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Hard to believe Black Friday is almost upon us, but here we are, literally giving away another HDTV — Samsung’s LED DLP HL-S5679W. Specs:

• 56-inch LED backlit 1080p display
• DNIe video enhancer and Cinema Smooth light engine
• 4,000:1 contrast ratio
• Built-in NTSC / ATSC tuners with PIP
• 2 HDMI, 2 component, 3 composite, and 2 S-Video inputs
• We’re also throwing in a 6-foot HDMI cable from eHDMI

Do yourself a favor and enter to win it over at Engadget HD, ok?

 

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Filed under: Announcements, Digital Cameras, Media PCs, Portable Audio, Portable Video

We’ve given away an enormous amount of kit these past few weeks, but we’ve got some pretty big prizes up on the block right now. We know you’d like to go on with your weekends unhindered by any obsession with competing for a Nikon D80 DSLR, VidaBox SLIM Media Center PC, or a Zune, but sorry, we want to see what you’re made of.

Halloween contest - VidaBox SLIM home theater PC
Care to take on 2005 runner-up Cameron R? (Movie above, no sound.) Make a gadgety Halloween costume! Send it in by Wednesday, 11:59pm EST, November 1st. Full details on how to enter here, let’s make it happen.

Gadget photo contest - Nikon D80 DSLR with lens
Shoot the best gadget or tech themed photo! Send it in by 11:59PM EST, Sunday, the 29th. Full details on how to enter here.

Engadget theme song contest - Zune
The final pre-release Zune! Write the Engadget theme song; Send it in by 11:59PM EST, Sunday, the 29th. Full details on how to enter here.

Oh yeah, we have some other contests going on right now, too:

• Seriously, you can win a Philips 42PF9631D 42-inch plasma
• Xbox 360 Premum pack!
  

 

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Last week we put a Slingbox AV out to give away, and we’ve got a winner! Randy P is taking home that AV, but today we’re giving away the new top of the line Slingbox, the Slingbox PRO. This thing pretty much does it all, including high def, so today in order to have your chance to take home a PRO we want you to leave us a comment telling us what kind of phone (or laptop) you have that you’re planning on using this thing with. You’ll have until next Wednesday (the 18th), then we’ll pick the winner at random, assuming s/he follows the rules:

• You may enter other Engadget contests, however…
• You may only enter this contest once; if you enter more than once on this particular contest post you’ll be automatically disqualified and barred from all future giveaways. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) You may enter future Engadget relaunch giveaway contests though!
• You can only win once. (If you win and then try to go for a second prize during our relaunch giveaways, you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc.)
• This contest is open to the US only, sorry!
• You will be shipped your PRO when all the contests are up, so sit tight!

Good luck, and be sure you’ve entered our other contests, as well!

• Here’s a second Xbox 360 Premium pack
• The final Nikon S7c digital camera!
• Fourth shot at a Zune
• Win a VidaBox SLIM for the best Halloween costume!
• Seriously, you can win a Philips 42PF9631D 42-inch plasma

 

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Want to find out who won that Samsung HL-S5679W DLP from last time on Engadget HD? Want a chance to snag a Philips 42PF9631D 42-inch plasma this time around? We thought you might. Head on over to Engadget HD to get entered, you don’t want to miss your chance for a free 42-inch friggin HDTV, right?

 

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Filed under: Announcements, Digital Cameras

Aight photophiles, we’ve got a winner for last week’s S7c! BooLeiU, come on down! Thanks to everyone for entering — you still have chances to win a ton of gadgets, including another Nikon Coolpix S7c WiFi-enabled digital camera. We saw this 0.75-inch thick shooter announced at Photokina as one of their new flagship feature-point and shoots. What you might win today features:

• 3x optical zoom
• 7.1 megapixel sensor
• 3-inch LCD
• 802.11b/g WiFi with T-Mobile Hotspot support
• 1600 ISO and image stabilization
• 30fps VGA movie mode
• 14MB internal memory

To win this fine piece of photographic equipment, leave a comment below with your favorite subject or location to shoot. Entries must be made by this Sunday the 7th to be eligible for our random selection. As always, please mind the rules!

• You may enter other Engadget contests, however…
• You may only enter this contest once; if you enter more than once on this particular contest post you’ll be automatically disqualified and barred from all future giveaways. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) You may enter future Engadget relaunch giveaway contests though!
• You can only win once. (If you win and then try to go for a second prize during our relaunch giveaways, you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc.)
• This contest is open to the US only, sorry!
• You will be shipped your S7c in a few weeks when all our contests are over. Thanks for your patience!

Good luck, and be sure you’ve entered our other contests, as well!

• A Philips 42PF9631D 42-inch plasma!
• Hows about an Xbox 360 Premium pack?
• Another shot at a Zune!
• We’ve got the new Slingbox Tuner!

