I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love you guys. This site is a hobby and a labour of love, but it’s made so much better by the fact that all three of you read it frequently.
I’ve been thinking about how to thank you for sticking with me over the past few years, and I’ve come up with a plan. It goes a little something like this:
- On Monday (14th December 2009), there will be an entry form on this site.
- You enter the competition to win one of a bunch of different prizes. Some are below, others to be revealed later.
- The draw will happen on Christmas eve, live on Ustream.
- If you’re watching the live draw and get selected, you get to pick your prize!
- There’ll be a couple of prizes dedicated to live viewers.
How does that sound?
Get involved and tell me in the comments below which prizes you think should be dedicated to the live draw, and which should go in the general pot.
As a taster, the current (and growing) prize pile includes:
- A super-rugged phone from Vodafone
- $250 account credit from Orcon
- How about a Solar Pouch?
- Lips: Number One Hits + 2 Mics for XBox 360
- A bunch of new PlayStation games from Sony
- A Sidewinder X6 Keyboard from Microsoft
- A Sidewinder X8 Mouse from Microsoft
- A Plantronics Bluetooth headset
- A BlueWatchDog personal security device
- … and more stuff from my cupboard of doom.
Of course I have to thank the lovely consumer products people that enable me to do this stuff:
Finally, if you’re a tech company have something you want to add to the prize pool, feel free to get in touch. There’s plenty of space up there for a logo.
Merry Christmas back to you Ben!!
Posted by Sarah | December 10, 2009, 4:01 pmCrikey! Did Santa’s sack split open during a fly-by or something?! What a haul — careful you don’t end up with a random cat (or baby) in the prize pool…
Posted by gredge | December 10, 2009, 4:12 pm@gredge
I know! It’s epic. And that’s just the start. It’s going to be hard to give away those Sidewinders. Better be some hardcore gamers in the prize draw.
Posted by Ben | December 10, 2009, 4:15 pmSweet.
Posted by parsley | December 10, 2009, 8:31 pmNew news: Sony are playing Santa and want to add:
PlayStation Portable
2 x LittleBigPlanet
2 x Gran Turismo
PlayStation 2
2 x MotorStorm Arctic Edge
PlayStation 3
2x Uncharted 2
2 x Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time
2 x SingStar Motown
Posted by Ben | December 11, 2009, 9:00 amExcellent – great to see so many companies throwing goods in the pot. I’ll be entering and watching on Christmas Eve
Posted by Lane | December 11, 2009, 9:04 amWow that’s a nice haul from Sony, good on them for throwing awesome new games in as well, not old stock they want to get rid of!
Posted by Ben Lilley | December 11, 2009, 9:05 amAnd it keeps on rolling. $250 account credit from Orcon! Use it to pay your bills, or join up and get a few months free.
Posted by Ben | December 11, 2009, 9:34 amIt’s awesome that so many companies are getting into the spirit. However, unusually for giveaways on your site, there’s actually nothing in the pot that I want. Yet.
Posted by Gary Henson | December 11, 2009, 9:46 am@Gary Henson
What do you want? It’s always worth a crack!
Posted by Ben | December 11, 2009, 9:49 amHey, I thought only three people read this blog?
Posted by Matthew Allen | December 11, 2009, 10:26 amMerry christmas to you and all your readers, I think the sidewinder gear should go in the live draw, all true geeks will be glued to the screen on christmas eve and they’ll really appreciate that….
Posted by Paul-John Greenaway | December 11, 2009, 1:17 pmThis does look so cool, hopefully some of that swag finds itself coming my way, Pleeease santa. I've been a good boy…..
Posted by pjnetnz | December 11, 2009, 2:55 pmYeah, I second that the Sidewinders go on the live draw (although I won’t be able to watch ’cause I’ll be in WAIUKU for Christmas Eve & Day)
>.<
Posted by Nik | December 14, 2009, 10:36 amGot my eye on that keyboard and mouse… Having just started gaming, it’s a little frustrating with my current set up and the SideWinder series is epic.
Posted by Garion Herman | December 14, 2009, 10:42 amNice one
I will watch the live draw – great idea. My choice for live draw would be the headset – since the ban on phone use in car it seems that is the only time it ever rings!
Posted by Amie McCarron | December 14, 2009, 10:43 amill take whatever i can get!
Posted by James | December 14, 2009, 10:58 am250 dollars Orcon credit.
Posted by nenuphars | December 14, 2009, 11:08 am@Ben Digital cameras, media players, actual XBoxes or PS3s, rather than just games (which I obviously can’t use). Apple products would be good, like iPod Touches (good luck with that
). Vodafone account credit.
Posted by Gary Henson | December 14, 2009, 11:32 amI actually contacted Apple and their PR firm with no joy
Everyone else: the entry details are now live.
Posted by Ben | December 14, 2009, 11:37 am