To celebrate the release of PROTOTYPE 2, Activision have given us five copies of this awesome game to giveaway to our lucky Tech Digest readers.

PROTOTYPE 2 is the follow-up to Radical Entertainment's widely acclaimed open-world action game PROTOTYPE, and takes the supreme carnage of the original to a whole new level. As the game's unrelenting new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller, cut a bloody swathe through the wastelands of post-viral New York Zero with unparalleled destruction, building up a vast genetic arsenal of deadly biological weapons and abilities. Hunt, kill and consume your way toward the ultimate goal - to gain revenge, and kill...Alex...Mercer!

For your chance to win a copy of this awesome game, just follow these two simple steps:

1) "Like" the Tech Digest Facebook page, which can be found by clicking here.

2) Leave us a message telling us what your most-wanted superhero power would be, either via our Facebook page (with the message text starting with "TD PROTOTYPE") or by sending us an email to shinymediacomps@gmail.com, with the subject header "TD PROTOTYPE".

NOTE: This competition is only open to those over 18 years of age!

Good Luck!

Terms and Conditions

1. All entrants MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OLD.
2. Only one entry per person will be counted. Only entrants who are also Tech Digest Facebook page fans will be eligible to win.
3. The competition closes at 5pm GMT on Monday 28th May 2012. No entries will be considered after then.
4. This competition is open to residents of the UK and Ireland.
5. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winner will be notified within seven days of the closing date.
7. All prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
8. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.

PROTOTYPE 2 is out now for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and hits Windows® PCs on 24th July 2012. The game is rated PEGI 18.

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To celebrate the release of the high seas epic adventure Battleship The Video Game, Activision have given us five copies of the game for the Xbox 360 to give away along with a set of exclusive Battleship merchandise, including an official cap, t-shirt, waterproof case and vest!

Battleship The Video Game follows elite demolitions specialist Cole Mathis as he clashes against an aquatic-based extraterrestrial peril in the sand and sea of the beautiful Hawaiian archipelago. Upon emerging from the idyllic blue waters of the Hawaiian Islands, the invading extra-terrestrial monsters produce a dome around the area, restricting all radar and communications. As the U.S. naval fleet's boots-on-the-ground, you must prove yourself a worthy elite soldier in both a siege on the sea and a war on the shore to defeat the merciless enemy. Find your inner soldier and stop the alien threat before it's too late!

To be in with a chance of winning the game and the goodies, follow these two simple steps:

1) "Like" the Tech Digest Facebook page, which can be found by clicking here.

2) Leave us a message telling us what your favourite boardgame was as a child and why, either via our Facebook page (with the message text starting with "TD BATTLESHIP") or by sending us an email to shinymediacomps@gmail.com, with the subject header "TD BATTLESHIP".

Good Luck!

Terms and Conditions

1. Only one entry per person will be counted. Only entrants who are also Tech Digest Facebook page fans will be eligible to win.
2. The competition closes at 5pm GMT on Friday 11th May 2012. No entries will be considered after then.
3. This competition is open to residents of the UK and Ireland.
4. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
5. The winner will be notified within seven days of the closing date.
6. All prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
7. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.

BattleshipTM The Video Game is out now on Xbox 360®, PlayStation® 3, Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo 3DS™.

For more information, visit - http://battleshipthevideogame.com/

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Even though the days are slowly getting longer, many of us are finding it difficult to open our eyes and get out of bed in the morning. To make the waking up ritual a little bit easier, Tech Digest has team up with partner site Black Dog Tribe (a social place where you can read more about mental health issues such as depression and join in on the conversation to break the stigma) and Philips to give away a Wake-up Light to two lucky Tribe supporters.

The Wake-up Light has been designed to help those 2 million people in the UK and Ireland who, according to SAD.org.uk, suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - a medical condition known to reduce energy levels, even cause depression, as a result of light deficiency.

This latest model combines the functionality of a SAD lamp with the traditional functions of an alarm clock radio. Unlike a conventional alarm clock or even mobile phone which relies on an earth-shattering sound like a fog horn to blast you out of your slumbers, the Philips wake up light does things in a slightly more civilised way.

