Nvidia Announces Vista Gadget Competition
07 May, 2007, 2:19 pm IST | by
Gaurav Seth
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Nvidia today announced the launch of its Nvidia Windows Vista Competition to design gadgets for Microsoft Windows Vista. Visitors to http://www.nvidia.in can answer a short quiz and upload their gadget for a chance to win Nvidia-powered graphics cards and goodies. The top three gadgets will be awarded: • First prize - XFX Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS (worth Rs. 25,000) • Second prize - BIG Nvidia GeForce 8500GT • Third prize - Sparkle Nvidia GeForce 6200 Vista Gadgets are mini-applications, written in html and JavaScript, which can be designed to do just about anything. The competition will be judged by representatives from Nvidia and Microsoft. They will be looking closely at entries and selecting winners for their usability, links, design and use of Nvidia and Microsoft elements. In addition, every fifth person to correctly answer the competition's three simple questions will win Nvidia goodies. Go to http://www.nvidia.in/object/vista_contest_in.html to enter. For more information about building your Vista Gadget, go to http://microsoftgadgets.com. Speaking at the occasion, Rajesh Goenka, Head of Marketing, India and Middle East, Nvidia, said, "This initiative is aimed at giving the end users the chance to win an Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS so they can experience firsthand how our latest GPUs provide unparalleled experience on Windows Vista." Rishi Srivastava, Director, Windows Client Business Group, Microsoft India said, "Side bar gadgets enable users to access anything they want in a simplified and convenient manner, and through this contest, Nvidia has opened up the possibility for users to develop more and more innovative gadgets exactly as they want, and that will in the end benefit all other desktop Windows Vista users. We are strongly supportive of Nvidia, who have constantly delivered high levels of visual brilliance in Windows Vista that brings graphics and other content to life, and look forward to a new bouquet of gadgets as a result of this initiative." One can also view the existing gallery of gadgets at http://gallery.live.com/ |
Tags: Nvidia , 8800GTS , Vista
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