Winner of Second Life contest to design Cory's book
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Contest to produce in-game book based on
Cory's next novel
Contest to produce in-game book based on
Cory's next novel
03/29/2005 02:13 AMCory Doctorow:
When my next novel
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town comes out this
July, I'm going to do an in-game signing and talk in Second Life, the
massively mutiplayer online world (I did this before, for
Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom, and it was really fun!).
To commemorate the event, Second Life's Wagner James Au is
coordinating an in-game contest to design a virtual book based on the
text of the novel, a digital 3D object wiht turn-able pages, etc. I
really hope that what they end up building is more than a simple 3D
version of a meatspace book, though: electronic text is so much more
protean than printed words, so it would be a shame to constrain it to
behaving the way that dumb matter does.
...[F]or the next couple months, in preparation for Cory's appearance,
Residents will be creating book prototypes, and submitting them to me
for an in-world expo, so the community can choose which one provides
the best in-world reading experience. Within 48 hours of the
announcement, one Resident had already submitted a screenshot of his
own prototype (bottom screenshot), which sharp-eyed readers will
recognize as the opening page to Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom, the novel he discussed with Residents at the first Book Club.
The one to win the most votes at the Expo will get the honor of
publishing Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town in Second Life.
(Though of course, my personal hope is that this also helps launch a
mini-explosion of virtual book technology in-world.)
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nkKeynote design contest winner gets a
Cinema Display
Keynote design contest winner gets a
Cinema Display
05/18/2004 07:30 AMApple has posted details of a
Keynote Design
Contest that will award a 23-inch Cinema HD Display and gift
certificates to the top three entrants who create winning
presentations using Apple's own Keynote software. The presentation
must contain 20 slides or less, and can include text, audio, video and
images. The deadline for submissions is June 27, 2004 at 11:59PM
Pacific Time.
Cory's new book released
Cory's new book released
02/10/2004 02:53 AMCory Doctorow's second novel,
Eastern Standard Tribe, has been
released. The draft I saw was brilliant, and it was only a draft! The
book is for sale in
bookstores and
online. And it is also
available as a
free
download, under a
Creative
Commons license.
Cory's book on preliminary Nebula
ballot!
Cory's book on preliminary Nebula
ballot!
01/05/2005 03:41 AMCory Doctorow:
The preliminary ballot for the Nebula Award came out yesterday, and my
novel
Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom is one of six novels that made the first cut. Between now
and Feb 15, my colleagues in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers
of America (SFWA) will vote on a final ballot. It's exhilarating to
have just gotten this far, but it will be truly amazing if my first
novel makes the final ballot. If you're a SFWA member, I hope you'll
remember the book when your preliminary ballot arrives in the mail!
Paladin of Souls -- Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos, Oct03)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom -- Cory Doctorow (Tor, Feb03)
Omega -- Jack McDevitt (Ace, Nov03)
Perfect Circle -- Sean Stewart (Small Beer Press, Jun04)
Conquistador -- S.M. Stirling (Roc, Feb04)
The Knight -- Gene Wolfe (Tor, Jan04)
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Design and SEO Forum: Website Design
Contest
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Design and SEO Forum: Website Design
Contest
06/15/2004 02:12 AMWe invite entries for a basic website design with navigation for a
hosting company website (OgreHosting.com). The winning design will
incorporate the existing graphics/logos and the general theme of
OgreHosting. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2004]
Latest contest winner
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PC Case Mod Contest: The Winner!
PC Case Mod Contest: The Winner!
08/17/2004 11:36 AMGmail Contest: Everyone's A Winner
Gmail Contest: Everyone's A Winner
06/28/2004 04:38 PM
So I'm over a week late, because, uhm ...
but I have good news. Everyone who entered the Gmail contest is a
winner! I still only have three invites on that account, but I'll make
you a deal: for those of you who have already entered, I'll continue
to push out invites as I get them (on the gizmodo@ account and a
couple others) until everyone gets the hook up. I'm sorry I'm so
slack, but I think that's a fair trade. The only thing I would ask is
that if you get any spare invites, let me know on the gizmodo@ account
so I can pass them on to those in need. We'll get this whole damn
battlestation on Gmail if it's the last thing we do!
There are of ton of you who entered, though, so please be patient.
I'll try to rustle up extra invites as fast as I can.
There were a couple of exceptional entries, though, and they will
be getting the first invites, including these two fabulous Photoshop
jobs that put Gizmodo right in my favorite place on 42nd and Broadway
in the whole world, Times Square.
Congratulations Jonathon Robinson and Isaac Epp, and thanks to
everybody who entered!
Look - Jonathon Robinson [Gizmodo]
Look - Isaac Epp [Gizmodo]
Update: I absolutely want to have each and every one of you
inside of me. You all, within 15 minutes, provided enough Gmail
invites to cover every, single entry. Just awesome, thanks! (You can
stop sending invites now).
