SteelSeries Scope Glasses Review and Giveaway
Eye strain is an everyday problem for anyone who spends hours in front of a computer. Whether you work with a computer, play on it, or both, you must be feeling some strain after hours and hours of staring at a bright screen. Today, I will be reviewing the SteelSeries Scope glasses by Gunnar. These are special glasses made specifically for gamers and others who work with bright screens, and aim at reducing eye strain, improving focus and making everything on your screen look sharper and better. One lucky reader is going to win a brand new pair of SteelSeries Scope glasses! Read on to see what these glasses are all about, and to find out how you can win a pair.
Auto Text Expander Turns Repetitive Text and Content Into a Breeze [Giveaway]
As a writer, blogger, and serial emailer, you can imagine that I go through repeating myself several times throughout an average day. Auto Text Expander ($29.95) allows you to associate blocks of text to abbreviations or keyboard macros. Read on through this post to learn more and win one of 25 licensed copies of Auto Text Expander, retailing at nearly $750 in total!
BoxCryptor: Keep Your Cloud Storage Safe With Powerful Encryption [Giveaway]
Cloud storage services can be a lifesaver, especially when you keep backups of sensitive data on those clouds. The downside to cloud storage is that information is constantly passing between you and the server, and that information is not always secure. Backing up important data is smart--encrypting that data is even better so others can’t snoop in on it. BoxCryptor Unlimited Business is the cloud encryption solution for you. It’s available for USD $99.99 on Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 as well as Mac. But this week, we’re giving away 25 copies of BoxCryptor Unlimited Business worth a total of $2,500 for FREE!
Bitrix24 Review and iPhone 5 Giveaway
Today, we'll look at Bitrix24, a cloud service that will allow you to create a social intranet for your company within minutes. Bitrix24 provides the tools to interact with your fellow colleagues, assign and manage tasks, assign tasks, share files, collaborate on projects together, and in doing so, glue the entire company together. We'll be giving away 25 Startup licenses (a exclusive, customised plan), each valued at $1200/year for a total giveaway value of $30,000! Plus, we'll also be giving away a 16GB Slate iPhone 5 to commemorate the launch of their new mobile application. More information about the giveaway after the review.
System76 Gazelle Professional Laptop Review & Giveaway
As an avid user of Linux, I’ve been very interested in laptops specifically built to operate Linux, as my own laptop had a few minor issues that were never resolved. This high interest led us to buy a 15.6-inch System76 Gazelle Professional laptop. We're giving away a brand new one of these brilliant laptops designed to optimally run Linux worth almost $1000 to one very lucky reader! Read our review to find out more about this System76 laptop and then join our giveaway to be in the running.
iPhone 5 Review and Giveaway
On 21 September 2012, people all over the world queued up for the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone -- the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 is the fastest, largest, thinnest and lightest iPhone Apple has ever made. It is also the very first Apple product which features a Lightning connector. We will be giving away an iPhone 5 at the end of this review! Read on to find out exactly which one it is.
Gardenscapes - A Hidden Item Game You Should Try Now [Giveaway]
Recently, we gave away their classic three-in-a-row game Fishdom, which involves solving puzzles as you build up your own aquarium. Today, we’ve got a similar formula in the form of Gardenscapes. What’s more, we’re giving the Windows version of this hidden item puzzler away, so for your chance to win one of 25 copies worth $19.95 each, check out the full review.
System Mechanic 11: Tune Up Your PC and Boost Performance Instantly [Giveaway]
It’s no secret that computers slow down over time. No matter how well-maintained you keep your computer, it’s going to experience a loss in efficiency. No matter how well-maintained you keep your computer, it’s going to experience a loss in efficiency. Thankfully, there are tools for that. We’re giving away 25 copies of System Mechanic 11 worth a total of $1,000 for free!
Postbox 3: Top Quality Email Client for Windows and Mac [Giveaway]
We’ve done Postbox 3 giveaways in the past, but here we go with another one because it’s that good. Postbox 3 is available for $9.95 for Windows XP, Vista, 7 as well as Mac OS X (Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion). This week, we’ll be giving away 25 copies of Postbox 3 worth a total of $250 for FREE!
