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Powering Together with AMD & Microsoft

written by John Chow on November 27, 2007

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I wasted most of today powering up at the Renaissance Harbourside hotel in downtown Vancouver with AMD and Microsoft. The invite told me that I’ll be able to experience software and hardware solutions from AMD’s latest quad core processors and chipsets to Microsoft’s Windows Vista, Home Server and OneCare. And they’ll throw in a free lunch as well. I just can’t seem to say no to food.

The all day event is like a combination trade show and information session. Representatives from both AMD and Microsoft were there to teach why their products are the best and why you should be using and selling them. The event was designed for system builders and has a heavy OEM and resellers bent to it. While they talked about the technology behind their products, a lot of time was also spent on maximizing revenue from your customers by up-selling them to technology they may not need.

It’s The World’s First But It’s Not The Fastest

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AMD bills their new Phenom processor as the world’s first true quad core CPU. Their reasoning behind this was Intel’s quad core CPU isn’t really quad core, it’s just two dual core stuck together. You can spin it however you want but it doesn’t change the fact that AMD’s quad core is slower than Intel’s quad core (or dual dual-core as AMD calls it).

The Mini Trade Show

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While the main sponsors of the event were AMD and Microsoft, a bunch of smaller companies were there to show off their stuff in the demo room. I got a chance to catch up with friends from ECS, Kingston Technology, Sapphire and Seagate. I’m sure I’ll see them all again at the 2008 CES in Las Vegas.

Admiring The View

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The Renaissance Harbourside hotel offers a really nice view of Vancouver’s Coal Harbour. The Harbour is a very busy seaway. There are sea planes and giant cruise ships going in and out of the harbour all the time.

The Coolest Lanyard In The World

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This has to be the coolest name tag holder in the world. It’s a lanyard with an integrated 1GB USB flash drive with Ready Boost. A free lanyard went to the first 200 attendees but, being the evil one, I managed to snare two. If you want a chance to win the extra one, just reply to this post. I’ll draw the winner this Friday. Good luck.

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{ 200 comments }

Shawn Knight November 27, 2007 at 8:34 pm

My favorite part of the post… “a lot of time was also spent on maximizing revenue from your customers by up-selling them to technology they may not need.”

Here, buy this processor that you won’t have any use for!

Oh, and sign me up for the lanyard!

Start Blogging November 27, 2007 at 8:41 pm

I’m down with the lanyards. I didn’t think they could make them any more cooler, and then they go ahead and add flash memory. My entire belief system is just shattered. :cool:

AnthonyC November 27, 2007 at 9:41 pm

Those MSFT lanyards should have Bluetooth!

Affiliate Confession November 28, 2007 at 3:19 am

I’m not evil, but I would like that extra lanyard you scarfed up. Count me in!
Alan

HustleStrategy November 28, 2007 at 10:13 am

me too…

Eastwood November 27, 2007 at 9:48 pm

I don’t mind one, count me in!

Mubin November 28, 2007 at 2:34 am

I be IN.

I have never won anything on this damn Blog JOHn!

Seeds For Wealth November 28, 2007 at 12:06 pm

Chow, I’ve sent you so MANY links your way up to this point. For almost a whole year I’ve linked back constantly just that you might drop some crumbs my way.

Show me favor this time. :smile:

Israel November 29, 2007 at 6:35 pm

i did, but it was soem dumb book? you want it?

Hi-Tech-IT November 28, 2007 at 4:56 am

I want one :mrgreen: can anyone explain why it’s called a Lanyard? AMD playing ketchup for a while yet. :lol:

Home Recording November 28, 2007 at 6:20 am

It was originally supposed to have been of a yard in length and worn around the shoulder to hold anything, mostly a bossun’s whistle. Quite why the first part is called lan I do not know. May be those days they did have local area networks too!

30 Day Man November 28, 2007 at 10:25 am

Yeah so many upsells like that, especially in the IT world! :)

Chow man, please consider me a starter for the Lanyard comp. I have been wanting to tinker with ReadyBoost for a while, and the lanyard / USB stick is just a big bonus!

Thanks,
Adam

Malignition.com November 27, 2007 at 8:38 pm

John makes a good point about AMD’s “true quad-core” claim. Who the heck cares? If Intel’s Core 2 quad processors are more powerful, those are the ones I’m going to go with.

