Hasta La Gadget!

Hey there Emerald City, it’s been a while — around ten months, to be exact. We’re coming back to Seattle at the end of this month, and this time we’re bringing our pals from gdgt with us. We’ll be throwing the latest Engadget + gdgt event at the Showbox SoDo on August 31st. As usual, there’ll be plenty to see and play with (and take home, if you’re lucky), from the likes of Outlook, Nokia and Logitech. We’re also holding a startup contest, so one up-and-coming local company can score floorspace gratis. You can nab a free ticket for yourself and a friend or two at the source link below. It’s also not too late to get in on that sponsorship action. See you in Seattle!

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You’ve seen the review, now enjoy the real thing for yourself. This week’s giveaway centers around the hottest tablet at the moment, the Nexus 7. Our friends at NaturalMotion want to get one into a lucky reader’s hands so they can enjoy the company’s signature game, CSR Racing. The app is free, so it’s definitely worth giving it a good look on whatever Android device you use. While you’re waiting for it to download and install, make sure you head to the widget below to enter to win. Good luck!

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Well folks, we’ve reached the century mark. The publication started nearly two years ago has churned out a collection of 100 issues with a bit of blood, sweat and tears shed along the way. In this celebratory special edition of our weekly, we gathered up our favorite tech of all time. From smartphones to tablets and laptops, there’s quite the collection to take in. Heck, we even have a blender that blends! Eyes-On takes an electric ride to the Golden Gate, Weekly Stat examines this e-mag’s lineage and Visualized checks in at Comic-Con. All the requisite download links are down below, so join the party — and here’s to another hundred issues.

Special thanks to the crew that had a hand in pushing Distro on its way: Jeremy Lacroix, Aaron Martin, Portia Monberg, Candy Mayo, Will Lipman, Davy Reynolds, David Robinson, Greg Grabowy, Josh Klenert, Troy Dunham, Susana Soares, Eve Binder, Anna Dickson, Wendy George, Peter Niceberg, Tim Stevens, Christopher Trout, Billy Steele, Jon Turi, Landon Peck, Daniel Stegemiller, Philip Palermo, Luan Tran, Mimmie Huang, Sharon Kasimow, Julie Vaughn, Carlynne Bradley, Jesse Chambers, Shen Lu, Sudheer Agrawal, Carl Haines, Scott Tury, Ronald Anderson, Scott Basham, Terry Worley, Todd Brannam, Mike Levine and countless others. High fives all around!

Distro Issue 100 PDF
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Distro in the Windows Store
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We had an amazing time at Expand SF this past March (couldn’t make it? see for yourself!), and we’re super excited about making Expand NY an even bigger and more spectacular show this November 9th and 10th. The tech luminaries you’ll be hearing from on stage are a big part of what makes the Expand experience one you won’t want to miss, so let’s start filling you in on who those folks are!

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Roughly this time last month, we opened up our second Insert Coin: New Challengers competition to all you entrepreneurial makers. The first one was an unquestionable highlight of March’s first-ever Expand event in San Francisco, and we’re psyched to see what you guys have in store for us this time. Ten semifinalists will get tickets to the show and a $1,000 travel stipend. One Judges’ Choice winner will walk away with $10,000 and one Readers’ Choice winner will get $15,000. Both will also score a product review on this site.

Ziphius, which managed to pick up both prizes back in March, is entering the home stretch in its own search for $125,000 over on Kickstarter. The aquatic drone managed to capture the imagination of the Expand crowd and our online audience, beating out a number of impressive finalists, including the Make-a-Play, SmartPulse, Smart Knob and Snapzoom. Think you’ve got something just as good in the works? Well, now’s the time to show us. Submissions are open now through September 27th. You can find all the necessary rules over on our event page.

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