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!
Scott
February 26th, 2009 10:04 amI am in Los Angeles CA USA – it’s warm and sunny!
Fabian Reinhardt
February 26th, 2009 10:05 amWassenaar, The Netherlands.
Nothing special going on with the weather, just fog and a bit of rain as always.
OOv
February 26th, 2009 10:06 amyo,
Tarbes, FRANCE, hum… cloudy night.
Jeff
February 26th, 2009 10:22 amOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Typical Oklahoma weather, it’s 76 degrees, sunny and windy with a cold front expected in tomorrow that will bring snow and ice.
Daniel Gosselin
February 26th, 2009 10:23 amMTL, snow +5 degree
Alex
February 26th, 2009 10:24 amFlorianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Its raining, like 17ºC
Chris
February 26th, 2009 10:31 amGreetings from Cologne, Germany. It’s cold and a little bit rainy outside…
WanK
February 26th, 2009 10:31 amMontréal, Canada.
Not too cold outside, just -5°C, with a little snow …
Irfan
February 26th, 2009 10:31 amLondon, United Kingdom
about 9°C and slightly windy.
Odd Einar
February 26th, 2009 10:32 amOslo, Norway
the sun is shinning, well it isn’t it’s in the middle of the night, but it would if it could
Donny Reza
February 26th, 2009 10:35 amI live in Bandung, Indonesia.
I write this comment at the midnight, but i think the weather is ‘sunny’ :-)
sh4dowStrid3r
February 26th, 2009 10:43 amBangladesh, Dhaka
25 Degree Celcius, Sunny
Max
February 26th, 2009 10:45 amI live in Leiden, Netherlands and it’s a little foggy outside :D
Agitationist
February 26th, 2009 10:47 amIt’s rainy in Chicago, and I need new headphones~!
milus
February 26th, 2009 10:48 amHi!
I’m in Bologna, Italy.
The weather is good and somehow hot for february
Suzette
February 26th, 2009 10:49 amCurrently located in San Diego, California, United States of America.
The weather outside is sunny. It’s a great day today.
Paul
February 26th, 2009 10:50 amLethbridge, Canada
Snowy :(
nicole
February 26th, 2009 10:54 amportland, oregon
rain. naturally.
Jure
February 26th, 2009 10:58 amLjubljana, Slovenia
Clear (night time)
Szlo
February 26th, 2009 10:58 amCluj-Napoca, Romania. It`s cold outside and i`m very tired!
Benjibox
February 26th, 2009 10:59 amSan Francisco, USA.
Was raining 10 minutes ago, but it stopped and I can now see the sun. Weird.
Ali
February 26th, 2009 10:59 amCool! This post will be up to 50,000 now! hehe
Szlo
February 26th, 2009 10:59 amCluj-Napoca, Romania. It`s cold outside and i`m very tired!
Simon Maris
February 26th, 2009 11:01 amI’m in Kreuzau, Germany.
What I did: I looked out of my window.
What did I see: Nothing.
The problem: It’s 8pm and it’s dark outside;) My weather applet tells me it’s “Light Rain, 8° Celsius, feels like 4! Celsius”
However, at the moment, it’s absolutely dry but a bit windy..
I think, for the next giveaway 50000 comments would be a nice challenge, because we will reach 10000 this time I think;)
Happy commenting!
PS: The input field for my comment was too large. If I type long sentences they disappear behind a white border on the right hand side
(Ubuntu 8.10, Firefox 3.06)
Ahmet
February 26th, 2009 11:06 amOsmaniye south of Turkey.
It’s sunny.
Goodluck everyone
Kunal Bohra
February 26th, 2009 11:07 amFrom Winona, Minnesota, USA. Snowing outside with freezing rain!!!
Sam Brasseale
February 26th, 2009 11:08 amCalera, AL
Weather is overcast with glinting sunshine sporadically. 53 Degrees. Maggie (our puppy) seems to enjoy it outside. :D
Vanessa
February 26th, 2009 11:13 amSaudações do Brasil!
As weird as it sounds, it’s raining dramatically here with flooding and landsliding in a few cities. And the other half is sunny and peacefull just one day after carnival.
Freya
February 26th, 2009 11:15 amDeinze, Belgium and it’s already after dark so I can’t really say! cloudy and 6 degrees according to windows sidebar :P
Kenneth Tajanlangit
February 26th, 2009 11:18 amI live in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines.
The weather is cold. its about 3 in the morning. :-)
Matt Kapust
February 26th, 2009 11:19 amI’m in Spearfish South Dakota. It freezing cold here most of the state is under a winter weather advisory.
Let it snow Let it snow!
