The 31 Days of the Dragon contest series: where to enter to win one of 31 HP HDX Dragon Entertainment laptop
The 31 Days of the Dragon is a promotion between 31 participating web sites (including our own Geekzone), with the sponsorship of HP. HP is working with those websites offering 31 prize packages - one a day for 31 days during a period from 09 May through 08 June 2008.
Each participating website will have its own competition with its own prize, each a HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook loaded with features and software.
The HP HDX Dragon comes with Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit) and is powered by an Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X9000 (2.80GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB). Other features include 20.1" diagonal WUXGA High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen (1920x1200) 1080p, 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm), 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS, HP Imprint Finish (Dragon) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone, Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth, 500GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (250GB x 2), Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer, Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers with HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer, and 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery.
The entertainment notebooks will come with these software titles: Microsoft Office, Corel PaintShop Pro X2, Corel Painter Essentials, Corel Ulead Video Studio Plus 11.5, Symantec Norton Internet Security.
For the gamers in us the winners will receive the following games: Viva Piñata,Microsoft Flight Sim, Microsoft Flight Sim Expansion Pack, Gears of War.
And since this is an entertainment beast, you will enjoy the following Blu Ray movies out of the box: Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End.
The total retail value of each of these prizes would be over US$5,000 - and there are 31 to be won!
Each of the following websites will run a seven day contest between the following dates:
02 May - 09 May http://www.absolutevista.com/
03 May - 10 May http://www.arstechnica.com/
04 May - 11 May http://www.osnn.net/
05 May - 12 May http://www.jkontherun.com/
06 May - 13 May http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May http://www.bostonpocketpc.com/
08 May - 15 May http://www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May http://thedigitallifestyle.com/
10 May - 17 May http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/
11 May - 18 May http://www.windows-now.com/
12 May - 19 May http://www.windowsconnected.com/
13 May - 20 May http://www.geekstogo.com/
14 May - 21 May http://bink.nu/
15 May - 22 May http://www.mediablab.com/
16 May - 23 May http://www.last100.com/
17 May - 24 May http://www.labnol.org/
18 May - 25 May http://www.notebooks.com/
19 May - 26 May http://www.slashdotreview.com/
20 May - 27 May http://www.neowin.net/
21 May - 28 May http://www.geek.com/
22 May - 29 Mau http://www.lockergnome.com/
23 May - 30 May http://www.planetx64.com/
24 May - 31 May http://www.thegreenbutton.com/
25 May - 01 Jun http://www.istartedsomething.com/
26 May - 02 Jun http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
27 May - 03 Jun http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/
28 May - 04 Jun http://www.geeknewscentral.com/
29 May - 05 Jun http://www.geekzone.co.nz/
30 May - 06 Jun http://www.thetabletpc.net/
31 May - 07 Jun http://www.gearlive.com/
01 Jun - 08 Jun http://www.gottabemobile.com/
Note that each will run their own competition, so there will be different rules for each site. You should visit each site and look for more information there. If there is no competition information live yet, then please visit the sites again later between those dates in the table.
You can see this same information and any updates on The 31 Days of the Dragon. You will also find an OPML file and links to RSS feeds from all thoe sites.
We will have our competition page on Geekzone with the appropriate instructions. Our plan is to run a month long competition page so you have more time to enter it. Stay tuned - subscribe to our RSS feed so that you don't miss this opportunity, or keep visiting Geekzone.
This competition comes thanks to HP and BuzzCorps.
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Comment by TheBartender, on 28-APR-2008 15:27
Wow!
Holy S*@#!
I am droolling!
That is a beast, which I sorely need, my poor poor lappy is dying a slow painfull death.
I will be following/entering with great enthusiasm!
Great stuff Mauricio 
Comment by tallPete, on 28-APR-2008 23:19
What a great idea for a competition. It drives up the visits to the websites, and promotes the product as well. Awesome.
Comment by TheBartender, on 29-APR-2008 22:24
Quite interesting reading the other websites...
Either they had no information about this competition at all...or, they had only given their members a 'teaser', stating a competition was coming, without releasing any more details...
Reading more, on forums on some of those other sites, some tracked down what it was about, by finding the details on this site, and then made statements suggesting all the details of the competition were meant to be keeped under wraps until it officially started, and maybe this site was breaking the disclosure rules/terms?
Perhaps they are just bitter because we know more first 
Comment by paragonOfGeek, on 3-MAY-2008 10:28
Wow awesome laptop, this would help me in my studies (4th year engineering student) heaps, i'm sure this wouldn't slow down wneh running large simulations and 3D models....and games assuming i have any time left at all after all the assignments.
I really want this one....so how do i enter
Comment by paragonOfGeek, on 3-MAY-2008 10:45
i see may 9th.....
Comment by bj, on 3-MAY-2008 13:19
Can't help thinking this would be the notebook bruce lee would use, light fast deadly like a dragon and likely made in HK
Comment by mark rootstein, on 6-MAY-2008 18:57
it's more than just saying, "i gotta have it!, i really gotta have it!
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Comment by Luigi Cappel, on 28-APR-2008 10:02
I need one of these. My work notebook is locked down tighter than a, well you know what I mean. Awesome feature set!
This would be great for my podcasts, recording music, performing my music, recording Ustream etc. Damn, I want one now!