The 'sunrise' mode means that the light comes on gently around half an hour before you need to get up by gradually increasing its intensity until you wake up naturally - much like you would if the sun shone in through the curtains. Then if you are still not awake after the sunrise period (this can be adjusted between 20 and 40 minutes), the alarm switches on. Choose between various sounds like a cow mooing in the fields or birds tweeting in the forest, or simply choose tune in to your FM radio station of choice or download various wake up tones from Philips's website here.

The Wake-up Light retails for between £84.99 and £132.77 and you can find out more about it here.

To enter all we ask you to do is go to the Black Dog Tribe Facebook Page, Like us and tell us in the comments who you would most like to wake up next to tomorrow, Valentine's Day, 14th February.

The competition closes at 23:59 on 14 February 2012.

A new year usually starts with great intentions of watching your calories, changing to healthier diet and exercising more. Yet for many those resolutions are shelved by the time February comes around as you just didn't have the right tools to keep you motivated. This is where the Timex Health Tracker comes into the picture.

Aimed at women with hectic lifestyles the Timex Health Tracker has a built-in walk sensor that automatically records distance, steps taken and calories burned. It also lets you record calories consumed in a diet diary and allows you to create custom fitness goals and track your progress to keep motivated. And as it sits on your wrist, you can easily review your stats whenever and wherever with just a few clicks!

We've been testing the Health Tracker for a week and have found it does really help with motivation. Working as a little nudge each time we look at our wrist, being able to easily record calories and check how many steps we've taken at any time is definitely a bonus. Now there is no need to remember to bring that notebook or recall what you've eaten throughout the day when you sit down in the evening to log it online.

The Health Tracker is available in three colours; purple, grey and black for £59.99 from www.timex.co.uk/wellness.

Win a Timex Health Tracker

To help you take your first steps towards a healthier you, we have teamed up with Timex to give one of our readers the chance to win a Timex Health Tracker.

To enter simply Like Connected Health Store on Facebook and leave a comment on our Wall saying where you like to walk and why.

The winner will be picked at random and will be announced on Facebook. The competition closes on Thursday 2^nd February 2012.

While you are at Connected Health don't forget to check out the latest news on health and fitness gadgets.

A new year usually starts with great intentions of watching your calories, changing to healthier diet and exercising more. Yet for many those resolutions are shelved by the time February comes around as you just didn't have the right tools to keep you motivated. This is where the Timex Health Tracker comes into the picture.

Aimed at women with hectic lifestyles the Timex Health Tracker has a built-in walk sensor that automatically records distance, steps taken and calories burned. It also lets you record calories consumed in a diet diary and allows you to create custom fitness goals and track your progress to keep motivated. And as it sits on your wrist, you can easily review your stats whenever and wherever with just a few clicks!

We've been testing the Health Tracker for a week and have found it does really help with motivation. Working as a little nudge each time we look at our wrist, being able to easily record calories and check how many steps we've taken at any time is definitely a bonus. Now there is no need to remember to bring that notebook or recall what you've eaten throughout the day when you sit down in the evening to log it online.

The Health Tracker is available in three colours; purple, grey and black for £59.99 from www.timex.co.uk/wellness.

Win a Timex Health Tracker

To help you take your first steps towards a healthier you, we have teamed up with Timex to give one of our readers the chance to win a Timex Health Tracker.

To enter simply Like Connected Health Store on Facebook and leave a comment on our Wall saying where you like to walk and why.

The winner will be picked at random and will be announced on Facebook. The competition closes on Thursday 2^nd February 2012.

While you are at Connected Health don't forget to check out the latest news on health and fitness gadgets.

The Nokia Lumia 800 is the first Nokia phone to boast Windows Phone and comes with Mango as standard. Sporting a seamless 'polymer' design and a 3.7 inch touch screen - the Nokia Lumia 800 is the Windows Phone we've been waiting for.

