conditions (12:01 IST)
TEMP 20 °C
WIND 3 mph
HUMIDITY 51 %
PRESSURE 101.43 kpa
SKY COND. MOSTLY CLOUDY
SUNRISE 6:59am SUNSET 6:10pm
Good luck everyone :)
maddesigns
February 23rd, 2009 10:42 pmBerlin, Germany, weather is cold outside, maybe it will be a sunny day – 07:41 AM CET
Inspecteurplume
February 23rd, 2009 10:43 pmParis, France.
Rainy @ 07:43
Fraisouille63
February 23rd, 2009 10:43 pmClermont-Ferrand, France
Sun is rising, it’s not too cold as we have some clouds this morning !!
Sean McKendall
February 23rd, 2009 10:44 pmChampaign, Illinois, USA
Mostly cloudy. 21 F.
John
February 23rd, 2009 10:44 pmI am currently in Flagstaff, Arizona and the weather is cold and overcast! You may not believe it but the ground is covered in snow!
Aaron
February 23rd, 2009 10:44 pmDongguan, China. It’s a bit cloudy here today.
Armin
February 23rd, 2009 10:44 pmHi there..
I’m from Germany located in Homburg in the Saarland.
Outside there’s a rainy day starting up.
Keep on your good work!
Betto
February 23rd, 2009 10:44 pmfrom Tacna Peru, its a little cold night here
Timothy Skirven
February 23rd, 2009 10:45 pmHarrisonburg, VA
If my teeth would stop clattering, I would tell you that it’s about 20 degrees outside and my house has no heat.
mment
February 23rd, 2009 10:45 pmI’m from mayerling (lower austria) and it snows, snows, snows!
So hopefully there is enough time when you send the prices, because the delivery service has no chance to come to me ;)
David
February 23rd, 2009 10:45 pmNear Portsmouth, South coast UK. Outside is dark, cold but clear! A fresh 8°C :)
javad samiee
February 23rd, 2009 10:46 pmLocated in Mashahd, Iran. Weather is a sunny with temps around 20°C.
Wim
February 23rd, 2009 10:46 pmNijmegen, The Netherlands.
4°C, Cloudy
random
February 23rd, 2009 10:47 pmOslo, norway
Foggy, snow is melting (=
sydo
February 23rd, 2009 10:47 pmI’m in Hatvan, Hungary. Snow falls here!
Rigard Kruger
February 23rd, 2009 10:47 pmLove you Smashing Magazine – straight out of a warm, summery, sunny and lovely Cape Town, South Africa!
Magnus
February 23rd, 2009 10:48 pmHello from Oslo, Norway.
The weather is cloudy and around -3 C.
Go 5000! =)
ALINA GHERMAN
February 23rd, 2009 10:49 pmTargu-Mures, Romania
It’s snowing!!!
-1degC
Frank
February 23rd, 2009 10:50 pmI am in Damme, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is cloudy and it will probably start raining soon – as usual.
Dave Rigotti
February 23rd, 2009 10:50 pmI’m in Toledo, OH USA and it’s currently pretty chilly. We received some snow over the past few days.
Nicole
February 23rd, 2009 10:50 pmGreetings from Dallas! It’s kinda chilly out.
By the way, the mouse just looks comfortable…
bergje
February 23rd, 2009 10:51 pmsmall city nearby Cracow, Poland. :)
It’s snowy and very cold. (:
mee
February 23rd, 2009 10:51 pmSwitzerland, Zürich
It’s foggy, wet and about 0°C.
jab
February 23rd, 2009 10:51 pmMadrid, Spain
Today will be a sunny day up to 15 C
Krzysztof
February 23rd, 2009 10:51 pmYet Another Comment
YAC YAC YAC YAC YAC YAC
greetings from
Gdynia, Poland
1C outdoor
Radu
February 23rd, 2009 10:53 pmHi. -11 degrees Celsius here, in Mures, Romania. Have a nice day
Boryana
February 23rd, 2009 10:53 pmSofia / Bulgaria
It is very cold with temperature around -8°C.
Jannik
February 23rd, 2009 10:53 pmNaestved, Denmark. Where it’s sunny but COLD :-)
John
February 23rd, 2009 10:54 pmSan Diego USA Partly Cloudy
Tommy Yi
February 23rd, 2009 10:55 pmOklahoma City, OK and it’s Sunny.
Diego
February 23rd, 2009 10:55 pmgreat prizes
Sladj
February 23rd, 2009 10:56 pmHi from Hobart, Australia
5mins Rainy next 5mins Sunny strange weather
Zul
February 23rd, 2009 10:56 pmi’m zul from Malaysia. It’s a shiny and hot here. Need something to cool me down…maybe 4870×2 fan..?hehe
age_b
February 23rd, 2009 10:56 pmWilhelmshaven, Germany… foggy 2°C …