SEO Optimization November 28, 2007 at 4:56 am

I had an old AMD (not a dual core) which really worked great for me, until, one day it burned :P i’d have to say intel processor is way much better and faster than AMD (any type of processor I have tried).

And as for the lanyard I want that COOL thing :P it just rocks (we can make exchange, will give you 2 usb flash drives for that cool one) :P

Steve! December 15, 2007 at 12:27 pm

SAME!!! da bomb fashizzle

Start Blogging November 27, 2007 at 8:38 pm

It’s post like these that desperately remind me that my own build is horribly outdated. I may have to spend November’s earnings on a Christmas gift for myself.

Steve! December 15, 2007 at 12:29 pm

Me too. i still have P4 3.2
That’s old:!:

shy guy November 27, 2007 at 8:44 pm

AMD ROck…
My laptop using AMD…

zaki November 28, 2007 at 5:34 am

I’m going to have a new PC with AMD end of this week…Hopefully it is good enough for my evil :twisted: blogging activities

Richard Cai November 27, 2007 at 8:45 pm

I like AMD. My old desktop is still running very good!

jalansutera November 27, 2007 at 8:51 pm

My computer uses AMD. It is powerful. Some said that AMD is better than I****. But AMD needs more marketing campaign…

zaki November 28, 2007 at 5:36 am

How’s your AMD performing using the Vista? I may increase my RAM up to 2GB to make it good and fast :shock:

James @ Total Web Review November 27, 2007 at 8:51 pm

Sign me up for the lanyard! Free swag is always nice.
As for AMD, I have been thinking about it. I know it doesn’t beat Intel on performance but price/performance it just edges out the Intel. It looks like AMD will be playing that game for some time until it can regain the upper hand in performace.

Israel November 30, 2007 at 8:17 am

eh, thats wack. I would be happy about it for a day then throw it on my pile of other useless crap i own.

George Burke November 27, 2007 at 8:52 pm

I’m sorry but the lanyard thing is a riot. Now kids will not be able to get locked out of their house or away from their information. Do you know what they need for parents? A lanyard that keeps the kids out of the house.

Affiliate Unleashed November 27, 2007 at 8:54 pm

Oh I’d love that lanyard! :) That’s pretty sweeeeeeeet.

I love Intel’s Quad core. I have not been a fan of AMD since the whole dual core thing came out.

Good times.

Obsidian Profile November 27, 2007 at 9:02 pm

I must win.

Michael @ tech November 27, 2007 at 9:24 pm

I never do, so I think my chances this time is quite low again.

Mike Huang November 27, 2007 at 9:06 pm

OOOOHHH!! ME ME ME! I want that usb flash drive :)

-Mike

James Wilcox November 27, 2007 at 9:10 pm

That lanyard would be perfect for my commute as I can put my bus and train passes in it…and then storage to boot? Count me in!

Will November 27, 2007 at 9:12 pm

wow you go to so many cool places. Then again you do run a tech site so it would be odd for you not to. Were the usb’s the only free stuff worth mentioning or did I miss something?

MoneyNing November 27, 2007 at 9:18 pm

I gotta win the flash drive! I just gotta!

MoneyNing November 27, 2007 at 9:21 pm

It’s really stupid of AMD to claim that quad core thing when it is slower than dual core… I loved that company and lost a lot of money in the stock because they just suck now :(

Michael @ tech November 27, 2007 at 9:22 pm

I’ve got to say that the conference room was quite small judging from the photo John took. About how many people were there John?

John Chow November 27, 2007 at 9:58 pm

I say no more than 200 people.

DeboHobo November 28, 2007 at 9:58 am

Give it to me!!! I want that lanyard! Pretty please :evil:

OnlineCashFlow November 27, 2007 at 9:28 pm

Hook me up John!

AMD corner November 27, 2007 at 9:35 pm

Man…IMHO it is all on development issue and by the way you said before “a lot of time was also spent on maximizing revenue from your customers by up-selling them to technology they may not need”
So you got see…may be speed is not always the issue for customer…you still have to consider about energy consumption, durability, resistance and everything else right?

Home Recording November 28, 2007 at 2:47 am

Be honest. Let us just take out own little computers, be them PCs or laptops or whatever. How many features do we really need and or use? Same thing with say cell phones. Apart from the phone, and the sms services, how many features do we really need and or use regularly. If there are suckers willing to buy, sellers will sell what is really not needed.