 

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Just because it’s the weekend doesn’t mean you can’t win more kit from Engadget. Check it out, today we’re throwing up an Xbox 360 Premium bundle. Just in case you haven’t been reading Engadget for the last year or so, here’s what it comes with:

• Xbox 360 console (soon with 1080p output!)
• 20GB drive add-on
• Wireless controller
• Xbox headset
• Component high def AV cable
• Ethernet cable

You’ll have until Thursday the 28th to enter; we’ll pick somebody at random who tells us in the comments what their favorite 360 game is, and who follows these rules:

• You may enter other Engadget contests, however…
• You may only enter this contest once; if you enter more than once on this particular contest post you’ll be automatically disqualified and barred from all future giveaways. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) You may enter future Engadget relaunch giveaway contests!
• You can only win once. (If you win and then try to go for a second prize during our relaunch giveaways, you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc.)
• Contest is open to everybody!
• You will be shipped your Xbox in a few weeks when all our contests are over. Thanks for your patience!

Ok everybody, good luck! Oh, by the way, check out our other contests going on right now!

• Be the first to win a Zune!
• We got two Slingboxes for ya, too!
• And a Philips 42PF9631D 42-inch plasma!

 

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Awright, last call! Get ‘em in! If you want to your shot at the big time getting your video presented to literally dozens of Engadget readers (and a chance to win $3500 Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G Blu-ray laptop), then make sure you get that Engadget commercial in by midnight tonight. Good luck!

P.S. -Here’s the original contest post, hit it up for all the details you need to know on how to win. And no, again, we aren’t actually intending to air this commercial anywhere but on our site.

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Please don’t tell us you’re going out tonight, having a good time with your pals, etc. You know what you should be doing — shooting a commercial for us for the Engadget commercial contest. Ah fine, we won’t be a bad anti-social influence, but this is indeed the last weekend you’ll have a shot at winning that Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G Blu-ray laptop (MSRP $3,400), so make sure you get yours in by Sunday night! Good luck!

P.S. -Here’s the original contest post, hit it up for all the details you need to know on how to win. And no, again, we aren’t actually intending to air this commercial anywhere but on our site.

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Alright everybody, it’s time to take a good, long look at that laptop right there. We know you want it — in fact, we’re about ready to enter this contest ourselves to get that sucker — but you’re gonna have to get the lead out; you want a free piece of kit, you’ve gotta hook us up with your take on an Engadget commercial. Here’s the original contest post, hit it up for all the details you need to know on how to win a Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G Blu-ray laptop (MSRP $3,400) of your own. There’s only one week left until our September 10th, so good luck!

P.S. -And no, again, we aren’t actually intending to air this commercial anywhere but on our site.

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If you’re looking for the most high-tech way to win a trip to Costa Rica, we think we’ve got your answer right here. Starbucks’ Summer Pursuit game uses trivia questions sent via SMS to weed out contestants — nothing too interesting there, but answers can be sent with a reply text or by MMSing a picture of the answer to an email address. Seems a bit dangerous to us, since we’re guessing the recognition rate isn’t 100% and we Americans sure do like to sue when things don’t go our way — but if it means we can snap a pic of “triple Venti extra-hot sugar-free hazelnut soy latte” instead of typing it in via T9, we’re all for it.

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Never ones to shy away from shameless self promotion, or to hold back on birthday extravagances, we're proud to present a fresh collection of takes on the Engadget logo created by readers of the newly 1-year-old Engadget Spanish for their birthday contest. The first and second place winners received a PEBL and a SanDisk Sansa respectively, but every submission upholds the high standards of mad-Engadget-love we've come to expect from our own reader contests. Check the read link for the rest of the pics, alongside snarky commentary in a language we can barely order take-out in.

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This Sharp AQUOS 20-inch flat panel TV is just waiting to be awarded to the person who builds the best gingerbread-inspired edible Gizmodo house. Trouble is, we have received just 3 entries. Now, I have no problem with those odds—but given the huge response to contests Gizmodo has run in the past for much less valuable items, I am somewhat surprised. Is there a gingerbread/graham cracker shortage I didn't hear about? Has the NYC transit strike created a problem with the frosting supply chain? Write and let us know that you still care.

The deadline is December 27!

Here's how to win: Take two photos of your creation—one of the construction process and one of the finished Gizmodo-house. Mail the photos in JPG format—72 dpi, max 500 pixels on the top side—to gizmodobox@gmail.com with SHARP HOUSE in the subject line.

Big thanks to Vikuiti, the sponsor of this contest whose technology makes the Aquos so rad.

Congrats to zZz and his motorized robot with an iPod heart, your android is the proud owner of a new Apple iPod 30GB video player—send an e-mail to let me know whether he/she wants it in black or white (to match the spooky mask).