Now with Three's all-you-can-eat data, you'll have all the internet you'll ever need. Tech Digest is offering one lucky reader the chance to get their hands on this cool new smartphone. It comes with a Pay As You Go SIM pre-loaded with all-you-can-eat data so you'll be free to stream, download, tweet and surf the web without ever worrying about the cost - there literally are no limits.

To be in with a chance of winning the handset, follow these two simple steps:

1) "Like" the Tech Digest Facebook page, which can be found by clicking here.

2) Leave us a message telling us why you think you deserve to win the Nokia Lumia 800, and what you''ll do with it, either via our Facebook page (with the message text starting with "TD NOKIA LUMIA 800") or by sending us an email explaining why you should win the smartphone to shinymediacomps@gmail.com, with the subject header "TD NOKIA LUMIA 800".

Good Luck!

Terms and Conditions

1. Only one entry per person will be counted. Only entrants who are also Tech Digest Facebook page fans will be eligible to win.
2. The competition closes at 5pm GMT on Monday 20th February 2012. No entries will be considered after then.
3. This competition is open to residents of the UK and Ireland.
4. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
5. The winner will be notified within seven days of the closing date.
6. All prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
7. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Keep an eye on www.techdigest.tv/promotions and the Tech Digest Facebook page, for chances to win more prizes in the future!

Fancy winning a TVonics DTR-Z500HD Freeview+ HD Recorder, worth £199.99, in time for Christmas? Of course you do! Just enter the competition below to be in with a chance.

"Which fictional gadget do you wish you had in real life?"
It's a question we've often asked ourselves! One day it's KITT from Knight Rider, another it's the jet pack from Thunderball, right now it's the neuralyzer from Men In Black... but what's yours? We've teamed up with the guys at TVonics to offer one lucky reader a real-life swanky gadget, TVonics' piano black and rugged DTR-Z500HD. This Freeview+ HD Recorder offers catch-up TV from BBC iPlayer, Dolby Surround Sound and has a handy HDMI switch feature. With its pause, record and rewind technology you can defy the TV Guide and set your own schedule whilst watching and listening to your favourite programmes in stunning high definition. But that's not all, it has a hard drive big enough to satisfy every guys' needs, you could even record a year's worth of Top Gear!

Simply tell us which gadget you secretly crave and the DTR-Z500HD could be yours!

To enter, drop us a mail with your most inventive ideas at shinymediacomps@gmail.com, or leave us a message using our Facebook page, and be sure to leave relevant contact details (email address, phone number, etc etc) so that we can get in touch should you be the lucky winner.

Terms and Conditions

1. You can enter as many gadget ideas as you want.
2. The competition closes at 5pm GMT on Tuesday 13th December 2011. No entries will be considered after then.
3. This competition is open to residents of the UK and Ireland.
4. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
5. The winning entry will be the one which is most inventive and in keeping with the technologically advanced, futuristic theme.
6. The winner will be notified within seven days of the closing date.
7. All prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
8. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Keep an eye on www.techdigest.tv/promotions and the Tech Digest Facebook page, for chances to win more prizes in the future!

Today we're launching an easy to enter mobile photography competition with our friends at Orbitsound to kick off Instagram week and give one reader the chance to win a fabulous T12v3 speaker bar as well as lots of runner-up prizes that we have dug out from our cupboard including iPhone cases, iPhone lenses, games and other iPhone accessories.

It's bright and sunny today, but there's a chill in the air and crispy orange leaves on the ground, so we want you to take a photo with an Autumnal theme, then share it on Twitter along with the hash tag #ShinyAutumn.

We'll be looking for original and inspiring photos that are a little bit different and really capture what Autumn means to you. So it gives you free reign to be super creative! Don't forget Halloween is a big part of Autumn too, so if you'd prefer to take a photo of something scary rather than something golden brown, shoot away.

Once all of the entries are in, we'll pick the best 20 images and create an 'Instagram photography magazine.' This will be available as a free iPad/digital magazine as well as a paid-for printed magazine at the end of the competition. A video of the best images will also be uploaded and made into a video on YouTube.

How to enter

To enter, simply take a photo that represents Autumn for you (you can enter as many times as you like). You can submit a photo you have already taken too.

