Pantech Matrix Pro Cell Phone Giveaway
Somewhere in the midst of all the excitement around having a new baby arrive, I missed the memo that I was supposed to be announcing another giveaway yesterday. This time around the giveaway is a brand new Pantech Matrix Pro cell phone (pictured below) paired with a $100 gift card to ATT Wireless, which happens to be the carrier associated with the phone. If you live outside the U.S., you'll likely want to skip this one, since the phone is locked and the gift card won't be particularly useful to you either.
I've had a review unit of the Pantech Matrix Pro at my house for a couple of months and found the dual slide keyboard to be quite handy. The Matrix Pro does not have a touch screen, but I honestly didn't miss it, which could be due to my years of using other Windows Mobile phones. I definitely find it easier to enter phone numbers (especially alphanumeric ones) on a traditional telephone keypad rather than attempting to dial from a QWERTY keyboard.
How to enter the giveaway? I'll keep this one simple - all you have to do is be a fan of my Facebook page (which is different than being a friend on Facebook). I'm doing a talk on Facebook for businesses on May 15 and this will help me with some additional research. The recipient of the phone will be selected at random from all fans (which are listed in the sidebar on the Facebook page) who live in the United States. Be a fan to qualify.
I was originally supposed to announce the conclusion of the giveaway on 1 May 2009, but I'm extending it by 24 hours since I got a late start. You have until 7pm Pacific on 2 May 2009 to qualify. The lucky person who gets the phone will be announced on Facebook, on my blog, on Twitter and in my email newsletter shortly after that.
If you aren't lucky enough to get the Pantech Matrix Pro I'm giving away, Smart Phone Thoughts, Mobility Minded, The Gadgeteer, Geekzone, Techie Diva, Boston Pocket PC, Gear Diary, MobilitySite, Absolute Windows, Mobilejaw, Experience Mobility, Hack College, and Gear Live will be announcing a new contest each day (in that order) starting today as well.
As part of the promotion, there's also some special pricing on a Jabra BT4051 headset package not available anywhere else.
UPDATE: Katie Yang was announced to all Facebook fan participants on May 2, 2009