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TiPb Give-Away: 15 MusicSkins for iPad

By Georgia, Tuesday, Apr 13, 2010 a 2:50 pm

MusicSkins, who makes some of the hottest skins around, has just unveiled their new line up for the iPad. Among the high quality, perfectly rendered skins are some of your favorite artists including The Beatles, Black Eyed Peas, Jay Z, AC/DC, Rihanna, Madonna, Bob Marley, The Grateful Dead, Kiss, Linkin Park, Taylor Swift and more. They're easy to apply to the back of your iPad so you can get just the custom look you want.

What's more -- to celebrate the unveiling, MusicSkins has kindly offered to give away 15 of their MusicSkins to our TiPb readers! Just head on over the the TiPb Forums and tell us which MusicSkin you most want for your iPad. (Check the link above to see the selection).

The give away starts now and ends Sunday, April 18th at 12pm PST. We’ll randomly pick the winners and let you know via PM (so be sure to check your messages!).

More MusicSkins for iPad pics after the break!

Element Case debuts Joule stand for iPad

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 a 11:45 pm

Element Case is looking meld stylish form with elegant function for their new hand-crafted, solid aluminum Joule stand for the iPad.

It'll work for either portrait or landscape (photo frame or movie watching), and comes in either polished metal or anodized black. You can even get your own custom coating and laser-etched logo.

Joule would normally set you back $129 but the kind folks at Element Case are offering the first 100 TiPb readers who place an order a cool $30 off -- just enter coupon code PRS2J4 at checkout and it's yours for $99.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

Crosswords for iPad give-away

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 7, 2010 a 3:51 pm

Hot on the heels of Dieter's epic review of Crosswords for iPad [$9.99 - iTunes link], the fine folks at Standalone, Inc have offered up some Promo Codes for TiPb readers.

Last chance to enter "Augment your Reality with Poynt Contest", win a shopping trip to New York, $2500!

By Staff, Tuesday, Apr 6, 2010 a 7:22 am

There's only one day left to enter the "Augment your Reality with Poynt Contest" for a chance to a trip for two to New York, NY valued at US$5,000 and US$2,500 spending money.

Poynt wants TiPb readers to help them celebrate the launch of their new iPhone app [iTunes link] -- and help them name their Augmented Reality feature. To enter, think of the very best name you can and go post it on the official thread in the TiPb Forums.

Read the full terms and conditions of the Contest (the "Official Rules").

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TiPb Give-Away: $150 SCOTTeVEST Gift Certificate (iPad Give-Away Qualifier)

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 a 4:32 pm

SCOTTeVEST makes serious gadget apparel for the serious gadget geek -- cases in point are their jackets which typically include a couple of iPhone and iPod touch friendly pockets (that let you see and control your device right through the translucent material) and the only pocket we're aware of big enough to carry an iPad.

And because this could no doubt come in handy to TiPb readers, SCOTTeVEST CEO Scott Jordan has graciously offered up a $150 gift certificate/credit for us to pass along to one of you.

All you have to do to enter is jump on over to the TiPb forums and leave a reply telling us in which SCOTTeVEST product you most want to store your iPhone, iPod touch, and/or iPad.

Give-away starts now and ends Sunday, March 28 at 12:00pm PT. Only one entry per person.

Oh, and every reply you leave on the Forum also counts as an entry for TiPb's big iPad give-away, so get going!

And just to make sure you appreciate just how much you can stuff into SCOTTeVEST, I'm re-embedding our TiPb Gear video after the break!

Augment your reality with Poynt and win a shopping trip to New York!

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010 a 8:34 am

Poynt wants TiPb readers to help them celebrate the launch of their new iPhone app [iTunes link] -- and help them name their Augmented Reality feature. If your name is chosen for the feature, you'll win a trip for two to New York, NY valued at US$5,000 and US$2,500 spending money.

To enter, think of the very best name you can and go post it on the official thread in the TiPb Forums.

Details after the break!

TiPb Give-Away: Gracie Gear workout clothes for women with iPhone holder built in!

By Georgia, Thursday, Mar 18, 2010 a 12:43 pm

Here we have the Gracie Gear sports tops with handy PowerPouch for your iPhones or iPods for about $25.00 to $50.00. Gracie calls it the handsfree experience and yes, it is liberating. These tops are great for anyone who enjoys getting fit and for those who simply want to look like they are getting fit (I'm eating chocolate as I write this!).

Stay with us till after the break to find out more about Gracie Gear and how to enter the giveaway !

TiPb Give-Away: Special Edition Street Fighter IV iPhone Cases (iPad Give-Away Qualifier)

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010 a 4:23 pm

When we met with Tezuka-san and the Capcom Street Fighter IV team at GDC 2010, he was gracious enough to give us not one, but two (2!) special edition promotional Street Fighter IV iPhone cases. Full color, they feature Ryu and Ken and are emblazoned with the slogan "Waiting for a new challenger" and the Street Fighter IV logo. When we got these Capcom told us there were only a few left in North America. This is the real deal, and they're letting us give them away to you, our readers.

Give Away: Slide-a-ma-jig game for your little ones

By Georgia, Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010 a 9:07 am

Slide-a-ma-jig $0.99 [iTunes Link] Here is a game for the newest of iPhone users. You can slide your finger on the screen to switch 30 different creatures body parts as well as tap a button for different backgrounds. Give the iPhone a shake and you will see a random creature appear. There are sound effects as well to go with your new creatures.

To find out more about the application and how to enter the giveaway, stay with us after the break.

iSkin solo FX SE for iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS (iPad Give-Away Qualifier!)

By Georgia, Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010 a 2:34 pm

So I have before me the new iSkin solo FX SE for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS [$29.95 - iMore Store Link]. What does this new iSkin line of flexible cases offer?

We'll take a look (and tell you about the give away!) after the break!