Hasta La Gadget!

This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn’t want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back — so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We’ll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we’ve got a Klipsch HD Theater 500 5.1 sound system, ready to rattle the floor of one lucky domicile. Read the rules below (no skimming — we’re omniscient and can tell when you’ve skimmed) and get commenting! Hooray for free stuff!

Huge thanks to Klipsch for providing the gear!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for “fixing” the world economy, that’d be sweet too.
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you’ll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
• Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) Klipsch HD Theater 500 5.1-channel sound system. Approximate retail value is $599.99.
• If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
• Entries can be submitted until Thursday, April 9th, at 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

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Engadget’s recession antidote: win a Klipsch HD Theater 500 sound system! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bird Electron loves rolling out the crazy little speakers and such for your listening pleasure. The company’s newest pair, the Takotsubo speakers, are modeled on Japanese fisherman traps. In this form factor, however, we doubt they’ll do much beyond catch some wild stares from your friends, but they sure are cute! Don’t expect to be blown away by the sound, but they’re available now (in Japan only) for ¥5,000 (about $50). Check out another photo after the break.

[Via Akihabara News]

Continue reading Bird Electron’s Takotsubo “octopus trap” speakers are all kinds of odd

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Bird Electron’s Takotsubo “octopus trap” speakers are all kinds of odd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Right, we know — it’s probably the hideous FCC photograph that’s turning us off on the design, but there’s still something here that just screams 1997. Nitpicking aside, the so-called Bluepeaker is a multifaceted device that provides GPS data to Bluetooth-equipped phones, PDAs and laptops, all while doubling as a BT speaker (audio streaming is obviously supported) or a BT speakerphone (handsfree is a lock). The unit itself can get juice via any powered USB port or AC wall charger, and we’re told it should last for around 200 hours in standby mode. Sadly, the FCC isn’t really much for handing out pricing details, but we’ll be sure to keep an ear to the ground.

[Via Slashgear]

Filed under: GPS, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio

Bluepeaker weds GPS, speakerphone and Bluetooth into one ugly puck originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung has a history of pumping out Bluetooth speakers with unorthodox designs, so we can’t say we were totally taken off guard when this one popped up in the FCC’s database. That said, it’s hard not to be a little shocked when checking out a speaker that looks more like a pair of black flowers than an audio maker, but that’s exactly what’s presented in the BSP6000. This mobile companion not only allows for BT music streaming, but it also pairs with your handset in order to initiate / answer / end calls. Predictably, Sammy threw in a standard 3.5 millimeter auxiliary jack for connecting any other music source, and we’re told that it’ll work with your BT phone so long as it’s within a 30 foot radius. Obviously, there’s no mention of a price or release date (though that would be nice of you to find out, FCC), but we’ll be sure to keep an eye out for more. Shouldn’t be too hard to miss.

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Samsung’s flower-inspired BSP6000 Bluetooth speaker hits FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You’re not the only ones wondering how a diorama speaker of Tokyo’s Ginza district (circa 1955) could possibly cost more than $2,000. But after watching the video, somehow, it almost seems worth it. Almost. Hey, was that Lady Elaine?

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Video: The $2,230 Ginza diorama speaker from Bandai originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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