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!
Lynne O'Connor
February 26th, 2009 1:49 pmI am in Wellington, New Zealand
It is sunny outside with a bit of cloud around.
Ryan Downie
February 26th, 2009 1:52 pmLocated: Lancaster, England, and it is raining (no surprises there then).
carver
February 26th, 2009 1:52 pmGimme!
seriously though, i just discovered this site 2 days ago, and I think I am in love…smashing magazine, will you marry me?
carver
February 26th, 2009 1:53 pmI am in NYC and the weather is nice…feels like a spring day…slightly sunny, not too cold…love it
georgeorwell
February 26th, 2009 1:54 pmIn New York!
(USa)
Weather is well, New Yorky…ha ha ha
about 35 degrees and a little overcast/with some sun.
Paul Platts
February 26th, 2009 2:04 pmI am in Brighton, England
It is dark outside. Cold, about 10 celsius, and slightly damp. Of course it always rains over here.
LionLiang
February 26th, 2009 2:04 pmHousotn, TX USA
The weather is great and sunny.
Jon Y
February 26th, 2009 2:05 pmI’m in San Rafael, California. It’s sunny outside, but it’s not particularly warm either.
Mike Kivikoski
February 26th, 2009 2:08 pmSomerville MA, USA cold but sunny out
3rn3st0
February 26th, 2009 2:12 pmHi!, I’m Ernesto, now I’m living in Guanare, Venezuela
Here it’s so foggy xD
Friso
February 26th, 2009 2:12 pmCrap, I am very very late lol but here’s my uber special reply :>:> w0000t
I’m from The Netherlands (Leeuwarden) and damn…the weather? Well what the hell do you expect…rainy as always …and vewy vewy chilly!
Terra
February 26th, 2009 2:18 pmHello, i’m in Lyon, France and the weather is cold, 6°C ;)
Daniel
February 26th, 2009 2:30 pmcloudy but warm, 25C in Sydney at the moment
Sarah
February 26th, 2009 2:31 pmLos Angeles, CA, USA… it’s sunny outside! :)
Konrad
February 26th, 2009 2:32 pmI live in Walbrzych, Poland.
Now it’s snowy…
Jovana
February 26th, 2009 2:40 pmHi Smashing! Niiiice giveaways :)
I’m in Belgrade, Serbia, it’s medium clowdy and pretty cold, only about 2 degrees!
Take care!
Bruno
February 26th, 2009 2:44 pmHi !
I’m in France. It’s the night, so I don’t see the sky.
But no rain…
:-)
Gabriel Rangel Gil Miguel
February 26th, 2009 2:53 pmi’m in Votorantim, São Paulo, Brazil.
It’s hot. About 30 degrees celsius.
Joseph Pecoraro
February 26th, 2009 2:54 pmRochester, New York
Surprisingly warm for winter, ~40º. Sunny before but now its cloudy.
Thiago Vinícius
February 26th, 2009 2:55 pmFirst From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the now (7:55 PM) happens a forest rain after the
weather be in 40º C all day long.
César Couto
February 26th, 2009 2:56 pmI want to winnn wiii!! :)
César Couto
February 26th, 2009 2:58 pmLeipzig, Germany.
Cloudy but not snowing today :p
Bernard Tai
February 26th, 2009 3:00 pmI’m in Sydney, Australia
And it’s a beautiful sunny Australian day.
Paul
February 26th, 2009 3:08 pmIm in South Shields, England UK
The weather is not too cold, about 8 degress and cloudy with a little breeze
Rodrigo Grundig
February 26th, 2009 3:12 pmRio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Since its summer here, the weather is hot as hell, and the beach is like, 3 blocks away from where i am right now :P
James
February 26th, 2009 3:18 pmSydney Australia,
Overcast and around 22 degrees C
Just for the record dont view this site via:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/23/hardware-giveaway-5000-comments-challenge/?cp=all#comments
Smashing Magazine also needs to make there comment number not break when it becomes a 4 digit number!
Rune Ecklon
February 26th, 2009 3:21 pmShenzhen, China.
Its morning and a bit cool but still warm. No rain in sight and a blue sky and promising sunny day.
Pawel
February 26th, 2009 3:25 pmjee I’m in ;)
Elena
February 26th, 2009 3:26 pmLake Worth, FLORIDA
nice and sunny, cooler then usual
you guys ROCK!
jimbones
February 26th, 2009 3:27 pmBleet, bleet, bleet….Im a sheep.
John Refano
February 26th, 2009 3:27 pmI’m in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Its warm today, in the mid 40′s! And night time already.
Micah
February 26th, 2009 3:28 pmminneapolis, mn, usa … #snowmageddon
Darren Emory
February 26th, 2009 3:28 pmFairfield, California — and it is nice and sunny!
chempel
February 26th, 2009 3:28 pmProvidence, RI
Warmest it’s been all week (48) with chances of rain :[
Megan Carpener
February 26th, 2009 3:29 pmI’m in Buena Vista, Colorado, USA
The weather here is cool, clear above and cloudy to the west!