Gadget Desk Contest Winner
Gadget Desk Contest Winner
08/16/2004 04:18 PM
I'd like to announce the
winner of last Friday's Niveus PC Remote Control contest, Eric
Antonow. So I did.
Not only did he get the most entries correct (although there were
about five or six others that came very close), he took such wild
stabs at accuracy on the ones he missed that I just had to give it to
him ("42. 1/2" Plywood, GS1 Pine, probably Canadian from the knots"
was a personal favorite).
Perhaps someday I'll give you all the correct answers, but not
today (I may want to try this contest again soon, and surely some of
the items will reappear - especially the ones nobody got). Here's a
few hints, though: there were no Lego on the desk; No PalmOS devices;
and the rug you all so generously complimented me on was purchased at
local retailer Dee & Dee for the grand price of one
American Dollar.
I mean, seriously, hand-woven by a Mexican shaman?
Read - Niveus PC Remote Product Page
[NiveusMedia]
Related
Contest: Guess What's
On My Gadget Desk, Win Niveus PC Remote Control [Gizmodo]
Firefly Caption Contest Winner
Firefly Caption Contest Winner
07/16/2004 08:46 AM
First, I want to thank you all for being
incredibly unfunny. I used to feel badly about getting paid to write
dick jokes, but you have all shown me what an elusive skill it truly
is. More specific thanks to the hundreds of you who established that
old computers look like refrigerators, Windows sucks, three men in an
office will invariable have hot, brown-suited sex, and that Douglas
Adams once wrote a paragraph featuring the number "42."
I braved permanently crippling my ability to "fun" to bring you
these highlights:
• New from Ikea - The Vacüm line of office
furniture!
• While still fighting time restrictions, the Half-Life 2
code staff works diligently on their state of the art, completely
secure vacuum computers.
• 10 PRINT "I HATE YELLOW" 20 GOTO 10
See the rest of the runners-up, plus the winning entry, inside.
Science Fiction Case Mod Contest: The
First Winner!
Science Fiction Case Mod Contest: The
First Winner!
06/05/2005 11:43 PMCase Mods: Our first weekly case mod winner is 23-year-old
David Barry, of Brooklyn, New York. David's Star Wars TIE Figher mod
blew us away. David gets 50 free downloads from
eMusic.comWinner announced for iPod Limerick
Contest
Winner announced for iPod Limerick
Contest
03/31/2005 12:25 PMSpymac's limerick contest asked members to create an iPod-themed
limerick. Voting has now closed and the winner of Dr. Bott's iPod
Universal Connection Kit with Tape Adapter is lette_applejuice!
There once was some iPod headphones,
and the left was emitting strange tones,
In the blink of an eye,
I had realised why,
it was Radiohead weeping their drones!!
Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations
lette_applejuice!
View all entries here.
Vote for the Free Site Giveaway Contest
winner!
Vote for the Free Site Giveaway Contest
winner!
08/19/2004 12:24 PMSpymac iPod photo contest winner
announced
Spymac iPod photo contest winner
announced
12/19/2004 02:50 PMBack in November Spymac conducted a brief survey to help better
understand its audience. By simply filling out the survey, Spymac
members received an advertisement-free account for a week and were
entered in a draw to win a new 40 GB iPod Photo worth $499.00.
Congratulations to justingo1 who won the iPod photo, courtesy of
Spymac!
Note: Please respond within 7 days to claim the prize
Winner announced for Holiday Song Lyric
Contest
Winner announced for Holiday Song Lyric
Contest
12/29/2004 02:21 PMThe Spymac community now has voted for the winner of the Holiday Song
Lyric Contest.
Congratulations to Howard_W_Berry for his winning entry, Fairytale of
Spymac.
Read all entries here.
Winner announced for Spymac Dashboard
widget contest
Winner announced for Spymac Dashboard
widget contest
06/24/2005 07:35 PMSpymac's latest contest asked members to create a Spymac-related
Dashboard widget. Entries were submitted and votes have now been
cast. The lucky winner of the contest is Zweben for the Spymac
Shoutbox Widget he created with SpyManiac007. Zweben will receive
Stuffit Deluxe 9.0 ($79.99 value) and a one-year Wheel account ($39.99
value).
Congratulations and thanks everyone who participated!
Only hours left to pick the winner of
the iCompositions 5th Best Song Contest
Only hours left to pick the winner of
the iCompositions 5th Best Song Contest
04/09/2004 04:00 PMHelp
choose
the winner of iCompositions' fifth contest for the Best GarageBand
Song! Voting ends midnight tonight (EST). Only you can choose who will
get 250MB of upload space (up from 50MB).
