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!
Ryan
February 26th, 2009 6:36 amI’m in Rogers, Arkansas, USA, and it’s cloudy, humid and 61°F.
Amanda
February 26th, 2009 6:42 amUtrecht, The Netherlands.
The weather is cloudy, but it is not raining ;-), and about 8 degrees.
Phil
February 26th, 2009 6:42 amDublin, Ireland, cloudy but so far dry-ish and warm-ish
Chris
February 26th, 2009 6:45 amI am in Ontario, Canada!
Rainy. The snow is going away with the rain though. Nice today, but this weekend it’s going to -5 Celsius again!
letto
February 26th, 2009 6:50 ami’m located in Erlangen, Germany – weather is bad as always in this season – right now it’s quite windy, and rain is crackling upon my roof.
Zsolt
February 26th, 2009 6:50 amHelsinki, Finland
It’s around freezing point with cloud cover and light snow.
Scott
February 26th, 2009 6:54 amBoston, MA….
Kind of overcast today….
Adam
February 26th, 2009 6:55 amHi! I’m in Kingston upon Hull (also known as “‘ull” by the locals lol) which is on the east coast of the UK… the weather here today is a balmy 9 degrees C (although feels a lot cooler!!). No rain, but no snow, and not a lot of sun either :-(
Marius
February 26th, 2009 6:55 amWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
2°C
A few clouds
Wind: SE 5km/h
Relative Humidity: 87%
Visibility: 8.0 km
Ceiling: unlimited
snow is melting
Tom Hodgins
February 26th, 2009 6:57 amKingston, Ontario, Canada calling in!
It’s overcast and cold out today, unfortunately I’ve gotta go to the dentist and can’t crawl back in bed!
Twin Cities Blues
February 26th, 2009 7:00 amFirst time commenter but the swag is well worth it. Prior Lake, Minnesota. 22 degrees (F) and expecting heavy snow (6 to 8 inches) within the next few hours..
Brian
February 26th, 2009 7:00 amWhere: Collegeville, PA (USA)
Weather: Crappy…..Rain and sleet.
Would rather be on a beach drinking.
Jonathan MOREL
February 26th, 2009 7:00 amHi all. I’m Jonathan M. and come from France, and more precisely from Ifs, a city near to Caen (Calvados, 14).
It’s very cold and raining right now. :(
mati
February 26th, 2009 7:01 amI live in Wrocław, Poland. Unfortunately it’s cold and rainy.
Jenn LaP
February 26th, 2009 7:05 amSeattle, Washington USA. It’s Snowing! Brr….
Unfortunately, Seattleites dont know how to drive in the snow…
Gorky
February 26th, 2009 7:07 amMaribor, Slovenia.
Sunny of course as always :)
SuDs
February 26th, 2009 7:08 amToronto, Canada.
A warm and sunny 2 degrees celcius day.
crosclip
February 26th, 2009 7:21 amPoland, Wroclaw :)
Cold and rainy
Smylo
February 26th, 2009 7:22 amI am in Hamburg, Germany
the weather at the moment is rainy
Barbara
February 26th, 2009 7:25 amDarlington in County Durham, England and its a mild dull day out there at the minute!
Cserei Zoltán
February 26th, 2009 7:26 amTargu Secuiesc, Romania
It’s quite cloudy outside.
Robin K.
February 26th, 2009 7:27 amI’m sitting in my warm living room in Munich. Outside cold… pretty damned cold.
Allen
February 26th, 2009 7:27 amLove the zeen guys… keep up the great work
Grants Pass, Oregon here…
Foggy and overcast… slight drizzle…
typical souther oregon day for this time of year… LOL
madaerodog
February 26th, 2009 7:28 amBucharest , Romania.
Cloudy , windy :)
Emy
February 26th, 2009 7:29 amI’m in Quebec City, QC, Canada
Snowing, about -5 Celcius
Teksait
February 26th, 2009 7:29 am* Spain, Barcelona
* Sunny
Francis Boudreau
February 26th, 2009 7:33 amI’m in Quebec, Canada!
There’s snow here…
TheOm3ga
February 26th, 2009 7:36 amBroadcasting from Cádiz, Spain. It’s pretty cloudy, not the usual weather though.
Sebastian
February 26th, 2009 7:36 amI’m in Guimaraes, Portugal is 22 degrees and sunny!!
Bizau Claudiu
February 26th, 2009 7:36 amRomania ,Timisoara – it’s 3 degrees celsius , fogy and cloudy, with a light wind
Bryan Hunter
February 26th, 2009 7:37 amSpringfield, Missouri
Wet!
Congrats on over 5,000!!
Veigo
February 26th, 2009 7:42 amTallinn, Estonia
Snowing!
