Contest

Best Buy wants to know what old, outdated technology you have in your house. The company just announced a photo contest where you can win a home theater makeover by showing them your outdated home technology. Dubbed the "Scary Technology" contest, you can enter to win by submitting your photos, along with a 140-character description to www.ScaryTechnology.com.

The contest runs until October 26, 2009, with the winner being announced on Halloween. The Grand Prize winner will receive a $3,500 Insignia Home Theater makeover including GeekSquad installation. The first runner-up will win a $1,500 Best Buy Gift Card, while the second prize winner will receive a $1,000 Best Buy gift card.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab the camera; dig out your old gear and head on over to www.ScaryTechnology.com for your chance to win! But before you go, let Poltergeist's Zelda Rubinstein tell you all about the contest in this video:

MSI just announced the Switch to One Touch MSI Wind Top video contest. Entrants have two months to create a video emphasizing the benefits of upgrading to a MSI Wind Top Touch Screen All-in-One PC versus owning a traditional PC.

The contest runs from June 22, 2009 through August 22, 2009 and the top 5 entrants receiving the most votes will win a Wind Top AE1900, valued at $529. Vote casting will be held on the Switch To One Touch Contest website, http://us.msi.com/SwitchToOneTouch.

Here are the prizes:

• First 50 Video Submissions win a MSI USB Thumb Drive
• 20 lucky individuals that vote each week, will be chosen at random to receive an MSI sportswatch
• 5 Grand Prize Winners will each receive the critically acclaimed MSI Wind Top All-in-One Touch PC ($529 value)

For more information and contest rules, visit http://us.msi.com/SwitchToOneTouch

Our friends over at Griffin Technology announced today that they are giving away a $500 shopping spree on their website to celebrate the new iPhone 3G S! If you aren't familiar with Griffin (and why wouldn't you be?!) they have the latest accessories in the digital entertainment and personal computer markets, including popular iTrip FM transmitters, cases for you iPod, and the Evolve Wireless Sound System.

Want to know how to win? (Yeah, I know you do...who doesn't want free stuff??). Here's how to enter:

1. Go to their blog and leave them a comment telling them which feature you're most excited about in iPhone 3G S. The new features are listed on Apple's iPhone 3G S page.

2. Post your comment before midnight tonight (June 19) Central Time. One comment/entry per person. Please note that comments will be held for moderation. The timestamp will be from when you first submit it.

3. Go back to the blog. A winner will be randomly selected on Monday, June 22nd and announced there.

Full rules are available here (PDF).

If you are a winner, be sure to come back and let us know! Good luck!

Guitar Hero just launched their "5 Tickets, 5 Concerts Sweepstakes", an online scavenger hunt that challenges fans to uncover the full list of artists that will be included in Guitar Hero 5. Start your search at GH5.GuitarHero.com and register to participate in the contest and enter to win a set of 5 tickets to 5 different concerts in a major metropolitan area venue near your city.

Once registered, you will be given clues leading you to blogs, TV shows etc., and for the next five days, a selection of bands from the Guitar Hero 5 set list will be revealed. Once you have uncovered the bands from the designated locations, you must go to GH5.GuitarHero.com to verify the information you found and you will then be eligible to enter to win The Guitar Hero 5 Tickets, 5 Concerts Sweepstakes. Entries for the sweepstakes will be received through June 25, 2009. Registration is now open.

Guitar Hero 5 will be available in the fall 2009 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. For more information, visit GH5.GuitarHero.com.

Best Western and AAA just announced a new sweepstakes, where one family will win a weeklong summer road trip that starts in the past and ends in present day. The "Retro to Now" road trip sweepstakes will give one family the chance to find out how road trips have changed during the last 60 years.

The trip starts in "retro" style with an old-school vehicle, paper maps, car games and other road trip supplies from the past. Mid-way through the trip fast-forwards to "now" with a modern vehicle, GPS device, DVD players and all the conveniences of today. Read more

Panasonic just announced a new contest, called "Panasonic Living In HD 30x30" in which Panasonic will give away an HD product every day in May. Daily winners will have a choice of one of three 2009 Panasonic products from its line of LUMIX digital cameras and HD Camcorders.

The three prize options include two LUMIX Digital Cameras featuring 720p HD video recording (the DMC-ZS3 and the DMC-TS1 which is also waterproof and dustproof) as well the new HDC-TM20 1080p HD Camcorder with 16GB internal memory.

More information about the contest (including rules and requirements), can be found online at www.livinginhd.com/go/promo/30x30entry.

If so, Westinghouse just announced that they will be offering promotions and opportunities to win free LCD HDTVs. Each month, they are giving away an LCD HDTV on their Facebook fan page to those who enter the promotions and can tell them why they deserve a new HDTV. Enter each promotion by simply posting a text or video message to the Facebook page.

Every month Westinghouse will feature a new timely theme. March’s promotion is on the NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament and asks consumers to discuss how a new 42” LCD HDTV from Westinghouse would up the level of enjoyment during the spring and summer sports season.

In April, the theme will highlight spring cleaning: “Out with your old TV, in with a new, stylish Westinghouse Digital LCD HDTV.” The May theme will focus on Mother’s Day and the June promotion will discuss the DTV transition.

So, what are you waiting for? Give it a shot. Head on over to the Westinghouse fan page on Facebook. And be sure to let us know if you’re one of the lucky winners.