L-Cube Design Concept Winner
L-Cube Design Concept Winner
05/31/2004 07:00 AM
The L-Cube is the winning concept from
Japanese magazine DOS/V's "CUBE Concept" design competition. It looks
unwieldy to me, but I am intrigued by the 'off the table' hanging
mode. Sorobangeeks has a couple more pictures of the runners up.
Read
[Sorobangeeks]
tech.life@play | Two games; only one
winner
tech.life@play | Two games; only one
winner
03/27/2005 05:50 AMPhiladelphia Inquirer Mar 27 2005 8:44AM GMT
Book Contest
Book Contest
06/05/2005 11:52 PM1. We'll send a free book to the first person who gets a business with
at least 10 employees to license the fair employment mark. 2. We'll
send a free book to the person who gets the largest number of
employees covered by the license in the next month. 3....
No fairy tale life for lottery winner
(USATODAY.com)
No fairy tale life for lottery winner
(USATODAY.com)
12/24/2004 12:19 PMUSATODAY.com - Despite having millions, Jack Whittaker lost what he
prized the most: His granddaughter. His 17-year-old granddaughter,
Brandi Bragg, was found wrapped in a tarp under a junked van outside
her boyfriend's house near Scott Depot. State police said her body had
been there for weeks but would not comment on a report that she died
of a drug overdose. Her funeral will be Christmas Eve.
MF Digital CD / DVD Duplication
Equipment Showcased on VIA Embedded
Design Winner Site
MF Digital CD / DVD Duplication
Equipment Showcased on VIA Embedded
Design Winner Site
06/01/2004 02:19 AMMF Digital's Scribe EC 3000 Series of Standalone CD and DVD
duplication equipment has garnered the attention of electronics design
aficionados, being included in VIA Technologies Inc. “Embedded Design
Win” products showcase. [PRWEB Jun 1, 2004]
Annual PC/104 Design Contest
Annual PC/104 Design Contest
10/30/2003 11:57 PMThe PC/104 Consortium is sponsoring
a design contest
again this year. The idea is simple. You design something using PC/104
boards
and write a couple of essays describing what it does and why it's
cool.
Entries must be received by Jan 9, 2004. Then a panel of three judges
picks the winners. The winners will be flown to San Francisco to
receive
an award. No robots made the winners list
last year, though an AUV made the runners-up list.
Design Contest for ATW Alchemist
Design Contest for ATW Alchemist
08/14/2002 06:14 AM"Alltheweb starts a design contest for the ATW Alchemist program,
allowing users to personalize the appearance of the ATW interface"
PC/104 Design Contest Winners Announced
PC/104 Design Contest Winners Announced
04/09/2004 04:01 PMThe PC/104 Embedded Consortium has
announced
(PDF format) the winners of their 2004 design contest. The winner in
the
commercial category was SavantSense, a
multi-channel data acquisition, processing, and storage unit. More
interesting was the winner of the research category: the USC AVATAR
Project. The
AVATAR UAV is a robot helicopter designed around dual PC/104
stacks that provide GPS waypoint navigation, autonomous vision-based
landing, autonomous sensor-based take-off, and image processing.
Judges at this year's contest included Steve Ciarcia and our own Roger
Arrick.
Clip-n-Seal Design Contest
Clip-n-Seal Design Contest
12/22/2004 01:06 AMTo encourage creative uses of their rod and clamp closure device,
Clip-n-Seal is collaborating with ID Fuel on a design contest. Contest
participants are encouraged to design a new product using the
Clip-n-Seal in an interesting, unusual or thought-proving way. [PRWEB
Dec 20, 2004]
New Viridian Design contest --
Aromatizer
New Viridian Design contest --
Aromatizer
04/12/2004 01:05 AMMr.
Bruce Sterling just
dreamed up a new
Viridian Design contest.
Here's what it isn't:
"Smell- o-vision" has already been suggested. Smell-o-vision is a dead
medium, however, and the addition of smell to computer games seems
corny and too limited.
Here's what it is:
LinkRobot Rocket Wins MIT Design Contest
Robot Rocket Wins MIT Design Contest
03/06/2004 02:03 AMMIT recently sponsored the first annual Soldier Design
Competition. The winning
entry (PDF format) was a small, disposable, robot rocket called
TacShot that flies to 100 meters and returns panoramic images of the
surrounding
territory to a laptop computer. The TacShot team is now going on to
enter the MIT 50K Business Plan
Competition. And they've started a
company that already has an Air Force contract. For more, see the
MIT press
release on the winners.
EvilWarlus Contest, Zend, and Design
with MySQL
EvilWarlus Contest, Zend, and Design
with MySQL
06/26/2002 01:01 PMSonic Nerve Design Contest by ~aerosole
Sonic Nerve Design Contest by ~aerosole
03/13/2003 05:02 PMWOW Iron Chef design contest to happen
during MW Boston
WOW Iron Chef design contest to happen
during MW Boston
06/08/2004 03:27 PMThe World Organization of Webmasters (WOW) and IDG World Expo
announced on Tuesday that the
WOW Iron Chef of Web Design
Competition will happen July 14 on the exhibit floor during
Macworld
Conference & Expo Boston. The contest will pit competing Web
design teams against each other as they design, code and deploy a
working Web site for a non-profit group, complete with accompanying
monitors that will display all the keystrokes and mouse clicks made by
the competitors.