Brian Hamner
February 26th, 2009 7:42 amTuscaloosa, AL
Its cloudy and 65. Pick me Pick me!
daniel levitt
February 26th, 2009 7:43 amLiverpool, United Kingdom
Its bloody freezing!
p.s I feel lucky
Eric Geller
February 26th, 2009 7:45 amI’m in Washington, D.C., where the weather is a bit cold but expected to warm up by the end of the afternoon.
Milosh B
February 26th, 2009 7:45 amHi, I’m from Taebla, Estonia.
The weather is pretty gray and cold as always.
B.S.Bimal Bose
February 26th, 2009 7:46 amI’m in Kollam, India.
It’s Sunny outside.
Mat Harding
February 26th, 2009 7:47 amI’m in Penzance, argghhhh- and it’s bloody lovely sunny weather outside today!
Ansome.
Yulian
February 26th, 2009 7:54 amI’m in malang, Indonesia
right now rainy here…. >.<
Pomhk
February 26th, 2009 7:56 amExcellent idea ! I’m in Montpellier, in France, and we have a perfect sunny weather…
Bye !
D Gzella
February 26th, 2009 7:56 amLeeds, UK
Cloudy, cold and windy
Mpbrigham
February 26th, 2009 7:59 amPenn Yan, NY
its sunny out maybe 50 degrees. Hopefully no more snow :)
Peter
February 26th, 2009 7:59 amI live in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. It is a cold, cloudy day here.
Bojan
February 26th, 2009 7:59 amGancani, Slovenia.
A little bit cloudy and pretty cold.
Waqas A
February 26th, 2009 8:00 amI am in Kingston, CANADA and the weather outside is sunny with a cold breeze with -5 Degree celcius
Natalie
February 26th, 2009 8:01 amI’m in Winnipeg, Canada
It is lightly snowing, windy and -23 (-36 with windchill)!
pau
February 26th, 2009 8:02 amSkoczow, Poland.
Melting snow outside, i got two boats instead of my shoes, and it’s cloudy, aand i was just dumped, aand..
Mathew Liles
February 26th, 2009 8:05 amI’m in Bridgend, South Wales
Typical Welsh weather – gray and cloudy
Luciush
February 26th, 2009 8:06 amCity: Rybnik, Country: Poland, Weather: little snowy :)
Vincent Prat
February 26th, 2009 8:10 amSt Moritz, Switzerland.
Sunny but cold.
Bram
February 26th, 2009 8:11 amDrunen, The Netherlands
It’s quite windy and 5 degree celcius but it’s not raining :)
ADo
February 26th, 2009 8:12 amBirmingham Overcast
Chris Moss
February 26th, 2009 8:12 amIm in Manchester, UK
Weather is sunny but cool
aldur
February 26th, 2009 8:12 ambirmingham, overcast
lebilebi
February 26th, 2009 8:15 amCurrently located in Jyväskylä, Finland. Weather outside: dark, cold and scary..
Planta
February 26th, 2009 8:17 amBelo Horizonte, Brasil.
hot hot hot! SO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! =D
alex.rainy
February 26th, 2009 8:19 amKiev, Ukraine
Its cold and snowy :))
Diane
February 26th, 2009 8:20 amI’m in Lancaster, England.
I’s 7 degrees and cloudy.
I’d rather be somewhere warm and sunny!
Anelinne
February 26th, 2009 8:22 amHi! I’m from Argentina, in my city Corrientes the weather normally is tropical and
warm, today is sunny and hot!
Kisses!
Brian
February 26th, 2009 8:27 amSpringfield, Missouri, USA
Cloudy
Alex
February 26th, 2009 8:29 amIn Athens, Greece,
it’s quite gloomy, with a frost coming.
Aching for some summer!
Pete Stoneman
February 26th, 2009 8:32 amMilton Keynes, England, UK
It’s dreary, and cold. Typical English weather!
Giovanni
February 26th, 2009 8:34 amI’m in Barranquilla, Colombia
It’s very sunny here. 34°C !!!
bobmartien
February 26th, 2009 8:40 amI’m in Lille, France !
And the weather outside ? Always rainy ! I leave at the north of France -_-”
eggsite
February 26th, 2009 8:42 amAix en Provence, France, sunny, spring is coming slowly (17°c)!
Brendon Kozlowski
February 26th, 2009 8:43 amI’m located in Saratoga Springs, NY, USA.
The weather is balmy for winter, the high temperature is 42 degrees Fahrenheit, currently at 35 degrees, with a hazy sky, but sun shimmering through.
Andres
February 26th, 2009 8:51 amLima, Peru
A hot sunny day, I hope have time to go to the pool.