Samsung ES6500 40-inch 3D 1080p Smart TV Review and Giveaway
Over the past decade or so, there's been a mad rush to purchase the biggest, flattest, and prettiest television you can get in order to show it off to all your friends and neighbors. And for a while, size was the most important factor. That's not true anymore. Nowadays, we have to worry about something called a Smart TV. And so we're reviewing Samsung's ES6500 40-inch 3DSmart TV, a brand new product that launched in March of 2012. We're giving it away to an extremely lucky MakeUseOf reader. Yes, that's right -- we're giving away a high-definition smart television valued at $900! Keep reading to find out more.
AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard Review and Giveaway
Today, I will be reviewing the AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad/iPhone, which is Amazon’s own take on the Bluetooth keyboard niche. This keyboard currently sells for $45 on Amazon, and we bought this unit ourselves in order to provide an impartial review. It gets even better, of course: we are giving this unit away to one lucky reader. Read on to find out exactly how this keyboard fared and how you can win it!
MacBook Air (Mid-2012) Review and Giveaway
In my mind, people who purchase the MacBook Air have should have a clear idea of what they wish to accomplish with it. There's only one reason you should own a MacBook Air: for the portability. I'll take a close look at the latest MacBook Air from Apple, more specifically the $1099 mid-2012 11-inch 128GB MacBook Air released in June 2012. If you're thinking of getting one, then you're in luck -- I'll show you everything you need to know about the 11-inch model, how it performs on a daily basis and whether it's suitable for your needs. Then at the end of this review -- you guessed it -- we're giving it away!
iTwin Review and Giveaway
The iTwin is an incredibly unique device that creates a secure bridge between your home computer and any remote computers, allowing you access to specific files (or your entire hard drive) from any location. No additional software is required, the device is cross-platform, and best of all, there's no space restriction -- you can share as much as you want! We're taking a look at the iTwin, then giving 5 of them away valued at $500!
Begin Football Season With College Football Radio & Live Scores for iOS [Giveaway]
College Football Radio & Live Scores ($0.99) is quite a long name for an app, and a fairly descriptive one at that. I don’t know an awful lot about American football, and truth be told I prefer my balls to be round than oval shaped. If you’re a fan of stateside college football then read on for the full review. We're also giving away 25 copies, so join the giveaway if you'd like a chance to grab this app for free.
Google Nexus 7 (16GB) Android Tablet Review and Giveaway
We purchased a 16GB Nexus 7 for $249 which I've been reviewing for a week or so now, and I've really grown to love the little thing. We'll be giving it away at the end of this review, so if you're keen to own a Nexus 7, read on and join the contest to be in the running!
Speed Up & Maintain Your PC With Auslogics BoostSpeed 5.4 [Giveaway]
Auslogics BoostSpeed 5.4 is a one-stop PC optimization and maintenance application. It includes quick-scanning features that will easily optimize any user’s system, as well as a suite of advanced utilities that even experienced computer geeks can appreciate. The biggest new feature in Auslogics BoostSpeed 5.4 is full Windows 8 support. Interested?
4 Elements: Incredibly Fun Puzzle Game for Kids [Giveaway]
If you've ever wanted the perfect game to entertain a child for hours on end, it's time you took a look at 4 Elements. The casual game by Playrix is both incredibly easy to play and strangely addictive for kids and adults alike. We're giving away free copies of 4 Elements to lucky readers this week valued at $500 (it normally retails at $19.95 for the premium PC/Mac version). So, find out more about the game by reading this article and head to the bottom of the post for details on how to enter the giveaway.
Organize Yourself with AllMyNotes Organizer Deluxe Edition [Giveaway]
Information is pretty much digital these days. To manage all that digital information, you need a good information organizer. AllMyNotes Organizer is a solution you should consider for storing all your ideas, notes, financial entries, address book contacts, records, and passwords. We're giving away 30 copies of AllMyNotes Organizer Deluxe valued at $1020, plus we're also giving away an unlimited number of special builds for the first 3 days of this giveaway!
Mobee Magic Charger Review
The Mobee Magic Charger is a cost efficient solution for powering Apple's Magic Mouse. Instead of replacing the batteries in your Magic Mouse every 2 weeks, the Mobee Magic Charger utilises a rechargeable battery pack and clever induction charging technology to keep your Magic Mouse charged up and ready to go. We'll take an in-depth look at the Mobee Magic Charger today. Plus, when we're done, we're giving this review unit away!