Karol Krizka November 27, 2007 at 9:38 pm

That is one cool lanyard. :P

MyBlogContest November 27, 2007 at 9:43 pm

Oh Yes!! It looks great!

Wilson November 27, 2007 at 10:00 pm

ahahha… i don’t mind having that lanyard… count me in for the draw. :D

Mike November 27, 2007 at 10:02 pm

I totally want one of those!

Damien November 27, 2007 at 10:07 pm

I just want the lanyard :twisted:

chris.pund November 27, 2007 at 10:18 pm

Looks like a pretty sweet lanyard to me. Ill take it :-)

Stephen November 27, 2007 at 10:22 pm

Well, I’m glad I stayed home and caught up on my “Heroes” watching. I’m thinking that they diverted money away from this show to send me to Lake Tahoe for the real launch of the platform and pay for my flight, limo and…steaks…mmm…steaks.

Phenom on its own is lame, but the platform has some promise.

Chris Jacobson November 27, 2007 at 10:24 pm

In for the lanyard! :cool:

Pam Hoffman November 27, 2007 at 10:26 pm

Hey John!

What is “2008 CES in Las Vegas”?!? Is it a computer gig or something else?? (i’m trying to find out if it will fit my IM Seminar blog or not).

I just upgraded my tower and I have 1/2 a terrabyte of hard drive. The duo processor is a serious step up from my circa 2000 (vintage) machine I’ve been struggling with until this week!!

It’s smokin’!

Pam Hoffman
http://seminarlist.blogspot.com

p.s. put me down for the lanyard – just ’cause it’s cool. :evil:

John Chow November 27, 2007 at 11:21 pm

CES = Consumer Electronics Show. Biggest electronics trade show in the world and the 2nd biggest trade show in the world. http://www.cesweb.org

Ankur November 27, 2007 at 10:27 pm

Cool lanyard! Nice concept

Ankur November 27, 2007 at 10:28 pm

Nice Lanyard

Joe Ngo November 27, 2007 at 10:29 pm

Might as well try again, right? Count me in!

Mohankumar Nath November 27, 2007 at 10:30 pm

Hi John
I ve joined your email newsletter.I would like to know more about Quad core.I am a fan of dual core since it came into market.its pretty fast.I found articles in many sites about quad core but in a conference like this they might reveal more.
And..that lanyard is really cool.You r lucky that you own one.

Thank you.

KennyP November 27, 2007 at 10:33 pm

Give me the extra

marius sescu November 27, 2007 at 10:42 pm

Me me, pick me sir! :mrgreen:

Terrence November 27, 2007 at 10:48 pm

Not a huge fan of AMD since Intel came out with the Duo. AMD was on the right track, but some of their latest chips just haven’t been all that great.

Money Blue Book November 27, 2007 at 10:55 pm

You definitely are lucky to go to these type of events!

Money Blue Book November 27, 2007 at 10:56 pm

Just wondering…did you ever goto a Star Trek convention? :smile:
I’m not messing with you…I used to be a Trekkie myself

Joshua November 27, 2007 at 11:02 pm

USB for me!

Greg Stratz November 27, 2007 at 11:06 pm

I think I am due for a win.. next time invite me. I would n;t mind takign a day off work and spending it “learning”

Paul November 27, 2007 at 11:24 pm

Give me the usb lanyard please :) .

ITF November 27, 2007 at 11:28 pm

Sweet lanyard!
Nothing like a high-pressure upsell, how do those people sleep?

Gdog November 27, 2007 at 11:33 pm

Hey, no food pics?! It must have been really good or really bad… :mrgreen:

Bedroom Furniture November 28, 2007 at 1:10 am

I thought the exact same thing :wink:

John Chow November 28, 2007 at 6:07 pm

It was really bad.

Ian Varndell November 27, 2007 at 11:37 pm

Hi John. Please add me to your lanyard draw.
Thanks.

Gary Lee November 27, 2007 at 11:39 pm

i just want that lanyard :evil:

Ryan November 27, 2007 at 11:42 pm

That lanyard looks pretty nice, and my school makes us wear them unfortunately.

InvestorBlogger November 27, 2007 at 11:59 pm

Hey, I’m deprived. I never had a lanyard… I always that a lanyard was at the bottom of garden… :sad:

Sahil November 28, 2007 at 12:01 am

That lanyard’s sweet. I still think Intel > AMD.

fyws November 28, 2007 at 12:09 am

Good Lanyard!