You can edit it and add an Instagram filter to it if you want, or just leave it how it is.

Then share your image on Twitter along with the hash tag #ShinyAutumn.

The competition is alongside our Instagram week, so you can enter via Instagram if you have an iPhone, but if you don't then just share your photo to Twitter with whatever other photo sharing service you use, like TwitPic or PicPlz, just be sure to add the hash tag to your tweet!

We will then choose 20 images to go through to the final stage and will then judge which we feel looks good and gives us an original perspective of Autumn and find one ultimate winner.

Prize

One winner will get an award winning Orbitsound T12v3 soundbar, which produces incredible surround sound, thanks to the patented 'spatial sound' technology. 19 runners-up will get a random phone-related lucky dip prize, we have some cases, lenses and stands.

Closing date

The competition will continue for two weeks, so be sure to get all of your entries taken and tweeted with the hash tag #ShinyAutumn by 5pm on the 1st November 2011.

Terms and Conditions

1. You can enter as many photos as you want.
2. All entries must be tweeted and contain the hash tag #ShinyAutumn.
3. The competition closes at 5pm on the 5pm on the 1st November 2011. No entries will be considered after then.
4. This competition is open to residents of the UK and Ireland.
5. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. The winning entry will be the one which is most original, visually appealing and in keeping with the Autumn theme.
7. The winner will be notified within seven days of the closing date.
8. All prizes are non transferable and there are no cash alternatives.
9. All images submitted must be the work of the individual submitting them and must not have been published elsewhere.
10. Only include close-up photographs of people in your entry if they have consented to having their photograph taken. It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure they have permission to include the subject in their entry.
11. The copyright for the image remains with the entrant. However, by entering a photo into the competition, you give ShinyShiny permission to use your photos for other promotional purposes and include them in any other material, such as on ShinyShiny, in an iPad magazine and in an actual printed magazine.
12. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions.

WIN: Two tickets to the Start More Live gadget show in association with Ford Focus

Tech Digest have teamed up with Ford to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to the Start More Live show on May 25th.

Hosted by Something for the Weekend's Tim Lovejoy, it's an evening of Gadgets, Sport, Food, Music and Motoring.

This is an incredibly intimate event, with only 250 spaces allocated to the press and special guests, so it's a great opportunity for any gadget fan to get their hands on some of the greatest gear around right now.

There will also be the latest car tech on display, the chance to try out some golfing trick shots with Jeremy Dale, Stefan Gates cooking up an extreme culinary storm, and The Enemy performing live.

Click here to find out more about the event.

TO ENTER

To enter the competition go to Tech Digest's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/techdigest.tv and leave us a message on the discussion board named"WIN: Two tickets to the Start More Live gadget show in association with Ford Focus", telling us why you think you deserve the tickets. We'll pick the winner based on our favourite message, so be inventive and entertaining!

COMPETITION CONDITIONS:

- Competition closes on Friday 20th May 2011

- Winners must be able to make their own travel arrangements to the event's Central London location on Wednesday May 25th. Only the competition winner will be given the Start More Live event address

WIN: Two tickets to the Start More Live gadget show in association with Ford Focus

Tech Digest have teamed up with Ford to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to the Start More Live show on May 25th.

Hosted by Something for the Weekend's Tim Lovejoy, it's an evening of Gadgets, Sport, Food, Music and Motoring.

This is an incredibly intimate event, with only 250 spaces allocated to the press and special guests, so it's a great opportunity for any gadget fan to get their hands on some of the greatest gear around right now.

There will also be the latest car tech on display, the chance to try out some golfing trick shots with Jeremy Dale, Stefan Gates cooking up an extreme culinary storm, and The Enemy performing live.

Click here to find out more about the event.

TO ENTER

To enter the competition go to Tech Digest's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/techdigest.tv and leave us a message on the discussion board named"WIN: Two tickets to the Start More Live gadget show in association with Ford Focus", telling us why you think you deserve the tickets. We'll pick the winner based on our favourite message, so be inventive and entertaining!

