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Roku “Stuff Your Stocking”



Roku LogoOur friends at Roku are indulging in a bit of Christmas fun with their Stuff Your Stocking promotion. It’s a straightforward draw to win goodies such as a 40″ Hisense Roku TV, Roku 3 and Roku Streaming Stick (HDMI Version) along with subscriptions to Sky NowTV, Netflix and Rdio. The exact prizes vary from country and the competition is open to residents of the US, Canada and UK. There are different draws for each country so make sure you follow the right link.

Roku 3 Present


TP-Link Powerline Competition (UK Only)



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Reminder – the TP-Link Powerline Competition closes tonight – get your entries in!

Up for grabs are two TP-Link Powerline kits both of which I reviewed recently – the AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender Starter Kit and the AV600 Gigabit Powerline Adaptor Starter Kit. The winner can choose which kit he or she wants, with the runner-up getting the other. The prizes are the review units, so they’re not brand new, but as they’ve only been used for testing, they’re in extremely good condition.

Powerline AV600 UnitsTo enter, simply email insider@geeknewscentral.com with your answer to the question below, include your postal address and which prize you’d like. Title the email “TP-Link Competition”.

Powerline products are sometimes given a different name or moniker. What is it?

A) SmartPlug
B) HomePlug
C) PowerPlug

This competition is open to United Kingdom residents ONLY and closes at midnight UK time on Sunday 25 May 2014. The full competition rules are here.

Good luck!


TP-Link Powerline Competition (UK Only)



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Time for another UK-only competition. Up for grabs are two TP-Link Powerline kits both of which I reviewed recently – the AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender Starter Kit and the AV600 Gigabit Powerline Adaptor Starter Kit. The winner can choose which kit he or she wants, with the runner-up getting the other. The prizes are the review units, so they’re not brand new, but as they’ve only been used for testing, they’re in extremely good condition.

Powerline AV600 UnitsTo enter, simply email insider@geeknewscentral.com with your answer to the question below, include your postal address and which prize you’d like. Title the email “TP-Link Competition”.

Powerline products are sometimes given a different name or moniker. What is it?

A) SmartPlug
B) HomePlug
C) PowerPlug

This competition is open to United Kingdom residents ONLY and closes at midnight UK time on Sunday 25 May 2014. The full competition rules are here.

Good luck!


Kingston DataTraveler MicroDuo Competition (UK Only)



Kingston LogoLast month I reviewed the Kingston DataTraveler microDuo, a small memory stick for both PCs and tablets/smartphones that support OTG USB. It has a normal USB connection on one side and a micro-USB one on the other and is great for both transferring files with a minimum of hassle and storing music and films without filling up the device’s memory.

Kingston DataTraveler microDuo Open

Kingston have kindly provided two 64 GB microDuos for GNC’s UK readers and listeners. To enter, simply email insider@geeknewscentral.com with your answer to the question below and include your postal address. Title the email “Kingston Competition”.

The microDuo only works with smartphones and tablets that have OTG USB.
What does OTG stand for in this context?

A) On The Go
B) Office To Go
C) Off The Grid

This competition is open to UK residents ONLY and closes at midnight UK time on Sunday 11 May 2014. The full competition rules are here.

Good luck!


Underneath The Pringles Tree



PringlesPringles are running a Pringles Tree competition in December and each day you can open a virtual Pringles can to reveal the prize within. The prizes are inexpensive but there seems to be a good chance of winning as I’ve picked up a Pringles Speaker and a voucher for 7digital already. Other prizes include on-line games and receipes.

The Pringles Speaker arrived yesterday and it’s much better than I expected. The idea is that the speaker is inserted into the top of a Pringles tube once the contents have been munched. Powered by three AAA batteries (supplied), the sound quality and output is surprisingly good. For sure it’s not hifi and the bass isn’t great but for an impromptu party, it’s perfect. Plug in your mp3 player or smartphone and away you go.

Pringles Speaker

There’s 11 days left of Pringles Tree. Get popping, though it looks like this promotion is for UK residents only.


Freecom iPad 2 Competition



Just a quickie….if you liked the sound of the Freecom Mobile Drive Mg that I reviewed recently and you need a further incentive to buy one, from 1 August to 31 October 2011, every 100th customer to buy and register a Mobile Drive Mg from either an Apple Store, an Apple Premium Reseller, the Apple Online Store or from the Freecom webshop will win an iPad 2. Freecom has created a registration page with details of how to get involved and the terms and conditions of the promotion.


Competition Time – Freecom Mobile Drive CLS



Congratulations to Rich Costin for winning last week’s competition for G Data AntiVirus 2012 – his prize will be on its way to him shortly.

Disappointingly, the number of responses to the competition was a bit low, though the quality of the response was high, so we’re going to try to attract a few more UK GNC readers and listeners to respond. This week the competition is to win the Freecom Mobile Drive CLS and Dock that I originally reviewed back in December. It’s an interesting take on removable storage for multiple 2.5″ drives.

Again,  simply leave a comment below saying how you think GNC could be more relevant to a British audience, and I’ll draw at random from the responses in a week.

Thanks to Freecom for the prize and remember, postage to UK addresses only. Good luck.