Steven November 28, 2007 at 12:15 am

Cool lanyard indeed!

Zlatan November 28, 2007 at 12:36 am

Count me in :mrgreen:

Chip November 28, 2007 at 12:41 am

Count me in for the lanyard, too. I would really need a lanyard to hold some of my badges, and I really need a new USB Flash, so, this might be the perfect opportunity.

Vancouver is great, I know.

Althaf Ahmed November 28, 2007 at 12:44 am

The lifestyle of the Rich and the Famous eh John?

Bedroom Furniture November 28, 2007 at 1:11 am

Love the name tag holder, too cool :cool:

chtanxw November 28, 2007 at 1:15 am

Intel quad core or AMD quad core??? I like the true multi-core (yet to come)!!!
Please refer to this wikipedia and if you can, edit to perfect this explanation :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_%28computing%29

James November 28, 2007 at 1:17 am

Some people will still buy the AMD one just for bragging rights, the people with more sense will go for the intel.

Count me in for that lanyard! :grin:

Gina November 28, 2007 at 1:21 am

I almost never reply when I don’t have anything to add, but I really want that lanyard! Gawd! I feel like such a nerd!

nickycakes November 28, 2007 at 1:34 am

i could use a lanyard =P

Prija November 28, 2007 at 1:39 am

I think its about time I won something from you John. Muahaha. it is the cools lanyard in the world.

BloggerDollar.com November 28, 2007 at 1:39 am

I think microsoft should start selling those lanyards instead of try selling Windows Vista :twisted:

Denis November 28, 2007 at 1:56 am

Heh, these do look cool..

Milan Dinić November 28, 2007 at 2:14 am

You know why I replied to this post :mrgreen:

Ruchir November 28, 2007 at 2:17 am

I want it………………..

Sam Alphonse November 28, 2007 at 2:29 am

You are great, but I want that lanyard.

Home Recording November 28, 2007 at 2:33 am

MS seems to be wanting to run with the hares and hunt with the hounds. What difference does it make whether it is two twin cores or four put together? The proof of the pudding is in eating it as John did at the show! If the Intel core is faster, what chance does AMD quad core have?

Vijay November 28, 2007 at 2:41 am

AMD seems to be trying too hard without much luck against Intel.. Count me in for the prize draw!

Andy November 28, 2007 at 2:52 am

I NEED ONE!!! for school

Aibek D. November 28, 2007 at 2:56 am

Let me try my chance! :smile:

Jehan November 28, 2007 at 3:07 am

Man, in my university back in 2003, I was the first in my class to have a thumbdrive. 64 MB of LG pendrive. 64 MB in those days are more expensive than 2 GB today. Count Me In!

Jamie Harrop November 28, 2007 at 3:21 am

That lanyard is awesome, John. It’s enough to make any geek go weak at the knees. :lol: Sign me up! :)

Financial Imbalance November 28, 2007 at 3:30 am

I could use the usb landyard for sure. I wish trade shows like this came to small cities/regions.

James macfarlane November 28, 2007 at 3:53 am

been needing to get me a usb drive for a while now

Michael Woo November 28, 2007 at 4:08 am

Ahh AMD is always my fav processor. I have been using it for more than 10 years now..

given the fact that you get more power while paying less

Calvin November 28, 2007 at 4:14 am

I wonder, since Intel bundle two dual core as a QuadCore processor, AMD could outsmart them by bundling two QuadCore and and pass it off as an EightCore processor. There you go, AMD has the world’s first EightCore processor for comps.

MoneyMusing November 28, 2007 at 4:46 am

The only USB memory I have is an old 256Mb one.
Sure could use a gig one attached to a lanyard!

Fanny Co November 28, 2007 at 4:55 am

How are you going to choose who gets the lanyard?
Does crying help?

Qwerty_ November 28, 2007 at 5:02 am

Those lanyards look pretty sweet to me.

Etienne Teo November 28, 2007 at 5:03 am

That is one of the few coolest prize i have seen so far, that would be great if i happen to win one.

Jason November 28, 2007 at 5:06 am

Sign me up for the lanyard… Within hours I will be walking around with a bare neck strap as the drive will surely walk away on its own… :lol:

Bryce W November 28, 2007 at 5:15 am

That lanyard looks sweet. A very clever idea.

