X

Crave giveaway: CNET's 'Dawn of Virtual Reality' swag bag

Bursting with anticipation at the thought of buying your first VR headset? While you wait, win a free bag filled with exclusive merchandise from Oculus, Google and Microsoft HoloLens.

Sean Hollister Senior Editor / Reviews
When his parents denied him a Super NES, he got mad. When they traded a prize Sega Genesis for a 2400 baud modem, he got even. Years of Internet shareware, eBay'd possessions and video game testing jobs after that, he joined Engadget. He helped found The Verge, and later served as Gizmodo's reviews editor. When he's not madly testing laptops, apps, virtual reality experiences, and whatever new gadget will supposedly change the world, he likes to kick back with some games, a good Nerf blaster, and a bottle of Tejava.
Sean Hollister
3 min read
vrgiveaway.jpg
Enlarge Image
vrgiveaway.jpg
Josh Miller/CNET

Congrats to Alex V. of Manhattan for winning an Oral-B Black 7000 electric toothbrush, with Bluetooth, last week.

It feels like virtual reality is nearly here. The Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Sony PlayStation VR headsets are some of the most anticipated tech of 2016, and I can't wait to share them with you. I'd do it right now -- if I'd been sneaky enough to steal one after those companies showed them to me.

Instead, this week's Crave giveaway features the next best thing: a big bag of exclusive swag I've collected from every major virtual-reality event and demo over the past year or so. There are loads of goodies in here, including bags, shirts, pins and even a cute 3D-printed statuette that a designer created inside the Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality visor itself.

Here's a list of all the cool stuff you'll get. It's like a walk through VR history.

How do you win this swag bag worth approximately $315? Just follow these simple rules and hope for the best. It's easy!

  • Register as a CNET user. Go to the top of this page and hit the "Join CNET" link to start the registration process. If you're already registered, there's no need to register again.
  • Leave a comment below. You can leave whatever comment you want. If it's funny or insightful, it won't help you win, but we're trying to have fun here, so anything entertaining is appreciated.
  • Leave only one comment. You may enter for this specific giveaway only once. If you enter more than one comment, you will be automatically disqualified.
  • The winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) virtual-reality swag bag with an approximate retail value of $315.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified via email. The winner must respond within three days of the end of the sweepstakes. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • Entries can be submitted until December 21, 12:00 p.m. ET.

And here's the disclaimer that our legal department said we had to include (sorry for the caps, but rules are rules):

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. DATA RATES MAY APPLY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. YOU HAVE NOT YET WON. MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OLD OR AGE OF MAJORITY, WHICHEVER IS OLDER IN YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCE AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes ends at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, December 21, 2015. See official rules for details.

(And be sure to follow Crave on Twitter at @crave; some of our giveaways are now Twitter-based.)