Leslie Katz

Crave giveaway: Chant BT portable Bluetooth speaker from House of Marley

Enlarge Image House of Marley Congratulations to Natalie V. of Enfield, Connecticut, for winning a copy of Iolo Technologies’ System Mechanic Pro software in last week’s giveaway. If there’s one thing we’ve learned here at the Crave giveaway, it’s that readers love portable speakers. Ergo… This week, we have a Chant BT from House of …

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Crave giveaway: System Mechanic Pro PC tune

Enlarge Image Iolo Technologies Congratulations to Clarissa W. of Dover, Tennessee, for winning a Tokyo Flash Kisai Blade Wood Link wristwatch in our last giveaway. Did you know System Administrator Appreciation Day is next Friday? To celebrate the inestimable value of a well-running machine, we’ve got a free copy of PC performance software designed to fix and clean up your …

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Crave giveaway: Kisai Blade Wood Link wristwatch from Tokyoflash Japan

Editors’ note: The Crave giveaway will be on vacation Friday, July 17, and back with a tan on Friday, July 24. Enlarge Image Tokyoflash Japan Congratulations to Arthur N. of Glendale, Ariz., for winning three Misfit Bolt color-changing LED smart bulbs last week. This week, we’ve got another colorful prize — a wristwatch that displays the time with a rotating …

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Crave giveaway: Three Misfit Bolt color

Enlarge Image Misfit Congratulations to last week’s winner, Rebecca H. of Troutdale, Ore., for scoring two Alchemy Goods bags made of recycled bicycle inner tubes, plus an iBattz battery case for the iPhone 6, a set of Moshi earbuds and a Sonix iPhone 5/5S case. This week’s prize ought to light up your life. We’ve got a pack of three …

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Crave giveaway: Two Alchemy Goods bags made from recycled bike tires

Josh Miller/CNET Congratulations to Ron M. of Covington, Ohio, for winning three custom photo products from Collage.com last week. Can you ever have too many computer bags? We think not — at least not if they’re as unusual as the bags we’re giving away this week. We have two of them made from reclaimed bicycle inner tubes, both from Seattle-based …

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Crave giveaway: Three custom photo products from Collage.com

Collage.com Congratulations to Christopher C. of Dothan Ala., for winning a T-fal OptiGrill in last week’s giveaway and to David D. of West Plains, Mo., for winning two educational robots from Wonder Workshop the week before that. Got a naked wall in need of some decoration? Collage.com, which makes a wide range of customized photo products, is offering a free …

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Crave giveaway: Dash & Dot educational toy robots from Wonder Workshop

Easy drag-and-drop coding lets kids decide how Dash & Dot will play. Wonder Workshop Congratulations to Charles H. of High Point, N.C., for winning a Ventex Powercell 6000+ portable battery pack in our last giveaway. School is already out for many kids, and almost out for lots more, and that means plenty of free time to play…with robots! This week, …

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These frustrated potholes tweet complaints straight to the authorities

Video screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET It’s not unusual for an angry driver to let loose colorful invective upon driving over a pothole. But in Panama City, the potholes themselves are talking — and sharing their gripes on Twitter. “I feel terrible. I just caused tire damage to an old lady’s car ,” a pothole recently tweeted on the account El …

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Crave giveaway: Ventev Powercell 6000+ portable battery pack

Ventev Congratulations to Angela C. of Chesnee, S.C., for winning a Moov fitness wearable in last week’s giveaway and to Robert H. of Two Rivers, Wisc., for winning a computer system memory boost from Crucial the week before that. Related stories Ventev chargers keep your phones goin’ and goin’ (hands-on) This week, we’ve got a boost of another kind — …

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Crave giveaway: Free 16GB computer memory boost from Crucial

Editors’ note: This giveaway has a Twitter component. Please read the below rules carefully. Congrats to David N. of Cary, N.C., for winning a Fonesalesman QiStone+ wireless charger in last week’s giveaway. This week’s prize is definitely one to remember. Crucial We’ve got a 16GB memory boost from Crucial, a global brand of Micron Technology that manufactures solid-state drives and …

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