{"id":26354,"date":"2011-07-06T17:25:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T16:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=26354"},"modified":"2011-07-06T17:25:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T16:25:27","slug":"kingston-digitals-new-contest-for-game-designers-using-wi-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/kingston-digitals-new-contest-for-game-designers-using-wi-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Digital&#8217;s new contest for Game Designers using Wi-Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kingston<\/strong><strong> Digital Seeks Designers for Game Incorporating Wi-Drive <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Entries Sought Based Around Kingston\u2019s New Wireless Storage Solution <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Grand Prize for Best Game Design      $1,500 (USD)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Contest Open to U.S. Residents Only<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Fountain Valley, CA &#8212; July 6, 2011&#8211; <\/em><\/strong>Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is holding a contest for game designers that incorporates the soon-to-be released<\/p>\n<p>Wi-Drive\u2122 portable, wireless storage solution for Apple iPad<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, iPhone<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and iPod touch<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>devices. The grand prize is $1,500 (USD), plus promotion of the game globally.<\/p>\n<p>Kingston\u00ae seeks game designers between now and August 31, 2011 to weave in elements of Wi-Drive\u2019s features and functionality. Contestants are asked to develop a game idea and use any tools necessary such as software or online game-creation services. To enter, contestants need to have the game hosted on a Web site of their choice and then follow the steps outlined on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kingstontechnology\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kingstontechnology', 'Kingston\u2019s Facebook page']);\" target=\"_blank\">Kingston\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wi-Drive allows users to stream videos, access music or share files with other Apple device owners. The distinctively designed, pocket-sized Wi-Drive utilizes Flash-based technology to store data from USB-compatible PCs. Files on Apple devices are easily retrieved via Wi-Drive\u2019s built-in wireless transmitter, eliminating the need for cables or an Internet connection. Three users can simultaneously use different file types from a single Wi-Drive without any performance disruption.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 18 prizes will be given out. The grand prize is $1,500 (USD), and the second-prize winner receives $500. Other prizes include Wi-Drive devices, Kingston SSD<em>Now <\/em>solid-state drives, DataTraveler<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> USB Flash drives, SDHC cards, HyperX<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> memory and gift cards.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and complete rules and regulations, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/widrivecontest\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/widrivecontest', 'www.kingston.com\/widrivecontest']);\" target=\"_blank\">www.kingston.com\/widrivecontest<\/a>. The contest is open to residents of the United States (void in Hawaii and Puerto Rico).<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kingston Digital, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kingston Digital, Inc. (\u201cKDI\u201d) is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world\u2019s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.kingston.com\/', 'www.kingston.com']);\" target=\"_blank\">www.kingston.com<\/a> or call <a href=\"tel:800-337-8410\" target=\"_blank\">800-337-8410<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone loves a contest!\u00a0 Our Kingston-sponsored Freedom Contest ended this week with the grand prize winner getting a <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/kingston-96gb-vnow-v100-ssd-performance-evaluation\">Kingston 96GB SSD<\/a> and the runner-up, a 32 GB Flash Drive.\u00a0 Our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=23097\">muvee-sponsored contest<\/a> is ongoing and there are two free retail downloadable copies of Reveal 8 up for grabs valued at $80 each; the easiest to use video-sharing SW on the &#8216;net.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please join us in our <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/abt\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AlienBabelTech\/123268467142', 'Facebook']);\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabeltech', 'Twitter']);\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates from ABT, please <a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?feed=rss2\" target=\"_blank\">join our RSS News Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join our Distributed Computing teams<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Folding@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 164304<\/li>\n<li>SETI@Home &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech &#8211; 138705<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.worldcommunitygrid.org\/reg\/viewRegister.do?teamID=3P39R3SRV1', 'World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech']);\" target=\"_blank\">World Community Grid &#8211; Team AlienBabelTech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingston Digital Seeks Designers for Game Incorporating Wi-Drive Entries Sought Based Around Kingston\u2019s New Wireless Storage Solution Grand Prize for Best Game Design $1,500 (USD) Contest Open to U.S. Residents Only Fountain Valley, CA&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2535],"tags":[384,4739,4186,4740],"class_list":["post-26354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","category-web-news","tag-contest","tag-game-designer","tag-kingston-digital","tag-wi-drive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}