Subscribe to Our Feed!The FedEx man knocked on my door as the boys and I were enjoying lunch. When I opened the door, he said, “My whole truck is for you.” He then proceeded to bring seven boxes of techno-loving goodness through my front door. When I told him that I was hosting a giveaway, he acted like I was a Superstar. I would like to state that I am not a Superstar. I’m a lucky blogger, fully aware of her own blessings this year and excited to bestow some material (techie!) blessings on another family.
And so, I present to you, The Goods.
What’s pictured? (And what’s in the two brown boxes?) Read on.
Hardware
HP TouchSmart IQ816 PC
HP HDX 18 series Premium Notebook PC
HP MediaSmart Connect
HP Pavilion dv4 series Entertainment Notebook PC (with Windows Live)
HP Mini 1000 (with XP)Accessories
HP Photosmart C6380 Wireless AIO (printer)
HP 564 Photo Value PakSoftware
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate/Home Premium or Microsoft Windows XP pre-installed on all units (Mini 1000 runs XP)
Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 (Student-Teacher Edition) – 1 DVD with 3 licenses
Microsoft Windows Live
Corel VideoStudio X2
Entertainment
Kung Fu Panda (2 widescreen DVDs; 1 widescreen Blu-ray disc)Worth: >$6000.00 US.
As I said in our announcement post, we are just one of 50 blogs giving away this fantastic prize pack. The full list of blogs is right here for your clicking (and reading because, man, some great blogs in this list!) is right here:
Gotta Be Mobile
Barb’s Connected World
Geek.com
Gear Live
Neowin
Small Biz Vista
JK On the Run
BostonPocketPC
Notebooks.com
Geekzone
I Started Something
Bleeping Computer
The Gadgeteer
Planet x64
Digital Home Thoughts
Digital Inspiration
Geeks!
MediaBlab
Geek News Central
The Digital Lifestyle
GearDiary
Last 100
Geeks To Go!
Liliputing
OSNN
Slashdot Review
SlashGear
Gadgetell
Windows Connected
Techie Diva
One Day, One Job
Student Bloggers
Study Hacks – Demystifying College Success
HackCollege
Noticias Tech
Eliax
La Bitácora de Erwin Ried
Carlos Alberto
InfoWester
GeeksRoom
CíberPrensa
Unión de Bloggers Hispanos
Living – In Theory
Moosh in Indy
Morningside Mom
Thoughts on poetics & tech
Techmamas
Stop, Drop & Blog
Down-to-Earth Mama
merlot mom
While I cannot yet tell you what day our (as in Stop, Drop & Blog) giveaway goes live, I can promise to link to each blog on their “go live” giveaway date. I will also note that each blog owner is responsible for making the rules for their own, individual giveaway. Each will differ; some just a little and other greatly. Ours? I’ll let you know as soon as I can!
And now that all of this hardware and software is just sitting in my living room, I ask you, my readers: WHAT should I review? I’ve decided to only review one piece of hardware because I want the winner to receive as much new material as possible. However, HP and Microsoft have both given us the thumbs up on reviewing these items prior to the giveaway. In fact, their ads say that we will be! And so, I’m trying to decide which one would be the most fun. I’m dying to touch the TouchSmart but, let’s be honest, that thing would be covered in peanut butter smears in 2.4 seconds if I opened it in this house with TheBrothers present. That wouldn’t be a great way to send a computer off to our winner. And so, I’ll refrain.
So, opinions? What are you dying to learn about? Leave a comment and let me know!
34 Responses to “More on the HP Magic Giveaway”
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Nobody else even bother entering…I’m fixing to win this mess!
I am dying to know about the touch smart too, but understand your dilemma. I am also more than a little curious about the mini!!! I would love one of those for my sons!
Ooo, pretty shiny technology!
I vote for reviewing the Mini.
I’d be interested in hearing about the TouchSmart. I’d be ok with a little peanut butter-I’m used to it
Definitely the Mini and the TouchSmart. The first one because I’m shopping for one, the second because I’m planning to develop more for such devices.
I vote for reviewing the Mini!
Corel Video Studio would be good to review. Have never heard of it. Might be software or hardware. I am always looking for a way to convert my VHS-C tapes to digital…perhaps this would.
I’d love to hear about any of them – how exciting!! Thanks for sharing!
I have to admit, I’m totally jealous. I need to enter at ALL these blogs because my electronics? Falling apart, or already dead. Not good for a college student!
I’d like to see you review the TouchSmart as well, sounds like nifty technology!
I say give them all a try! Who wouldn’t be perfectly happy to win slightly used HP gear, right? But if you’re only picking one, go for the Mini – I’ve been wanting to hear how well it works.
I’ll be paying close attention. My poor old HP is on its last legs (constant crashing and errors), and winning a new laptop is kind of a must at the moment.
How on earth did you get to giveaway all this loot? So awesome.
I’m jealous!!
I want to know more about that notebook!
Go for the TouchSmart! I bet the kids will have fun with it. I tried one at OfficeMax, just playing Solitaire, and it was fun to move the cards with my fingers. (I imagine that would get old, though.) It even has a virtual keyboard! That’s just from about 10 minutes of my daughter and me playing around with the floor model.
oh gosh, FORGET black friday. I may as well get all my electronics from ur review
Thanks for being a part of this great event.Will be waiting.
Thanks for being a part of this great event.