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Coming Soon: Soaring to the Moon on a Balloon (and Rhyming While Doing It-oon)

Google’s Lunar X competition is still alive and kicking. The mission? Land a robot on the moon, travel 500 meters over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to the Earth. Teams must be at least 90% privately funded. The winner wins $30 million. The Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association team (ARCA) is hard at work on their promising Rockoon, a rocket-balloon which recently reached heights of 4okm which happens to be the highest altitude reached by a... Continue reading

Apple Giving Away $10,000 iTunes Gift Card to Downloader of 10 Billionth Song

“It’s our way of saying thanks.” So says Apple of their newest competitive ruse, the $10,000 10 Billionth Song contest. If you happen to be the lucky fellow who purchases the 10 billionth download from the iTunes store, and you just happen to be over the age of 13 and live in country where iTunes is offered, you’ll be gifted a $10,000 iTunes gift card from Apple. That’s a whole lot of apps, or songs if your into that sort... Continue reading

Dreidel Hero: I Made You Out of Digital Clay

Worth 1000 held a dreidel-themed Photoshopping contest, and one of  the participants took it to the logical conclusion. Dreidel Hero, the first video game made exclusively for rocking out to your favorite Hanukkah song classics like… um… you know, that one by Adam Sandler and, um… yeah, err, that other one about Hanukkah and stuff. Link [via]

Netflix Finally Hands Over $1 Million Prize; Starts a New Contest

Back in October 2006, Netflix began their $1 million challenge, offering a cash reward to the development team whom could improve Cinematch, the company’s recommendation engine, by at least 10%. After nearly three years the winner has finally been compensated. Netflix considered the million such a good investment that they’ve decided to start all over again. This time, Netflix will “present the contestants with demographic and behavioral data, and they will be asked to model individuals’ “taste profiles.”’ Unlike the... Continue reading

And The Winners Are…

After two and a half weeks of intense suspense, the time has finally come. Which two of you were the lucky winners? Which pair is bringing home the customized Twitter sticker package? Congratulations to @CRUNKRacoon and @angelfrouk! Send your address and measurements to andrew -@- gearfuse.com so we can ship your stickers out ASAP! Follow us on Twitter at @Gearfuse for more opportunity to win cool shit, as well as a constant feed of the coolest geek links on the... Continue reading

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!

Our StickyTwits Twitter sticker package contest ends TOMMOROW. Which means today is your last chance to enter for your chance to win. Tweet #Gearfuse like a crazy person. As many times as you want. The more you tweet #Gearfuse, the more of a chance you have to win. This is your LAST CHANCE! GO GO GO! What are you waiting for?! I said GO!

Reminder: Win Free StickyTwits Package By Tweeting #Gearfuse

It’s as easy as that. Two Gearfuse readers will win a free StickyTwits personalized Twitter sticker package. To enter for your chance to win, all you have to do is mention #Gearfuse in your tweets. There is no entry limit. So talk about #Gearfuse as much as you want! Check out the awesome sticker packages at the official StickyTwits site. The winners will be announced on July 31, 2009.

Wanna Be an Internet Celebrity?

Looking for your chance at internet stardom? Send us your geeky suggestion, creation or design to andrew -@- gearfuse.com for your chance to appear on Gearfuse. And just as a reminder, we’re giving away StickyTwit Twitter sticker packages to two randomly selected tweeters. To enter for your chance to win, all you have to do is tweet #Gearfuse. We’ll announce the winners on July 31, 2009 and ship out your Twitter stickers right away.

Tweet #Gearfuse to Win!

Don’t forget! We’ve got an awesome contest going on. Two of you are going to get a free set of StickyTwits personalized Twitter stickers. All you’ve got to do is to include #Gearfuse in your tweets. There’s no limit on how many times you tweet #Gearfuse, and the more you do it, the more chance you have to win! You can also enter by commenting on the main contest post! Good luck!

Contest: Win a StickyTwits Twitter Sticker Package

A few weeks back we wrote about a company which printed personalized Twitter stickers for spreading the word about your Twitter URL. The awesome dudes who run StickyTwits are giving away two of their 30 sticker packages to two lucky Gearfuse readers. To win, all you have to do is either comment on this post or post a tweet with the hashtag #Gearfuse. Even cooler? The more times you mention #Gearfuse, the better chance you have to win. There’s no... Continue reading