Jordan P.
February 26th, 2009 3:29 pmPittsburgh, PA. And its just another dreary day.
Shrii
February 26th, 2009 3:29 pmMichigan, USA
Rain with snow melting on the ground.
Leif Nordberg
February 26th, 2009 3:29 pmBoston, MA United States of America
Sun has gone down so it’s dark and about 45 degrees out – which is warm for Boston during Feb.
jake
February 26th, 2009 3:30 pmatlanta, georgia, united states.
it’s not exactly cold, but not sunbathing warm either.
Brent Kaluhikaua
February 26th, 2009 3:30 pmDallas, Texas.
Beautiful 84 degrees!
Justin
February 26th, 2009 3:30 pmSacramento, CA.
Blue skies, patched with clouds.
Extremely light breeze, at 65 degrees.
Lyndon M
February 26th, 2009 3:30 pmMelbourne, Australia. 38 today more bushfires on the way :(
Steve P. Sharpe
February 26th, 2009 3:30 pmNottingham, United Kingdom.
It’s very dark outside, F12 is telling me it’s about 9°C
Floris Fiedeldij Dop
February 26th, 2009 3:31 pmHey, great web site :)
I am Floris, 32, male, live just outside of Amsterdam, Netherlands in a small town called Purmerend, the weather here is improving quite a bit.. From almost freezing at night to more comfortable 5 degrees Celsius. But still wet rainy-iish weather.
Good luck everybody. 10k comments? EASY PEASY!
Nathan Bingham
February 26th, 2009 3:31 pmCarmel, IN
53 degrees Fahrenheit and humid . . .
krisu
February 26th, 2009 3:31 pmHi! :)
I’m from Salo, Finland. It’s -1 C in here (what my iPod Touch says) and here it’s basially only cold by now.
Jason Bayer
February 26th, 2009 3:31 pmCongratulations on reaching 8000 comments! That amazing! Weather here is raining and 58 degrees in Cincinnati, OH
Karla Meachem
February 26th, 2009 3:31 pmEsterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 21.5, supposed to go down to – 32 overnight
Jeff Simons
February 26th, 2009 3:31 pmThe Hague, The Netherlands.
Dry at the moment, but chilly. It’s been raining all day so it’s a welcome change :)
Marco Aurelio
February 26th, 2009 3:32 pmOregon House, California. It’s overcast but the clouds are breaking and the sun is coming through
Jeff Claeson
February 26th, 2009 3:32 pmSpokane, Washington, USA
Cloudy/Sunny/Snowy/Rainy and that’s just today
heric reis
February 26th, 2009 3:32 pmsão paulo, brazil.
sunset with the same color of the smashingmagazine logo
Dan Bailey
February 26th, 2009 3:32 pmMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA. It’s 21°F, and has been snowing like crazy today.
Petko Mishev
February 26th, 2009 3:33 pmRotterdam/ dutch land here and the space here is dark ,cold and rainy.
James Taylor
February 26th, 2009 3:33 pmIn Vermont , it’s been perfect. sunny in the 30s with lots of fresh snow. But not for long, thickening clouds late tonite with a rising chance of showers of rain with pockets of freezing rain. Then cold on the weekend.
Renata Miles
February 26th, 2009 3:33 pmPhoenix, Arizona… Sunny as usual 80F
Amanda
February 26th, 2009 3:36 pmBellevue, Nebraska (USA)
It was 60s and sunny yesterday and now it’s 20s and rainy today. The midwest is so depressing. D:
eveevans
February 26th, 2009 3:37 pmI’m in Managua, Nicaragua
it’s sunny outside
U_U
sulco
February 26th, 2009 3:37 pmGdynia, Poland
Stopped raining some time ago :]
Kathryn
February 26th, 2009 3:37 pmI’m in Victoria, BC, Canada and it’s crisp and cold while the 1cm of snow from last night is melting.
ImNikos
February 26th, 2009 3:38 pmI am in San Francisco and the weather is partly cloudy and has 15 oC..
Sneh
February 26th, 2009 3:39 pmHey from Sydney, Australia!
Its cloudy, yet it is bright and you can feel the shy chill of autumn peeking from around the corner!:-)
Ricardo Giesta
February 26th, 2009 3:39 pmI’m in Portugal, Azores, S.Miguel Island.
It’s 17ºC and the stars are beautiful!
Jason Hebert
February 26th, 2009 3:42 pmI’m in Saucier, Mississippi USA and it’s a bit overcast and drizzly right now.
Todd Prouty
February 26th, 2009 3:45 pmCurrently in Riga, Latvia (originally from Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA).
It’s dark and the snow is melting. Tons of slush that hopefully won’t freeze overnight. 1° C
make
February 26th, 2009 3:45 pm* Where in the world are you currently located (country and city), and
* How is the weather outside? Rainy? Sunny? Foggy?
I’m currently in South London.