Brett
February 26th, 2009 11:21 amWestwood, CA. There’s a pretty cold winter chill out there, it’s almost in the 50s!
sharon
February 26th, 2009 11:23 amI’m on the West Coast of Canada in Vancouver, BC. We had a huge dump of snow last night, after a week or two of spring’s scent. It was 18 years ago, visiting Vancouver in the month of February, when I was standing on my mother-in-law’s porch in my barefeet — very different than the Ontario winters I’d grown up with — when I decided we should move here.
Samantha
February 26th, 2009 11:24 amI’m located near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA, and the weather is a bit cold, but pretty clear outside today. I wish it would’ve snowed more here this year but :D
Dennis
February 26th, 2009 11:27 amBochum, Germany, misty rain
balachandar
February 26th, 2009 11:27 amMe : Balachandar @ Chennai, India
Its windy dark night outside, 30 degree Celcius.
Issa
February 26th, 2009 11:29 amTehran,Iran.
Cold and Cloudy.
Robin Henry-Wilson
February 26th, 2009 11:30 amOne more day to comment!!!
Love your site!
Brandon
February 26th, 2009 11:32 amSan Antonio, 80 degrees and sunny
Yusuf Guleryuz
February 26th, 2009 11:33 ami am in erzincan from Turkey and the weather is too cold.. :S
Rob
February 26th, 2009 11:34 amIt’s sunny but cool here in Portland, Oregon, in the good old USA.
A. Zugich
February 26th, 2009 11:37 amI’m in Colorado Springs, CO USA
Mid 60s and sunny, not bad for February.
Robert
February 26th, 2009 11:38 amBerlin, Germany
4 degrees celsius with some rain.
Heather Ricco
February 26th, 2009 11:41 amI’m in Covington, United States of America.
It is grey, drizzly, and 50 degrees outside.
Yordan Stoev
February 26th, 2009 11:42 amYou rock :)!
Jake M.
February 26th, 2009 11:46 amSan Francisco, CA – 56 and slight chance of rain.
Ral_Makadonia
February 26th, 2009 11:47 amLocation: Germany, NRW, Bocholt
Weather: Rainy -.-’
mamcx
February 26th, 2009 11:48 amI’m in Medellìn, Colombia.
Is raining.. and dark… as myself (a better climate will be here with that prizes!)
Mike N.
February 26th, 2009 11:48 amTraverse City, MI
We’re expecting 7″ of snow, 30 degrees.
RedDeviL
February 26th, 2009 11:50 amBogotá, Colombia.
Bright burning sun, but dark clouds are coming over… I think it’s going to rain in the afternoon.
Sergey
February 26th, 2009 11:52 amKansas City, Missouri, USA
Rainy :(
Alejandro
February 26th, 2009 11:52 amSantafe de Bogota – Colombia.
Sunny but cloudy.
Ted Bragg
February 26th, 2009 11:55 amTed Bragg
Humble, Texas (outskirts of Houston)
It’s a cloudy, muggy 80 F and a wind kicking up 35mph gusts…
kalbir
February 26th, 2009 11:55 amLondon, UK
It’s dark outside but I think that it’s drizzling…
Horeanu
February 26th, 2009 11:56 amRomania/Bucuresti
Is Sunny and Foggy in the same time .
Rodolfo Guedes
February 26th, 2009 11:56 amOporto, Portugal, Europe.
Quite pleasant weather, not to hot, not too cold, clear sky.
Flisha
February 26th, 2009 11:57 amZamboanga City, Philippines. The rain has been in and out all day long.
Kat Bennett
February 26th, 2009 11:59 amI’m in Leicester, east midlands, UK. It’s mild and dry :)
Roy Rosado
February 26th, 2009 12:06 pmOrange Walk, Belize & its cloudy with scattered showers.
Morning Toast
February 26th, 2009 12:07 pmI’m in Columbus, Ohio (USA) and right now it’s an acceptable 50 degrees and overcast. Rain coming.
Anosh Soltanabadi
February 26th, 2009 12:07 pmStockholm, Sweden! The Venice of the north!!
It’s snowing like crazy right now but it was raining earlier today!!
Talk about crazy weather.
Gord888
February 26th, 2009 12:12 pmCanada, Brampton
Sunny
Nate
February 26th, 2009 12:20 pmNorcross, GA outside Altanta, GA, USA
64 degrees Fahrenheit partly cloudy
jerichvc
February 26th, 2009 12:22 pmPhilippines, Bauang
Sunny.
:)
Louise Lamb
February 26th, 2009 12:23 pmIpswich, England
It is grey and miserable. Though not wet and not too cold.
Matt Hopkins
February 26th, 2009 12:23 pmFort Worth, TX
86°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: SW at 0 mph
Humidity: 35%
Pretty warm for this time of year!
Valérie Manificat
February 26th, 2009 12:23 pmI’m in Annecy in FRANCE
Good day and sunny
Andrei P
February 26th, 2009 12:25 pmIasi, Romania
Pretty cold. The snow is melting these days though.
