Antidote Archive

  • Pirq Meets Challenge from Bill Gates, Partnering with United Way of King County to Offer ‘Deals for Meals’

    Pirq Meets Challenge from Bill Gates, Partnering with United Way of King County to Offer ‘Deals for Meals’

    Posted on August 23, 2011 | No Comments
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  • Mophie iPhone credit card reader coming to a CES near you

    Mophie iPhone credit card reader coming to a CES near you

    Posted on December 31, 2009 | No Comments
    iPhone accessory maker and recession antidote regular Mophie is about to make the most buzzworthy move of its short history by offering a credit card reader and accompanying transaction app for the Apple handset. Positioned as a direct competitor to Jack Dorsey's Square iPhone Payment System, Mophie's solution looks to be integrated into an iPhone case -- making it possible to keep the reader on permanently, albeit at a slight cost to your device's aesthetics. The decidedly cube-shaped Square system has a less ergonomic design, but we suspect that the winner (if either of these two succeeds) will be primarily determined by the usability of the app and affordability of the service. Look out for more info to emerge at some point during the maelstrom that will be CES 2010.

    Mophie iPhone credit card reader coming to a CES near you originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • New DROID ads show off Android, will make a man out of you

    New DROID ads show off Android, will make a man out of you

    Posted on November 9, 2009 | No Comments

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    "A robot is a thing that does..." Verizon / Google / Motorola are taking their ad onslaught to new heights and in a new direction, with three new ads (which will hit "soon," according to our tipster), two of which actually show off Android functionality. It's a bold new vision for a hyperbole-filled, guytastic campaign which shows no sign of letting up, and seems more than anything to be the complete antithesis to Palm's coma-inducing spots instead of an antidote for Apple's everyhipster sensibilities. Check out the three new DROID ads after the break.

    [Thanks, DroidDoesItAll]

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    New DROID ads show off Android, will make a man out of you originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Engadget’s recession antidote: win an 8GB Kingston DataTraveler Mini Slim!

    Engadget’s recession antidote: win an 8GB Kingston DataTraveler Mini Slim!

    Posted on May 28, 2009 | No Comments
    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 Kingston Technology 8GB Data Traveler Mini Slim on offer. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Check after the break for some photos of the prize!

    Special thanks to Kingston Technology 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 Kingston Technology 8GB Data Traveler Mini Slim.
    • 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, May 28th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
    • Full rules can be found here.

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    Engadget's recession antidote: win an 8GB Kingston DataTraveler Mini Slim! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Engadget’s recession antidote: win one of four OCZ 16GB SDHC cards!

    Engadget’s recession antidote: win one of four OCZ 16GB SDHC cards!

    Posted on May 26, 2009 | No Comments
    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 four of OCZ Technology's Gold Series 16GB SDHC cards, ready to hold tight to whatever memories / content you want to throw on there. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting! Check after the break for some photos of the prize!

    Special thanks to OCZ Technology 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. Four winners will receive one (1) OCZ Gold Series 16GB SDHC card. Approximate value is $46.75.
    • 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 Tuesday, May 26th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
    • Full rules can be found here.

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    Engadget's recession antidote: win one of four OCZ 16GB SDHC cards! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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