Home | Stories | Reviews | TreoCast | Treo Store | Accessories | Software | Discussion at webOS Nation | Mobile | About | Search   treocentral.com >> Stories >> TreoCentral TreoCentral Announces Winners of the "Hooked on Palm" Contest Tue May 2, 2006 - 11:31 AM EDT - By TreoCentral Staff Table of Contents > The ContestFull List of Winners The Contest On Monday, May 1, 2006, TreoCentral's panel of writers and editors picked the Grand Prize winner of the "Hooked on Palm" essay contest from nearly 300 entries. Zachary Shapiro, a Southern California resident, who submitted a lyrical entry, selected the Palm LifeDrive mobile manager for his prize. "We were very impressed with the quality of the submissions," said Harv Laser, Managing Editor of TreoCentral. "Passion for Palm was prevalent in everything we read, which made choosing winners so difficult." A total of 20 winners were chosen and notified. The first runner-up, Charlotte Bennett of Georgia was the surprise recipient of the vintage Palm 1000 in its original 1996 shrink-wrapped package, one of only a handful known to still exist unopened. The rest of the winners will be receiving either a Collector's Edition Palm Birthday T-Shirt, or a 10-percent discount coupon for TreoCentral store, or a Palm commemorative candy tin. If you're on the winners list, you should have received an email notification of your win. Be sure to reply to it to claim your prize! Zachary's Winning Entry There once was a rabbi names Zach Who needed to get things on track His Palm III was nifty And now it's a 650 And he'll never buy a "Berry" that's "Black! "I am so delighted to have been selected as the grand prize winner in the Life Drive/ Palm 1000 contest", exclaimed Zachary Shapiro. "I am a gadget guru, but have been monogamous with Palm since day one!" Charlotte's First Runner-up Entry I'm hooked on my Palm 650 It's ever so cute and oh so nifty... A phone and email there's so much you see Music and reminders all for me. Internet, dates and so much to do, I can save everything, even pictures of you. "When I read the contest, this little verse just popped in my head, I never expected to win!" Charlotte said. "I love collectibles, so I'll enjoy having this original Pilot still in the shrink wrap. Thanks so much." Additional Winners Here are the names (TreoCentral user names) of the rest of the winners: Jaharr, mooredreed, shaindlin, The Major, Barry Hoekstra, lazaruz, pdunbar711, profjonathan, smallfry, detective, dynamojon, Laxidasical, Joel Wapnick, jskoog, macdaddy, mboszko, meir602, and UnoDOSTreo. The link at page bottom will take you to all the winning essays. "We want to thank everybody who took the time to submit an entry to our Hooked on Palm Contest," said Marcus Adolfsson, President and CEO of TreoCentral. "I've always felt that the members our TreoCentral community were the best in the Palm universe, and these entries definitely reinforced my belief." TreoCentral thanks Palm for donating the prizes for this contest and wishes the company all the best as they enter their second decade. Next Page: Full List of Winners >>   References Actions > Print this page > Cases Chargers Bluetooth Headsets Keyboards Memory Protectors Cradles Styli More Treo Accessories Palm Charger Kit for Centro, Treo The charger kit for the jet set crowd Just $9.95 BUY More Wall Chargers Seidio Retractable S&C Cable for Centro, Treo Reduce cable clutter! Just $8.95 BUY More USB Cables Seidio Innocell 1750mAh Extended Battery for Treo Pro Just $42.95 BUY More Batteries SPE SafeGuard Holster for Treo 700p, 700w|wx, 650, 600 The best Treo holster yet! Just $6.95 BUY More Holsters Dual XGPS150 Universal Bluetooth GPS Receiver Just $89.95 BUY More GPS Receivers Smart Phone Sleeper for HP Pre 3 / Palm Pre 2, Pre Plus, Pre / Centro, Treo Pro Just $34.95 BUY More Holders SGP kuel H10 Stylus Pen Just $12.99 BUY More Styli Samsung EHS60 3.5mm Stereo Headset Just $22.95 BUY More Stereo Headsets Mobi Micro-USB Car Charger w/USB Port Just $9.95 BUY More Car Chargers Samsung EHS63 3.5mm Stereo Headset Just $42.95 BUY More Stereo Headsets iBOLT ProDock Alumina Just $34.95 BUY More Car Mounts Qmadix Performance Mobile Earphones Just $34.95 BUY More Stereo Headsets OverBoard Waterproof Pro-Sport Arm Pack Just $31.95 BUY More Weather Resistant Cases

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