COMPETITION CONDITIONS:

- Competition closes on Friday 20th May 2011

- Winners must be able to make their own travel arrangements to the event's Central London location on Wednesday May 25th. Only the competition winner will be given the Start More Live event address

...Carrie Steers from Reading in the UK! Carrie has bagged herself a brand new limited edition Jolibook netbook by Vye, running Jolicloud version 1.1 (for those few of you still mulling over the competition's question).

And after a quick chat with Carrie, it looks like it's going to a good home too:

"I have a daughter who's due to start secondary school later this year", said Carrie. "It will make an enormous difference for her to be able to have a netbook to use for homework and school projects (and no doubt social networking in due course!). This is a fantastic win for me."

Keep an eye on www.techdigest.tv/promotions and the Tech Digest Facebook page, for chances to win more prizes in the future!

Tech Digest.tv has teamed up with Jolicloud to give one lucky reader the chance to win a limited edition Jolibook by Vye!

Jolibook by Vye gives you powerful, up to the minute, web connectivity at the touch of a button. Within minutes you can access over one thousand web applications when on the move, in the workplace or at home! Catching up with friends on Facebook, watching videos on YouTube, or streaming music from Spotify, from the comfort of the sofa or bedroom, has never been easier or more cost effective.

Powered by the highly anticipated Jolicloud OS and entirely designed in HTML5, you can now enjoy faster, more beautiful, next generation web browsing and high definition video with zero technical expertise.

But the instant fun doesn't stop there!

With its vibrant and edgy limited edition cover design the Jolibook by Vye brings high design to any location and will be the focal point in any room. The limited edition Jolibook by Vye is the ultimate way to access everything the web has to offer. Launch favourite web services from YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Boxee, Gmail, Spotify to Google Docs as local applications. What is more the Jolibook by Vye also comes pre-loaded with more than sixty top UK apps including favourites such as Absolute Radio, BBC iPlayer, BBC News, Jamie Oliver and Top Gear to name a few! This limited edition Jolibook by Vye is the must have web travel companion this season.

Enter today by answering this question:

What version of the Jolicloud operating system is now shipping?

Not Sure? Here's a tip: you can find the answers on the Jolicloud website: http:// www.jolicloud.com

To enter the competition go to Tech Digest's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/techdigest.tv and leave your answer as a comment on the Jolibook competition discussion board.

(Competition closes on Friday 18th February 2011. Only Tech Digest Facebook page fans will be eligible to win the prize. Winner will be picked at random.)

LG's Optimus 7 is one of the best Windows Phone 7 devices on the market right now, packing in top spec features at an affordable price. One the best of these features is Play To which is LG's version of a fantastic new technology called DLNA networking. Here's a quick guide to how it works.

DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance. In its simplest terms, DLNA networking means that you'll be able to transfer pictures, music and video files from one DLNA enabled device to another wirelessly. The LG Optimus 7 enables you to do that via its Play To feature. Firstly you need to find out what devices in your home are compatible with Play To. There are different types including computers, televisions, games consoles, printers and more.

There's no need to connect your LG Optimus 7 with wires to a Play To compatible PC or TV, it works wirelessly. You simply go into the Play To section of the phone, find the content you want to transfer wirelessly (images, video etc), choose which device that you are going to send the content to and then you simply flick the content and it transfers to the other device's screen or speakers.

There are no limits to the number of Play To devices your LG Optimus 7 handset can link to, allowing for simple and fast access to all manner of content on your smartphone. With so many devices now DLNA/Play To compliant, LG's Optimus 7 is bang up to date and truly designed to make your life easier.

You can win an LG Optimus 7 phone by clicking here

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The LG Optimus 7 is the company's flagship Windows 7 Phone. It has all the goodies that Microsoft insists on as part of the Windows 7 standard - like a five mega pixel camera and plenty of storage - but to that spec LG has added a whole lot more. Here are five features that caught our eye.

ScanSearch - So far the LG Optimus 7 is the only Windows 7 Phone to boast this really cool feature. ScanSearch is LG's version of Augmented Reality. Using the LG Optimus 7's camera, GPS and web connected abilities all at once, the ScanSearch AR app can help you find the hottest nightspots, best restaurants and useful amenities around you. Just enter what you're searching for and watch as the smartphone screen becomes an interactive map, updating in real-time and giving you directions to your location of choice.