Thomas
February 26th, 2009 8:53 amSelkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Cold and snowing -32C.
Leon
February 26th, 2009 8:53 amUkraine, Lutsk – It’s the snow, rain and the cold temperature.
Ian Smith
February 26th, 2009 8:55 amI am in York and it is dry but there’s a sky full of dappled grey clouds.
gamin
February 26th, 2009 8:58 amHey you guys rocks !
From Nice, French Riviera. Sun and topless girls, sportscars and aesthetic surgery.
John
February 26th, 2009 9:01 amAvon, NJ
Overcast
Great Site, btw.
Jacob
February 26th, 2009 9:07 amOrem, Utah.
Finally coming out of winter. 37 degrees and Partly Cloudy.
Wouldn’t mind having that video card ;)
Said K
February 26th, 2009 9:12 amAnn Arbor, USA
Cloudy
Marta Feio
February 26th, 2009 9:13 amPorto, Portugal.
Sunny, as the most of the time, with a beautiful clean sky and 20 degree celcius.
Dennis Holmqvist
February 26th, 2009 9:13 amWoa. Nice competition..over here in northern sweden its a pretty slow night. Cold and slow..
Jen McBrayer
February 26th, 2009 9:14 amHuntington Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Do I really need to tell you the weather…it’s always sunny and 75 degrees.
Smashing Mag is the best blog site around!
Jay
February 26th, 2009 9:15 amHello,
I’m Jay from Lausanne in Switzerland. The weather is cloudy with snow on the floor and I want this graphic card! :)
Miranda
February 26th, 2009 9:17 amMississauga, Ontario, Canada – grey but very mild (5° C, yippee…good for us anyway)
Catalin
February 26th, 2009 9:17 amBucharest, Romania
Weather report: Dark and freakin’ cold :)
Keep up the good work !
Güz
February 26th, 2009 9:25 amSurviving from Santos, Brazil.
Hot weather, massive tropical storm with big waves ‘smashing’ today, yeah!!!
farbenbaden
February 26th, 2009 9:31 amnight… no clouds
germany
kostas markellos
February 26th, 2009 9:31 amhi from patras,greece
we are freezing these days…
Priscila
February 26th, 2009 9:32 amSantos, Brasil, raining
Tim
February 26th, 2009 9:33 amBraunschweig, Germany
weather is cold and rainy
Zach
February 26th, 2009 9:34 amThere are some very nice prizes being given away here. Good luck to everyone, and a special thanks to Smashing Magazine for the giveaway! AND………
United States
Phoenix, AZ
65°F
Current: Cloudy
Wind: E at 6 mph
Humidity: 31%
Humberto Araújo
February 26th, 2009 9:35 amRain, rain, rain… Sux!
Humberto
Guarujá-SP
Brasil.
Jens
February 26th, 2009 9:36 amHildesheim, Germany
Dark and somewhat rainy outside. But some hours ago there was quite a nice warming air here!
I guess the video card won´t work in my mac but i don´t mind having 2 nice new mini fans :p
Laurens
February 26th, 2009 9:36 amGent, East-Flanders, Belgium
A gradient from gray to a orange-black street light polluted sky ,…
Douglas Liberalesso da Silva
February 26th, 2009 9:40 amI’m Douglas, Santo Ângelo – RS – Brazil, and the weather outside is rainy.
Phillip
February 26th, 2009 9:40 amLinz, Austria
Rain, 3°C
FA
February 26th, 2009 9:41 amEdison, New Jersey
It’s cloudy here….
Julien
February 26th, 2009 9:43 amHi!
Annecy, FRANCE and it’s rainy :(
:)
harish
February 26th, 2009 9:48 ami am harish from chennai, india..
the weather outside is sunny and yet inviting!
André Camargo
February 26th, 2009 9:50 amI´m from São Paulo, Brazil.
climate is cloudy
joe
February 26th, 2009 9:51 amOstrava, Czech Republic. It’s cold here but finally warm enough for the snow to melt.
Matt
February 26th, 2009 9:54 amWow, over 8,6k by this time, I guess next time the limit will be 15 or 20 thousand :D
Mark Luker
February 26th, 2009 9:55 amSitting in my office in Houston, Texas, looking out at cloudy skies. Unseasonably warm today – highs around 83 F.
That vid card will fit nicely in the rig I’m curretnly building
Alejandro Solorzano
February 26th, 2009 9:56 amI’m Alex from Guadalajara (The land of Tequila), Mexico
We have no clouds, sunny, warm weather =)
DaveW
February 26th, 2009 10:01 amCalgary, Alberta, Canada. Cold and sunny, and we got a dump of snow yesterday so the skiing this weekend will be great!