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Weren't able to make it to CES this year? This week's giveaway is bringing CES to you!

We're giving away a nice, big bag full of CES 2012 swag collected by CNET staffers on the ground at the massive show in Vegas. You'll get all sorts of goodies--an iPad skin and iPhone case bearing the CNET logo; an 8GB Samsung memory card; a camera-shaped USB drive from Olympus; a free six-month subscription to Sony's Music Unlimited cloud-based music-streaming service; and a free one-year subscription to Absolute Software's LoJack for Laptops security app, which helps you recover your stolen tech safely. And more.

Plus, all your gear will arrive in a CES 2012 press bag complete with a nice little reporter's notebook where you can jot notes on all your gotta-have gadgets from the Sin City show. We estimate that you'll be getting about $250 worth of stuff. In this case, what happens in Vegas definitely is not staying in Vegas.

So how do you try to win this week's prize? Let me enumerate the basic rules. Please read them carefully; there will be a test. … Read more

If your New Year's resolutions include a vow to take more photos, you're in luck. If you're also resolving to incorporate more 1970s into your 2012, then your luck runneth over.

This week's prize, a Polaroid Z340 Instant Digital Camera, integrates a full-function 14-megapixel digicam with a Zink inkless printer that spits out 3x4-inch color prints on the go. Best of all for those who appreciate vintage chic, it looks a lot like its famed analog predecessor.

The Z340, which came out in November, costs $299.99 and gives you up to 25 prints on a battery charge. At almost 1.5 pounds, the device is a little on the heavy side, but sometimes that's the price you pay to bear the weight of retro-coolness.

So how do you try to win this week's prize? Let me enumerate the basic rules. Please read them carefully; there will be a test. Snap! … Read more

Everyone's wrapping themselves in scarves right about now, but this week's prize, a thermochromatic smart scarf, will seriously set you apart from the scarf-wearing masses.

The Jack Frost scarf from self-proclaimed "fashion nerd" designer Diana Eng bears snowflakes that appear and grow larger when temperatures dip below 65 degrees. The more the temp drops, the bigger the snowflakes get. The cotton, machine-washable scarf scarf measures 10x72 inches.

You may remember Eng as a contestant on the reality show "Project Runway" a few years back. Since then, she's continued to design geeky garb and also penned "Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech," a guide to making DIY techno-wear such as jackets with built-in speakers and digital lockets that let you display photos from your digicam, phone, and e-mails. … Read more

Editors' note: The rules have changed slightly for this week's giveaway. Facebook component now included.

First off, congratulations to Tom F. of Chico, Calif., who won a Viewsonic 7e Android tablet in last week's giveaway.

And now, onto this week's oh-so-sweet prize!

One lucky winner will score $250 in chocolate from Chocomize.com.

What is Chocomize, you ask? It's a site that lets you create customized chocolate bars from your favorite chocolate base and a selection of some 100 toppings. (You can give them to your friends and family if you're more generous than we are). … Read more

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Official Sweepstakes Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OLD AND AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCE OR OLDER AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Sponsor, Administrator and Prize Provider: CNET, a Division of CBS Interactive, Inc. 235 Second Street, San Francisco, California 94105.

Prize Provider: Chocomize

Sweepstakes Entities: CBS Interactive Inc. ("CBSI") and Chocomize

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Not buying into all the hype of the Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet but still interested in a tablet? Well, we're giving away an alternative to those two 7-inch models, the Viewsonic 7e, which actually has several features that the Kindle and Nook are missing--and this one comes in white.

Here are some of the key specs of the Viewsonic 7e:… Read more

If you tend to get lost whilst out for walkies wearing the wrong trousers, this week's giveaway could help point you in the right direction. The prize? A Garmin Nuvi 1300 GPS unit and downloadable Wallace & Gromit voice skin. It'll guarantee you a grand day out.

The new voice skin features Wallace and his ever-faithful canine pal Gromit offering turn-by-turn directions such as "Are we nearly there yet? Only Gromit's got his Tai-Chi class later, an' I'm ready for me tea" and "Well would you believe it, we have reached our destination, ha, ha, crack open the Caerphilly." All the while, you'll see the pair's infamous van driving across the on-screen map.

The Garmin Nuvi 1300 GPS unit normally costs $110, with the W&G voice skin going for $12.99, but you have a chance to get both for less than the cost of a nice slice of Wensleydale (i.e. free).

So how do you try to win this week's prize? Let me enumerate the basic rules. Please read them carefully; there will be a test (administered in a British accent, of course). … Read more

Ever wish your boring old headphones were a bit more "you"? With this week's prize, a set of V-Moda Crossfade LP Custom over-ear headphones, you get a cool pair of 'phones--and the chance to infuse them with some personal panache.

Those with their ears to the world of audio accessories know V-Moda as a reputable maker of stylish, low-profile earbuds. When the company moved into the full-size-headphone realm last year with its V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones, CNET reviewers gave the cans high marks for their durable construction and good looks. The custom versions add even more flair to the mix.

You'll choose from a wide range of plate color options, as well as stock engraving graphics (numbered jersey, crown, skull snake, or vinyl immortal angel logo) or your very own custom logo. Custom text rounds out the personalization. We think a Crave logo with the words "devoted Crave reader" would look fabulous, but hey, it's up to you! … Read more

While Holga might not be a household name, the lo-fi photo effects inspired by its famed toy film cameras are familiar to anyone with a smartphone. If you've ever tweaked your shots by adding heavy vignetting, dreamy softness, and light leaks, you're in Holga territory.

The film cameras have been around since the early '80s and continue to be prized as much for their simplicity as for their imperfections. However, if you're not up for the expense or hassle of shooting film and using software and apps seems too much like cheating, there is a way to return some unpredictability to your digital photography--and if you win this week's giveaway, you'll be able to do it for free. … Read more