Play To - Another very cool feature the LG Optimus 7 lets you wirelessly transfer songs, pictures and video files from one device to another using its Play To feature. Syncing up with PCs, TVs and other Play To compatible devices, you'll be able to send and share your handset's files without ever needing to use a cabled connection. You just go to the Play To feature on the phone, chose the content you want to transfer and flick it to transfer it. It is neat and very simple.

Panorama Shot - Panorama shot options have been available on cameras for a while now, but very few mobile phones have them as part of their spec. The Optimus 7's camera panorama mode is not only great for creating extended view images, but it also very simple to use. It enables you to stitch together multiple photos to create one seamless widescreen shot.

Exclusive LG apps - The LG Optimus 7 has many other cool apps which are available from the LG app store. One very cool app is the Photo Stylist option. This helps you create even more interesting photos by using filters. So for example you can use the Lomography filters to make the image look as if it were taken by a Lomo camera. Alternatively use Mono to make the shot black and white or Rainbow to create a cute image that looks as if it has been taken by a toy camera. Like all LG apps Photo Stylist is very simple to set up and use.

Other great free apps available from the LG apps store include Workout Track which enables runners to record track speed, distance and calories burned and Voice to Text which transcribe your words and turn them into text.

Office on mobile - Whether we like it or not, we all have to use our mobiles to do a little work. LG's Optimus 7 makes this simple by including a version of Microsoft's Office on board. You go to Documents on the phone and you can then view, edit and even create a host of document types including Word, Excel and Powerpoint. The phone's touch screen makes it very simple to move between the documents quickly too.

So do you fancy one? We are giving away six - click here for more details

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Here at TechDigest we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to offer six of the phones as competition prizes to TechDigest readers.

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

So what's so good about the LG Optimius 7?

In addition to its Windows® Phone 7 technology it has a fabulous 5.0 Megapixel camera with some very cool image related features such as intelligent shot and panorama mode, High definition video shooting, voice to text and compatibility with all your favourite social networking sites. The phone also has the wonderful augmented reality camera (Scan Search) which is the easiest way to search your surroundings. In fact the Optimus 7 is the only device supporting AR functionality that uses the Windows Phone 7 platform"

The phone also boasts Play To, LG's own multimedia file sharing technology based on DLNA that lets users enjoy content on the phone across all today's digital platforms for a seamless entertainment experience, all at the flick of a finger.

So your chance to win one of six LG Optimus WP7 devices simply go here.

For full details and T&Cs visit here.

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Anna and Gerald take you through the many features of the LG Optimus 7 Windows phone, including Scar Search, DNLA and more.

If you fancy winning one - and we have six to give away - click here.

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Here at Tech Digest we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to offer six of the phones as competition prizes to ShinyMedia (www.techdigest.tv / www.shinyshiny.tv) readers.

Sponsored post on behalf of LG

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

If you want to know what you are going to be winning, here's a video that takes you through the Windows 7 Phone system and its ace features like Zune, Xbox and more.

And did we mention that we had six to give away...

Just go here and fill in the survey

Here's what you could win. LG's first handset to sport Microsoft's brand-spanking new Windows Phone 7 OS is the Optimus 7. Here's a quick guide to the handset's main features.

Packing in a 3.8-inch, 800 x 480, capacitive touchscreen, the Optimus 7 is a zippy little handset thanks to the 1GHz processor it has under the hood. 512MB of RAM makes switching between apps smooth, while 16GB of built-in storage allows for plenty of tunes, photos and videos to be stored on the phone. An accelerometer, compass and GPS are built in too for swift Bing Maps navigation, while web connectivity is handled by 3G and Wi-Fi connections.

A 5MP camera sits on the back, with each snap taken instantly ready to share with your friends online. A panoramic photo mode allows you to stitch together wide vista shots, while there is also 720p HD video recording on board.