As for scoring one, count me in :razz:

MillionDollarJourney November 28, 2007 at 5:16 am

Neat prize, count me in!

Boris November 28, 2007 at 5:19 am

Cool lanyard! Great idea :)

Roberta November 28, 2007 at 5:20 am

Count me in too, that looks pretty cool. Yeah, what’s up with there being no lunch pics?

Luciano Passuello November 28, 2007 at 5:24 am

Me wants!

carl November 28, 2007 at 5:26 am

Count me in! That would be a cool prize.

Nelson November 28, 2007 at 5:35 am

I wan’t it too.
Maybe i’am lucky.

Jon Lee November 28, 2007 at 5:44 am

Count me in for the contest. Nothing cooler than a USB lanyard around my neck attached to another USB drive within which is stored a picture of yet another USB drive.

Eric Nagel November 28, 2007 at 5:49 am

That’s a really cool lanyard – I hope I win!

John November 28, 2007 at 5:59 am

I’m in.

andy November 28, 2007 at 6:01 am

It’s about time that I win something. :wink:

Jack November 28, 2007 at 6:05 am

Yeah, Free stuff. It’s all good. :idea:

Chris November 28, 2007 at 6:11 am

I always love reading about your trips and conferences/conventions. That is the COOLEST. LANYARD. EVER. Would love to get one.

Shawn Farner November 28, 2007 at 6:24 am

Toss me into the running for that lanyard :twisted: That thing is nice.

bmunch November 28, 2007 at 6:26 am

That’s sooo cool! And I thought Mac got all the creative juice in the world. Never thought I would put Microsoft and the word “creative” together.

If you have not guess by now…YES, give me the Ready Boost Lanyard.

Not John November 28, 2007 at 6:37 am

Maybe AMD should have kept it in development until it was faster than Intel.

Sign me up for the Lanyard! notjohnchow.com

worknplay November 28, 2007 at 6:49 am

I would like to win that lanyard John :-)

Ad Tracker November 28, 2007 at 6:51 am

Very cool lanyard. At least it wasn’t a wasted trip :grin:

Mike November 28, 2007 at 6:54 am

Count me in for the lanyard giveaway!

Hendrik November 28, 2007 at 7:04 am

You should make a post about how to sell stuff people don’t need. I’m very interested in such a thing.

And I’d like to have the lanyard, too.

Richard Callaby November 28, 2007 at 7:08 am

Sure count me in on this one as well. You never know!

Everything Finance November 28, 2007 at 7:11 am

Sign me up for the lanyard!
Thanks.

Eric Friedman November 28, 2007 at 7:12 am

I would love to win that lanyard – I love the dramatic pic from behind with the view – haha.

Zac Johnson November 28, 2007 at 7:19 am

Definitely is one of the cooler lanyards I’ve seen!

Clyde Fernandes November 28, 2007 at 7:24 am

Amd claims to be the first quad “desktop” processor, not the worlds first quad processor. Spark processors come with 32 cores, wats 4? :)

A little editing in your article. Send me the lanyard for the tip! I have added a useful bit of information as compared to the rest ;)

tim November 28, 2007 at 7:36 am

yes, very nice name tag / usb drive.
send it my way.

thatedeguy November 28, 2007 at 7:38 am

Sign me up.

SimRonan November 28, 2007 at 7:44 am

Yeah for USB Lanyards. What will they think of next, mini 1 megapixel cameras hiding inside?

Gyutae Park November 28, 2007 at 7:44 am

pretty neat stuff…

zaki November 28, 2007 at 8:00 am

Can I be the first one from Malaysia to get something from you. I’ll be very honored and will surely blog it like crazy!!!

That’s surely a very unique, interesting, amazing pen drive cum name tag holder. I will definitely use it at work where we have to where our ID card. And I will be the most cool person at work wearing something from you. :smile:

Vik Dulat November 28, 2007 at 8:08 am

I want in as well Mr. Chow!

Invest with Dax November 28, 2007 at 8:17 am

I want that lanyon!

Sean November 28, 2007 at 8:18 am

Sign me up!

Daniel.D'souza November 28, 2007 at 8:18 am

If That Lanyard belongs to the Evil Group :evil: …I’m Definitely Expecting it John !!

