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Crave giveaway: Sprint LG Optimus G smartphone

Congrats to Oliver M. of Anaheim, Calif., for winning a copy of Symantec's Norton 360 Multi-Device security suite in last week's giveaway. Now, for this week's prize... Is your smartphone starting to look (and act) a bit shabby? You're in luck! We're offering up a free LG Optimus G from Sprint (please note: you'll be responsible for your own voice and data plan; Sprint includes an unlimited data plan among its choices).

CNET reviewers love this quad-core Android smartphone, calling it "undoubtedly the best phone LG has ever offered." In particular, they're fond of the phone's zippy Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, attractively bright 4.7-inch display, and 13-megapixel camera. The device is also 4G LTE-enabled. … Read more

Crave giveaway: Super Mario Bros. gift pack

First off, congrats to David G. of Seattle for winning an Aperion Audio Zona Wireless Surround Speaker System in last week's giveaway!

Super Mario Bros. fans, this week's giveaway's for you. We've got a collection of Super Mario 2-inch mini figurines that includes Daisy, Lakitu, Mario, Luigi, Koopa Troopa, and Shy Guy. We also have two battery-operated radio-controlled Karts for the taking -- one with Mario in the driver's seat and another with Yoshi at the wheel.

Normally, it would cost you $75.99 to load up on all this Mario fun, but you have … Read more

Crave giveaway: Giant ThunderCats gift package

Thunder is striking this week's giveaway with an all-ThunderCats-all-the-time gift package.

What is ThunderCats? Well, if you have to ask, this giveaway probably isn't for you. If you're a fan of the animated series, you'll be happy to find out the swag bag contains more than 20 ThunderCats action figures, plus a TCats baseball cap and T-shirt (that's a whole lot of ThunderCats paraphernalia).

The swag, worth $300, comes all wrapped up and ready to be, well, unwrapped.

The series--which follows the adventures of a team of catlike humanoid alien heroes from the planet Thundera--debuted in the '80s and recently got reimagined on the Cartoon Network. To celebrate the finale of the series, Warner Bros. rolled out 11 characters and villains in a Facebook app that lets fans transform their photos into their own ThunderCat and share the new feline look with the world.

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

Crave giveaway: Kindle With Special Offers

Target wants you to know that it's carrying the new Kindle With Special Offers so it gave us one to give away to one lucky reader. It says it's the first retailer to get the $114 Kindle in stores and if you happen to have a Target RedCard, you can also save 5 percent on your purchase. Woo-hoo.

For those of you who don't know what the Kindle with Special Offers is, it's an ad-supported version of the Wi-Fi only third-generation Kindle, which would run you $139. Some of those ads are for "special" … Read more

Crave giveaway: Psyko 5.1 gaming headset

We're continuing with our gaming theme for another week and giving away a Psyko 5.1 surround-sound PC gaming headset that has a detachable boom mic. In his review, editor Jeff Bakalar called the Psycho 5.1 "ambitious and innovative" (read full review). XBox 360 owners should also take note that Psyko is scheduled to release a version of the Psyko 5.1 for the 360 (see video below).

Normally, the Psyko 5.1 headset would cost about $300, but you have the chance to get it gratis.

So, how do you try to win this surround-sound … Read more