Leslie Katz

Crave giveaway: Free 32GB computer memory boost from Crucial

Enlarge Image Crucial’s Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 memory even comes in a red version. Because that’s fun. Crucial Congratulations to Kathy P. of West Rutland, Vermont, for winning a complete set of 86 Google Android collector pins in last week’s giveaway. Whose computer doesn’t need a memory boost now and then? This week, we have …

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Crave giveaway: Nail yourself a ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ prize pack

If you like thrillers, you might just be thrilled by this week’s giveaway. We’ve got a copy of the movie “Hitman: Agent 47,” along with some Agent 47 swag. The 2015 film, which is based on the Hitman video game series, recently came out on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. You’ll get a Blu-ray copy with a prequel comic book …

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Crave giveaway: MiPow Playbulb Sphere color

Need something to light up those dark winter days and nights? Look no further. For this week’s giveaway, we have a Playbulb Sphere from MiPow, a maker of mobile accessories and smart lights. The customizable orb glows in millions of colors, which can be changed with a quick shake or tap, or wirelessly via a free app for iOS and …

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Crave giveaway: CES swag bag extraordinaire, part 2

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Congratulations to Chris D. of Turlock, California, for winning part 1 of our CES swag giveaway extraordinaire last week. Now, on to part 2. This week’s winner gets a nice big padded Patagonia …

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Crave giveaway: CES swag bag extraordinaire, part 1

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Congratulations to Jon D. of Aurora, Colorado, for winning a Casio G-Shock wristwatch last week, and to Mitchell N. of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, for winning three portable gadgets the week before that. The …

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Human

Human ears are showing up in the strangest places. There was the guy who had one surgically implanted in his forearm. Now there’s the woman who had one artistically implanted in an iPhone 5 case. That woman is Sarah Sitkin, a Los Angeles-based multimedia artist. Her custom-made ear case is creepy-looking, to say the least. But it’s also incredibly eye-catching. …

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Crave giveaway: Casio G

What time is it? Time for the Crave giveaway to hand out a wristwatch. This week we have a tricked-out Casio for the taking. The Casio G-Shock GA110NM is shock-resistant, water-resistant to about 650 feet and includes world times for 29 time zones and 48 cities, among other features. The watch, from Casio’s G-Shock line of tough timepieces, comes in …

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State of the Union gets quirky as a Wes Anderson film

President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address on Tuesday. Hopefully, he’ll be wearing vintage goggles and an orange jumpsuit and Luke and Owen Wilson will be in the audience. OK, that’s doubtful, but a CNN video, “The State of the Union Address as a Wes Anderson Film,” certainly suggests the whimsical possibilities of a mashup …

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Crave giveaway: Three gadgets for on

Congratulations to Eleanor G. of Bloomfield, New Jersey, for winning a bag of virtual-reality swag in our last giveaway of 2015. Why not start the new year off with brand new gadgets? This week, we have three for the mobile lifestyle: a shiny metal case for the iPhone 6 Plus/6S Plus, a portable waterproof Bluetooth speaker and a portable power …

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Crave giveaway: Limited

Congrats to Charles C. of Etowah, Tennessee, for winning a 128GB SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick in last week’s giveaway. In case you have some catching up to do before “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hits this month, we’ve got commemorative Blu-ray versions of all six movies from Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Yep, all six: …

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