Empress November 28, 2007 at 8:46 am

Count me in :D

Keith November 28, 2007 at 8:57 am

I take it the free lunch wasn’t great, no pictures?

Cool lanyard indeed.

Spencer November 28, 2007 at 9:01 am

I’m not evil, but I’d like a lanyard.

http://www.spencerkam.com

Steve November 28, 2007 at 9:05 am

Lanyard looks sweet…count me in!

Danny @ MarketTreasure.com November 28, 2007 at 9:08 am

Hmm let’s see if I’m as Evil as you are in getting a lanyard :P

charles November 28, 2007 at 9:46 am

John, I want that LanYard. puhlease… :) :mrgreen:

Josh November 28, 2007 at 10:05 am

Me win, me win!

Bradley November 28, 2007 at 10:10 am

come’ on lady luck, do me right !

Martin November 28, 2007 at 10:10 am

i noticed a small typo John:

“While the main sponsors of the event was

i know it sucks when people correct your english because i am not a native speaker as well, but this is somehow too obvious :grin:

Terrence November 28, 2007 at 10:18 am

What a great way to get comments and participation! I have tons of Microsoft SWAG, I should probably give something away on my website and watch my comments and traffic soar! :smile:

Yogesh November 28, 2007 at 10:32 am

You really are evil; any chance you will be starting a how to course on becoming evil?

If yes count me in for that course, in the meanwhile also count me in for this pen drive.

Snownation November 28, 2007 at 10:44 am

I am one free USB lanyard short of saving the world.

Karen November 28, 2007 at 10:56 am

I feel lucky!

I know it won’t help, but I will say it anyway. Your blog rocks.

Go Drupal.

Greg November 28, 2007 at 10:56 am

Count me In

Baller Blogger November 28, 2007 at 11:05 am

Might as well go ahead and award that lanyard to me…only I can rock it like a true baller!

Glenn Page November 28, 2007 at 11:18 am

Way to go picking up 2 lanyards. Those look to be a new trend or what? Nice JC!

pagey

Brian Dickey November 28, 2007 at 11:24 am

Count me in, did I say that John Chow Dot Com is My Favorite Website. Its the greatest. If I dont win how do I get my hands on one of those…. Hmmmm???
Thanks

Gerri November 28, 2007 at 11:32 am

AMD are good. A question for you about the lanyard – even if I was to win, are you going to send it to me all the way to New Zealand?

Yogesh November 28, 2007 at 12:21 pm

This is some thing I am wondering as well, especially since I live in India shipping to which would be more costly than shipping to New Zealand.

John Chow November 28, 2007 at 12:27 pm

I will ship it anywhere in the world.

Yogesh November 28, 2007 at 12:35 pm

Prove it!

Eric November 28, 2007 at 12:56 pm

Hell, if everyone is trying to win one, count me in also!!! :grin:

Nomar November 28, 2007 at 12:58 pm

count me in ! :)

TL November 28, 2007 at 1:14 pm

hope i win the lanyard!!! :mrgreen:

betshopboy November 28, 2007 at 1:15 pm

I want the coolest lanyard in the world. :mrgreen:

Deborah Dera November 28, 2007 at 1:56 pm

Now, that IS the coolest lanyard in the world and I know my name will jump into your hands, so just mail it… :cool:

Luke November 28, 2007 at 1:56 pm

I want the lanyard toooooooo. Pick :arrow: :twisted: me :mrgreen:

Tevin Anderson November 28, 2007 at 2:21 pm

THOSE ARE AWESOME! I WANT ONE! :twisted:

MMJ November 28, 2007 at 2:37 pm

Nothing wrong with swag, even from Microsoft. :wink:

Kabatology November 28, 2007 at 2:51 pm

Nice post but count me out… I ‘m not into contests… :roll:

starboykb November 28, 2007 at 5:40 pm

Alright!! I WANT One!!! Although i know its impossible.

Simon Koldyk November 28, 2007 at 5:44 pm

Oh, please let me have it.

kelvin November 28, 2007 at 6:22 pm

Me Me…I want it. Give me please.

Jonathan November 28, 2007 at 6:41 pm

Stick my name in the pot.. Please…

Alpesh Nakar November 28, 2007 at 6:53 pm

That thing is the hottest thing I have ever seen, coming from Microsoft. It will be untouchable once John Chow sends it in!!!! :twisted: I can handle that!