It was quite pleasant earlier. Bluish sky, some clouds. Now it’s cold and dark outside, but a nice fresh cold.
taylor pakula
February 26th, 2009 3:48 pmUnited States, Los Angeles
It’s been cloudy and drizzling rain the last week or so, but the gloom has only this morning
given way to some welcome, warming sunshine.
Davy Hoskens
February 26th, 2009 3:49 pmVrasene, Belgium
Too dark to tell now, but a few moments ago it was around 5°C, with a clear sky…
Jason
February 26th, 2009 3:49 pmJase from Melbourne, Australia. Hot hot and hot here! Heading up towards 40 degrees Celsius. Windy and likely to be more fires today…Eek!
Christina
February 26th, 2009 3:49 pmNew Brunswick, NJ, USA
Cold and cloudy!
Lauren anne
February 26th, 2009 3:50 pmI’m in sunny Brisbane, QLD.
Inkvine
February 26th, 2009 3:50 pmLiving ing Germany, Mannheim.
The weather is like the last weeks: fucking rainy.
Greetings to all out there.
Alistair Stead
February 26th, 2009 3:51 pmRushden dark dry
Anne Sagun
February 26th, 2009 3:51 pmIt’s sunny with wind chills + ice on the ground here in Vancouver, Canada. brrr…
Kit
February 26th, 2009 3:53 pmDespite the severe thunderstorm warning, it is about 62 degrees with a light rain here in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Eduardo Murillo
February 26th, 2009 3:55 pmI’m in Gold Coast, Australia.
The sun’s shining and the beach is warm. Plenty of nice looking girls around. Oh and this is what I look out to everyday from my office.
Eduardo Murillo
February 26th, 2009 3:57 pmI’m in the Gold Coast.
Underquoted on a project and now I’m paying for the repercussions of a picky client.
Ginny
February 26th, 2009 3:58 pmI am in Lampeter, Pennsylvania.
It is evening here and it is cold and dark.
Nicola Penn
February 26th, 2009 3:59 pmBasingstoke, UK and its dark and cold!!!
Alberto Charria
February 26th, 2009 4:00 pmWinter Park, FL
Just chillen, clear skies, and no too cold.
Friðlaugur Jónsson
February 26th, 2009 4:01 pmReykjavík, Iceland. It’s windy outside!
Misael Arroyo
February 26th, 2009 4:02 pmI am currently located in New Jersey, United states, and it’s quite cold outside.
Arthur Raupp
February 26th, 2009 4:03 pmI’m Arthur Raupp from the city of São Leopoldo, Brazil. And, belive, the weather is rainy.
Josh
February 26th, 2009 4:07 pmSeoul, Korea.
Smoggy morning as usual.
josue salazar
February 26th, 2009 4:09 pmI’m in Toronto, Canada and it’s actually mild out, around 4 degrees.. slush everywhere.
Ryan
February 26th, 2009 4:10 pmSanta Monica, CA, USA – It’s 65 degrees and sunny right now at 4 o’clock :)
Steph
February 26th, 2009 4:10 pmSeattle, WA, USA.
Currently it’s snow flurries!
Emily Lysyk
February 26th, 2009 4:15 pmI live in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States of America.
It’s a lovely 75 degrees and sunny outside. Can’t wait to go out and enjoy it!
Kári
February 26th, 2009 4:19 pmReykjavík, Iceland.
It’s dark, cold, windy and bankrupt…
Joe Cole
February 26th, 2009 4:22 pmCincinnati, OH USA
It’s in the 50′s and a little rainy at the moment ;)
Shanti
February 26th, 2009 4:22 pmVancouver, BC, Canada. Snow just melted, cloudy and freezing.
Patrick Köhler
February 26th, 2009 4:23 pmHallo ihr… ich bin in Nürnberg, Bayern in Deutschland. Und draußen regnet es wie so oft zur Zeit, ich habs satt! Will wieder Sommer…
Milan Rajcevic
February 26th, 2009 4:27 pmVelika Gorica, Croatia.
Mostly overcast and dry outside, very few but highly appreciated rays of sunshine :)
Drajat AG
February 26th, 2009 4:28 pmYogyakarta, Indonesia – Its Rainy and Sunny guys . . . . ..
Aaron
February 26th, 2009 4:38 pmAnaheim, California, USA
It’s a strange mix of 61 degrees and sunny outside at the moment.
stephanie
February 26th, 2009 4:41 pmsouth tyrol
its just dark & very freezy
view3dtv
February 26th, 2009 4:45 pmFederal Hill Baltimore, MD USA
48F partly cloudy sliver of a moon…..
Working with Cassandra Desiray on a new story…..
Thomas Haugen
February 26th, 2009 4:46 pmI’m in Hamar, Norway, and the weather is cloudy, some snow and currently minus 2 degrees celsius.
Andrew
February 26th, 2009 4:48 pmBinghamton, NY
50 degrees (F) and sunny, a welcome change to the single digit temps a week and a half ago.
CatMyers
February 26th, 2009 4:49 pmSan Andreas, CA USA – Rain earlier, sunshine and daffodils blooming now.