Apple announces Keynote design contest
winners
Apple announces Keynote design contest
winners
07/30/2004 12:19 PMIn June Apple started its "Present Your Passion" contest, and now it's
announced the
winners. The event sought the best presentations created using
Apple's Keynote software. "Present Your Passion" garnered hundreds of
entries, according to Apple, and the company has posted the top three
winners and six honorable mentions. QuickTime movies of all winners
and honorable mentions have been posted; you can even download the
source for the grand prize, first place and second place entries.
Indian students win NASA's space design
contest
Indian students win NASA's space design
contest
07/31/2004 01:56 PM123Bharath.com Jul 31 2004 5:45PM GMT
AllTheWeb Alchemist Skin Design Contest
Winners
AllTheWeb Alchemist Skin Design Contest
Winners
12/06/2002 10:02 AMIn 2002 AllTheWeb has quietly become one of the most innovative search
engines we have ever seen. They have announced the winners of their
unique CSS skin design contest.
Un_Fold Chair Design Contest: 90 Days,
200lbs, and a FedEx Box
Un_Fold Chair Design Contest: 90 Days,
200lbs, and a FedEx Box
05/26/2004 04:38 PMOh, this is fantastic. Apparently British designer Phil Nutley sent a
letter to 9 designers in 9 cities with a challenge: within 90 days,
build a chair that can be made for $200 or less that can support the
weight...
Amazing Kids! Announces Second Annual
Plush Toy Design Contest; ...
Amazing Kids! Announces Second Annual
Plush Toy Design Contest; ...
06/03/2004 06:35 PMTMCnet-3 hours ago ... The Amazing Kids! website is the number one
website for "kids contests" and for stories about "amazing kids,"
based on its Google rankings. ...
24-Hour Atari 2600 Video Game Design
Contest
24-Hour Atari 2600 Video Game Design
Contest
04/08/2005 10:25 PMSlashdot Apr 9 2005 1:39AM GMT
Banner design contest for graphic
artists: Win a copy of FeedDemon and
TopStyle
Banner design contest for graphic
artists: Win a copy of FeedDemon and
TopStyle
01/22/2004 02:40 AM
Despite the fact that I used to be
cartoonist, my graphic design skills are...well, limited. And while
I'm a fast coder, it takes me hours to create even the
simplest images - the banners and buttons I
made for TopStyle felt like they took more time to create than
TopStyle itsef.
Well, I now find myself needing banners for FeedDemon, and I'm
trying desperately to avoid creating them myself. So, here's a chance
for graphic designers to show off their talent and win a copy of both
FeedDemon and TopStyle in the process. Here's what I need:
Two 468x60 FeedDemon ad banners
One 135x100 FeedDemon ad banner
One 120x60 FeedDemon ad banner
All images should be 256 color GIFs, and while animation is fine it
shouldn't be overbearing. For branding purposes, each image should
use some variation of the FeedDemon logo,
which appears at the right of this entry. The contest starts now and
ends January 31, 2004.
Just send your creations to me at info at
bradsoft.com. The four winning designs will
be showcased here soon after the contest ends.
Design Contest: Win a JetAudio iAudio M3
20GB Hard Disk Player
Design Contest: Win a JetAudio iAudio M3
20GB Hard Disk Player
07/27/2004 04:09 PM
Some of the
graphic design geeks over at Kirupa Forum decided to have a 'Logo
Design Battle,' a sort of visual arts freestyle competition, and they
chose Gizmodo to riff off of. And as much as we love our current
design (not that we aren't always tweaking), we thought it was pretty
cool they liked Gizmodo enough to use us as a springboard, so we
thought maybe we'd up the ante a bit and offer a new JetAudio iAudio
M3 20GB hard disk MP3 player to the winner of the contest (after we
review the damn thing, that is). So if you're a designer and you want
to head over to their forums and join the battle, we'd love to see
what neat graphics you come up with.
Read - design battle anyone? [KirupaForum]
Read -
iAudio M3 Product Page [JetAudio]
Contest details/limitations/caveats inside.
Grok Description matches for Winner of Second Life contest to design Cory's book
GrokA matches for Winner of Second Life contest to design Cory's book
Winner of Second Life contest to design Cory's book
Falk Bergman was the first to bring me by to have a look at his
prototype in development, a giant book positioned next to a seat.
Sitting on it automatically fixes your camera position in place, to
give you the best possible view of the book.