Jggamba
February 26th, 2009 12:26 pmI’m in Pereira, Colombia
It’s rainy outside
Trey Swartz
February 26th, 2009 12:27 pmI’m in Fort Worth, TX USA(obviously) and it’s
Temp: 87 F
UV Index: 5 Moderate
Wind: From S at 14mph gusting to 20 mph
Humidity: 37%
Pressure: 29.79 in.
Dew Point: 58F
Visibility 10.0 miles
and there is a 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening.
that should be sufficient
Catalin
February 26th, 2009 12:32 pmI am in Romania, Galati. It’s a cold weather here, and I don’t like it.
Curtis Steckel
February 26th, 2009 12:33 pmSan Francisco, U.S.A. and it’s yucky and unpredictable outside!
Doug Murray
February 26th, 2009 12:34 pmI`m in Scotland – 10 minutes away from Glasgow Airport in a wee village called Houston – its cold and wet and dark, but spring is just round the corner
steve w
February 26th, 2009 12:35 pmI’m in trouble…gonna miss my deadline!
Mateo
February 26th, 2009 12:35 pmBucharest, Romania
it’s cooooooooooooooooold, way to cooooooooooooold.
xiao
February 26th, 2009 12:40 pmHow’s it rocking, Smashing Magazine? This looks nice ;D
Greetings from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The weather here is a bit cold (6 degree Celsius).
Luca
February 26th, 2009 12:45 pmI’m in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
It’s cold but clear.
jack d
February 26th, 2009 12:47 pmI’m from Ridgefield, Connecticut!
It’s sunny outside, and warmer than usual as well (46 F)
Markus
February 26th, 2009 12:47 pmNieuwegein, The Netherlands,
dark and it’s drizzling
complex
February 26th, 2009 12:57 pmIt’s sunny, windy, and around 60 degrees here in Denver, Colorado (and that’s USA, not Denver in Japan).
jaumeAV
February 26th, 2009 12:57 pmhiii
New York City – USA
here is cooold,very cold, but sunny.
:)
fuma
February 26th, 2009 1:02 pmHamburg, Germany
dark (obvious), rainy and cold
Jeb Baxley
February 26th, 2009 1:03 pmBeautiful Myrtle Beach, USA
Today it is partly cloudy with some sunshine :)
Joren Rapini
February 26th, 2009 1:06 pmHailing from Akron, Ohio. Pretty boring place, but the weather never leaves us bored. . . one day it’s hot, one day it’s snowing. Right now it’s a bit warmer than usual.
Julian
February 26th, 2009 1:08 pmRomania, Bucharest – outside is foggy
Deyan Dragov
February 26th, 2009 1:09 pmI’m in Sofia, Bulgaria (Eastern Europe)
and the weather definately sucks, it’s below zero (celcius), snowy and windy :(
Gary Smith
February 26th, 2009 1:09 pmHouston, Texas, where it’s already a balmy 83 deg F in February. Looks like a sweltering summer ahead!
rob
February 26th, 2009 1:10 pmuk, midlands and its bloody raining
prgreatness
February 26th, 2009 1:10 pmBloomington, IN
It’s refreshingly cool and sunny outside.
Carlos Eduardo M.
February 26th, 2009 1:23 pmI am from medellin, colombia, and is cold, and sad, dark and empty, like my soul that is crying out for a prize!
Tim Seidler
February 26th, 2009 1:25 pmMorris, Illinois
It’s gray and the ground is wet.
Ian H.
February 26th, 2009 1:28 pmI’m in Prince Albert, SK, Canada. (53.1915, -105.7148)
The weather outside is frigid (-29°C).
M. Mert Konduz
February 26th, 2009 1:29 pmIstanbul, Turkey.
It’s cold and rainy outside.
Edinson Mendez
February 26th, 2009 1:31 pmI´m in San Cristobal, Venezuela.
it’s very sunny today
Max
February 26th, 2009 1:33 pmSingen, Germany. It’s a cloudy night..
tommey
February 26th, 2009 1:34 pmLos Angeles, California U.S.A
It is wonderfully beautiful outside, 65 degree F, sunny bright blue sky, 6 mph wind from the SW.
lotusecho
February 26th, 2009 1:36 pmI am in Akron, Ohio USA. The weather outside is cloudy, damp, and around 52 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jozef
February 26th, 2009 1:38 pmin Nove Zamky, Slovakia – it is cold and rainy, washing all the snow to tha past :(
Mark
February 26th, 2009 1:39 pmAlbany, NY and windy.
Carlo
February 26th, 2009 1:45 pmI’m in Albiate, near Milan, in Italy.
The wheather is fine, it’s a cold night with clear sky.