Garrett Gee November 28, 2007 at 7:00 pm

Flash memory in a lanyard… pretty cool marketing and nicely integrated too. I wonder how much it costs to make one of them.

Rob Leslie November 28, 2007 at 7:20 pm

Not that I expect an answer…but how do I get my picture to appear with my comment. If it just appears out of nowhere I’m goin freak out.

With the how much traffic would someone get before they would need to upgrade there plan?

Saw you on . :roll:

Adheeth November 28, 2007 at 7:52 pm

I want that one!!! I loved it!

Rob Leslie November 28, 2007 at 8:13 pm

Looks like I need to do some work on my site linking…It’s a long road to the top when you wanna Rock n’ Roll.

Take 2.

Saw you on LabwithLeo.com The contest sure brings in alot of comments as you mentioned on the show.

Jaypee November 28, 2007 at 9:23 pm

That’s one cool lanyard and I’d love to have one! Thanks in advance! :D

Darron Beetge November 29, 2007 at 12:37 am

Those lanyards are awesome. Ooh, please pick me John! I really need to win something to pick up my spirits, after the week I’ve had. :cry:

gLf November 29, 2007 at 1:20 am

It sounds interesting…Count me :smile:
All the best

Aj November 29, 2007 at 2:05 am

Now that is one kick ass keychain, i would happily hang up my Jägermeister chain I won at the Newport for that baby. Hit me up Mr chow!

Aj.

Javo November 29, 2007 at 4:15 am

AMD and Microsoft sucks

Shrihari.S November 29, 2007 at 5:15 am

I use AMD Athlon :)
I also want that Lanyard…

Domain Name Ideas November 29, 2007 at 6:03 am

This is my lucky post. I never win anything so this must be the one for me. Make a difference in a losers life John! lol.

Reverse Funnel System Review November 29, 2007 at 6:42 am

Intel Pentium due core rox

Kotsengkuba November 29, 2007 at 6:53 am

You know what, I’m working on a laptop manufacturing company and in the past seven years, the company stopped using AMD and used only Intel chipsets. But recently, due to monetary reasons, they switch back to using AMD as an alternative source. I think a time will come when AMD will overrule Intel even in terms of performance. And considering you can have almost the same value for less the price, people are starting to switch to AMD recently.

chrisfooz November 29, 2007 at 7:40 am

hi, i think amd is kinda better than intel with games, hypertransport aint the same as hypertraething of intel, sound almost the same but they arent… i think that intel processors are kinda more like opening stuff on windows and etc.

Anyways, thats my opinion.. … And i want that lanyard!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Soultrance November 29, 2007 at 10:39 am

Consider my reply-ified.

Royal Baron November 29, 2007 at 11:38 am

That is pretty sweet

Shama-Lama Mama November 29, 2007 at 12:02 pm

Finally, a stocking stuffer the hubby would LIKE to have! Woooot!!!

James November 29, 2007 at 12:26 pm

Technology they may not need?
I’ll take all I can get. :)

Andrea November 29, 2007 at 12:35 pm

I need this lanyard! :) Sign me up!

Mjuboy November 29, 2007 at 12:37 pm

Gotta love that tiny lanyard.

KIt November 29, 2007 at 12:45 pm

I would like to have the Lanyard. Count me in please. Thank you.

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings November 29, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Jason November 29, 2007 at 1:38 pm

Lanyard is awesome. I’ve been using AMD but I haven’t tried any of the dual cores yet. Looking to buy a new computer next year. Who knows what they’ll have by then.

Nick November 29, 2007 at 3:23 pm

I just can’t seem to say no to a cool prize like that, count me in!

Naomi November 29, 2007 at 7:19 pm

Wow, cool lanyard. What an oxymoron!

NSpeaks November 29, 2007 at 8:01 pm

I would love to win that lanyard. Count me in. :mrgreen:

Egonitron November 30, 2007 at 6:04 am

That thing is cool, count me in!

Sweet Mummy November 30, 2007 at 10:59 am

My husband would LOVE this thing. I have never even heard of them before. Count me in the draw, too! Thanks!

Rob Leslie December 1, 2007 at 5:32 am

I don’t want your stupid lanyard

Mary_Freebies December 3, 2007 at 3:04 pm

Will you ship to anywhere in the world? :twisted: