There’s still time to RSVP for gdgt live in Chicago, but with the show coming up fast, we wanted to give you some tips to get ready.
Where: The Tribune Building, 435 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
When: Friday, May 11th – 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Why: Because we know you love gadgets as much as we do!
T-Shirt or iPhone Case?
On your way into the event, you’ll have to make a choice between receiving a gdgt-branded iPhone case from Speck or a cool gdgt T-shirt.
Read the Flyer!
You’ll also be handed a flyer when you enter with details on our two contests and four sponsor sessions. There’s over $5K in gear up for grabs and you’ll honestly never see better odds at winning something awesome, but only if you enter. Lucky for you, entering is super easy if you read the flyer.
The schedule of our four sponsor sessions is below. Each session is 20 minutes and is limited to 25 people. This is the first time we’ve done anything like this and we’re excited. Pre-registration is not required, but if you want to reserve a spot, go here. Attendees can join as many of the sessions as they’d like.
7:30pm – Sony
8:00pm – Western Digital
8:30pm – SugarSync
9:00pm – iolo Technologies
If you’re one of the first 20 people to bring an old mouse to the Logitech table to be recycled, they will give you a brand new color mouse.
We also wanted to give a big shout out to our awesome partners in Chicago: Edelman, AndroidandMe, Gapers Block, BrokeHipster and Technori. These guys have been a huge help spreading the word to Chicago area geeks and press about gdgt live.
Finally, congratulations to our Startup Contest Winner MentorMob. We’re looking forward to checking them out on Friday.
Please tell your friends and help spread the word on all your favorite social sites. The official Twitter hashtag is #gdgtChicago.
Thanks. Hope to see you there.
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Platinum sponsors
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Nokia   
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Nokia’s technological and design innovations make its brand one of the most recognized in the world.
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Sony
Headquartered in San Diego, Sony Electronics is a leading innnovator and provider of audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony is noted for a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA LCD and 3D high-definition televisions, Cyber-shot digital camera, Alpha Digital SLR camera, Handycam camcorder and Walkman personal stereo. Sony is also an innovator in the IT arena with its VAIO personal computers Reader devices and Sony Tablets; and in high-definition professional broadcast equipment, highlighted by the XDCAM HD and CineAlta lines of cameras and camcorders, and the SXRD 4K digital projector.
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Speck
Speck is a leading designer of form-fit cases for the latest popular portable electronic devices. Speck is obsessed with designing cases that are just as smart and indispensable as the gadgets they protect. At Speck’s table you’ll find cases and covers for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and more.
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Gold sponsors
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Cobra
Cobra will be showcasing new mobile on-the-go tech gadgets and companion apps for Android, Blackberry, and iOS smartphone users. Discover Cobra’s digital lifestyle products, including Cobra iRadar Community, a smartphone-powered iRadar that takes detection to the cloud; Cobra Tag, a personal loss prevention system to protect your smartphones, car keys, etc.; Cobra JoyRide, a smart charging accessory that automatically reconfigures your smartphone settings any time you enter or exit your vehicle; and more.
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Logitech
Logitech will be showing off the new Logitech UE Air Speaker, plus CES Innovations 2012 Awards Honorees: the Logitech Touch Mouse M600 and Logitech Cube.
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SugarSync
SugarSync is a free service that enables you to access, sync and share your files across all your computers and devices. We enable you to backup, sync and share all of your documents, photos, music and movies so that you can access them from your laptop, iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, or any other device. Have you ever been away from home or the office and realized that you needed a file on your computer? SugarSync puts all your stuff at your fingertips from any other computer or mobile device, enabling you to do more with your stuff while on the go.
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Silver sponsors
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Abt Electronics
Abt Electronics, founded in 1936, is one of the largest independent, single-store appliance and electronics retailers in the country. The third-generation family run Abt Electronics provides unparalleled customer service with its team of 1,100 expert staff members at its Glenview, Ill.-based store, which boasts a 100,000 square-foot showroom on 37 acres. Abt services customers nationwide through Abt.com, where customers can receive advice and customer support through the site’s live chat feature, email and toll-free phone number. Abt has its own 12,000 square-foot recycling center and features an atrium where customers gain access to its boutique stores-within-a-store such as The Apple Boutique. Abt will be showcasing some of the latest technology during gdgt Live in Chicago. |
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Buffalo Technology
Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is a leading global provider of award-winning networking, storage and multimedia solutions for the home and small business environments as well as for system builders and integrators. With almost three decades of networking and computer peripheral experience, Buffalo has proven its commitment to delivering innovative, best-of-breed solutions that have put the company at the forefront of infrastructure technology. For more information about Buffalo Technology and its products, please visit www.buffalotech.com. |
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Charge Station
The gains in gadgets productivity and connectivity are making the world a freer, faster and cooler place, but only if you have enough juice to join in. Charge Station Inc. gives you the power to stay connected! The lack of public-access charging capacity is the final hurdle to a fully mobile world. Charge Station Inc. will break down that barrier. Come to gdgt live in Chicago to see our new interactive touchscreen kiosk – Power Tower Slim – which will make charging not only something that you need but also something that you want! |
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Cricket
Cricket Wireless will be showcasing it unlimited music service Muve Music at gdgt live in Chicago. |
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Gogo
Gogo is fast becoming everyone’s favorite part of flying. By allowing travelers to get online, in air, Gogo keeps them connected to life. Using Gogo’s exclusive network and services, passengers with laptops and other Wi-Fi enabled devices can get online on all domestic AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin America flights, and on select Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways flights – as well as on thousands of business aircraft – bringing the total to more than 6,000 Gogo equipped aircraft to date.
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iolo
Crowned the Fastest-Growing Company in the United States in 2009 – 2011 by the International and American Business Awards, iolo technologies produces award-winning software that repairs, optimizes, and protects Windows computers. Founded in 1998, iolo has presence in 40 countries, more than 40 million users worldwide, and hundreds of awards from industry analysts and media. The iolo product line includes System Mechanic, the #1 best-selling PC performance software that uses cutting-edge patented technologies; System Mechanic Professional, an all-in-one suite of both PC performance and security tools; Search and Recover, a powerful data recovery tool for retrieving deleted files and photos; DriveScrubber, the #1 best-selling utility for permanently erasing data from hard drives; as well as System Shield, performance-focused antivirus and antispyware software. |
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Kingston
Kingston has grown to be the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. We are showcasing our latest SSD technology, HyperX Memory products, our Wi-Drive wireless memory solution and our USB drives with urDrive software. |
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MentorMob
The first thing anyone does when they want to learn how to do something–from guitar playing to salsa dancing–is search online. The problem is that Google presents millions of disorganized results without indicating which pieces of content are most pertinent to you. MentorMob is a crowd-sourced website and learning platform that organizes the best online content on any topic into a step-by-step “Learning Playlist”.
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Netgear
Today’s consumers lead an “always-on” lifestyle and are constantly connected to the Internet via their tablets, smartphones, Smart TVs, gaming consoles and many more devices. NETGEAR enables this connected home experience with products like WiFi routers & extenders, streaming players, adapters for TVs & gaming and many more.
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Phiaton
Phiaton Corporation is a premium manufacturer of high-performance headphones, earphones, Bluetooth, noise cancelling, and music docking stations for consumers who appreciate authentic sound reproduction, eye-catching design and superior technology. The Phiaton brand is created for audiophiles who demand the extraordinary from the consumer electronics they buy. Phiaton has heavily invested in R&D and developed a significant portfolio of patented audio technologies over the past half-century.
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Shure Inc.
Shure Incorporated is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading manufacturer of microphones and audio electronics. Since 1925, the Company has designed and produced many high-quality professional and consumer audio products that have become legendary for performance, reliability and value. Shure’s diverse product line includes world-class wired microphones, wireless microphones and in-ear personal monitor systems, headphones for performers, presenters and recordists, award-winning earphones and headsets for use with MP3 players and smartphones, and top-rated phonograph cartridges for professional DJs. Designed for editing, mastering, monitoring and unparalleled audiophile listening, the SRH1440 and SRH1840 open-back headphones will be on display during the gdgt event.
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T-Mobile
T-Mobile will be showing gdgt live Chicago attendees what it means to live a #4GLife. Come celebrate the company’s amazing 4G experiences while checking out T-Mobile’s latest cutting edge devices, compelling services and blazing fast 4G speeds.
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Western Digital
Western Digital will be showing its WD TV Live products, as well as new My Passport portable external hard drives and My Book Live, a personal cloud storage solution.
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Thanks to our partners!