The Windows Phone 7 operating system that features in the Optimus 7 is visually one of the smoothest OS's on the block. Tiles and app hubs are an intuitive way to organise the many features of the phone, with slick animated transitions between each different area. Video game fans will also appreciate the integration with Microsoft's Xbox Live online community; link your Xbox 360 Gamertag and you'll have access to leaderboards and achievements that carry across to both devices.

Augmented reality is set to be the next big thing in smartphone technology, using your phone's camera, web connection and GPS in tandem to overlay information about the world around you onto your handset's screen. ScanSearch is the Optimus 7's first AR app. Unique to LG Windows Phone 7 devices, ScanSearch features a database of local restaurants and services, searchable through just a few taps of your fingers. Decide on where you want to go and how you want to get there (walk, run or drive), and then the app will direct you towards your destination onscreen. With a growing database, ScanSearch also offers real-time information on banking, entertainment, weather forecasts and many, many other useful facts. The Optimus 7 is the only device supporting AR functionality that uses the Windows Phone 7 platform.

If you don't fancy having to tap out text and email messages, never fear: the LG Optimus 7 has you covered here too. Its Voice-to-Text feature will act like your own personal PA, recognising your voice as you speak into it, jotting down words so you don't have to, ready to be sent off to your pals.

The LG Optimus 7 is also one of the first smartphones to offer DLNA networking. Tied into the Play-To app, this will let you share videos, photos and sound files wirelessly with any other nearby DLNA compatible device. Whole folders worth of songs and photos can fill your handset without needing to attach any wires, even letting you stream HD video content to compatible DLNA certified flatscreen TVs.

Finally the phone also boasts a very efficient and powerful, battery which utilizes LG's own battery algorithm to maximize efficiency. By offering 1500 mAh, the largest battery capacity among WP7 devices, it delivers a reliable and stress-free experience for consumers. It also delivers the best talk and standy time of any Windows Mobiel 7 handset - Talk time: 480 min / Standby: 416 hrs

The LG Optimus 7 is an exciting new handset riding the wave of a very impressive new OS from Microsoft. If Android and Apple handsets don't float your boat, the LG Optimus 7 is well worth a look.

Sponsored post from LG

Here at TechDigest we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to offer six of the phones as competition prizes to TechDigest readers.

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

So what's so good about the LG Optimus 7?

In addition to its Windows® Phone 7 technology it has a fabulous 5.0 Megapixel camera with some very cool image related features such as intelligent shot and panorama mode, High definition video shooting, voice to text and compatibility with all your favourite social networking sites. The phone also has a wonderful augmented reality app (Scan Search) which is the easiest way to search your surroundings. In fact the Optimus 7 is the only device supporting AR functionality that uses the Windows Phone 7 platform.

The phone also boasts Play To, LG's own multimedia file sharing technology based on DLNA that lets users enjoy content on the phone across all today's digital platforms for a seamless entertainment experience, all at the flick of a finger.

So your chance to win one of six LG Optimus WP7 devices simply go here.

For full details and T&Cs visit here.

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Here at TechDigest we are big fans of the LG Optimus 7 phone, its unique features and innovative Windows® Phone 7 operating system. So we are really excited to be able to offer six of the phones as competition prizes to TechDigest readers.

We have made entering the competition very simple. All you need do is go here add your name and email and take a quick survey. Your name will then be automatically included in the draw for the phones which will take place in four weeks time.

So what's so good about the LG Optimius 7?

In addition to its Windows® Phone 7 technology it has a fabulous 5.0 Megapixel camera with some very cool image related features such as intelligent shot and panorama mode, High definition video shooting, voice to text and compatibility with all your favourite social networking sites. The phone also has the wonderful augmented reality camera (Scan Search) which is the easiest way to search your surroundings. In fact the Optimus 7 is the only device supporting AR functionality that uses the Windows Phone 7 platform"

The phone also boasts Play To, LG's own multimedia file sharing technology based on DLNA that lets users enjoy content on the phone across all today's digital platforms for a seamless entertainment experience, all at the flick of a finger.

So your chance to win one of six LG Optimus WP7 devices simply go here.

For full details and T&Cs visit here.

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