Don't let those shrines got to waste. Keep praying and ye shall receive... eventually.

Thanks again to Apple for sponsoring the contest.

The end times are near. The Apple iPod 30GB video player is ready for its new home. Which shrine does it belong in? Gizmodo's editors will make the final call, but we want to know how you would vote. The finalists are after the jump.

Huge thanks to Apple for sponsoring this contest.

Now, to the shrines...

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The pilgrimage is nearly complete. Today's shrine, a hand-made ode to Ganesha, is the last iPod Shrine of the Day. The rest of you shrine-keepers have until midnight EST tonight to enter your devotionals and win an Apple iPod 30GB video player. Tomorrow will begin the first in a series of elimination rounds that you the reader will vote on to help Gizmodo's editors determine who has the worthiest shrine of them all.

The competition is serious. There are shrines representing Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christian-ism, Apple-ism and even Robot-ism. Yes, Robotism—don't miss this video of the iBot in action. And while I'm on the subject of videos, the "Saint Steve" picture frame from this iShrine video is a true work of art.

Here's the deal, and it's the last time I'm going to tell you: Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side. Please, NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don’t have a good photo editor). Also, write us two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE; all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

The pilgrimage is nearly complete. Today's shrine, a hand-made ode to Ganesha, is the last iPod Shrine of the Day. The rest of you shrine-keepers have until midnight EST tonight to enter your devotionals and win an Apple iPod 30GB video player. Tomorrow will begin the first in a series of elimination rounds that you the reader will vote on to help Gizmodo's editors determine who has the worthiest shrine of them all.

The competition is serious. There are shrines representing Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christian-ism, Apple-ism and even Robot-ism. Yes, Robotism—don't miss this video of the iBot in action. And while I'm on the subject of videos, the "Saint Steve" picture frame from this iShrine video is a true work of art.

Here's the deal, and it's the last time I'm going to tell you: Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side. Please, NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don’t have a good photo editor). Also, write us two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE; all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

This is one of two Lego-based shrines entered into the Apple iPod 30GB video player contest. And the iRobot shrine with the spooky 80s face is among the worthiest thus far.

Keep building... what else are you going to do while the turkey roasts? Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please—NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don’t have a good photo editor—along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

Several classic shrines were entered today into Gizmodo's Apple iPod shrine-building contest. As you contemplate the nature of this particular devotional, ponder these questions:

Is this shrine worthy of a video iPod?

Is the desire for a second iPod not at odds with the Buddhist way?

Would his holiness the Dalai Lama podcast or video podcast?

Is Apple leading us nearer to or farther from path to enlightenment?

Mmm... Donuts.

Please answer these questions in the comments area below. And keep building those shrines, the Apple iPod giveaway is far from over. Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please—NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don’t have a good photo editor—along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

Gizmodo is giving away a 30GB iPod video player to the person who builds the best shrine devoted to it. We first posed the challenge last week, and since then plenty of readers sent in Photoshop fantasies like the Meccapple Store (you can see it, and then declare your fatwa on Gizmodo, after the jump).

Much as we enjoyed seeing Meccapple and the iPod at the center of Michelangelo's Creation, those simply do not qualify. Remember, a shrine is "a container, usually in precious materials, especially for a relic, and/or holy or sacred place containing the same..." The idea is for you, dear readers, to build the shrine that this lovely iPod video will live in after you win. But don't fret, you have until November 28 to build a proper home.

Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please—NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don’t have a good photo editor—along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

Sample entries follow...

When it comes to religious devotion to gizmos, nothing inspires fanaticism like the iPod. This spirituality has been manifest in an endless processional of cases, docks, and speakers. But to date, it has not engendered much of a homegrown, folk-artsy patronage. There are no iPod milagros in Mexico. Certainly no Apple jinjas in Japan. No iPod docks in the form of a dancing Buddha, or Arca Vigraha with Lord Ganesha holding a nano in his hand. No chickens get beheaded Voodoo-style so the blood can be dribbled across the front of an iPod as an offering to the spirits. And, as of yet, no toasted cheese sandwiches that miraculously become engraved with the Apple Logo. All that is about to change.

Gizmodo is giving away a 30GB iPod — you know, the one that plays video? — to the person who builds the best shrine to house the bewildering glory that is Job's Seed. The winner chooses the color (black or white). What's a shrine, you ask? Wikipedia answers:

A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’, also used as a desk, like the french bureau hence also an administrative office) is originally a container, usually in precious materials, especially for a relic, and/or holy or sacred place containing the same, hence dedicated towards a certain god, goddess, saint, or similar religious figure.

Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please—NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don't have a good photo editor—along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

Entries will be posted daily so that Gizmodo readers can help choose the winner. Vaya con MP3ios, friends. The contest winner will be announced Monday, November 28th.