Win £500 worth of tech vouchers – tell us about 'My Video Life' and win some fab prizes

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You use your camera to shoot video. You use your phone to shoot video. You may even be capturing the world in high definition. Now’s the time to get your footage working for you by entering our competition and scoring a great prize.

We have teamed up with Visual Networking experts, Cisco, to offer shedloads of cool prizes and all you have to do is show us a video that illustrates ‘My Video Life’…

European Space Agency looking for astronauts! Sign up today! The dream lives on!

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If you fancy being, say, THE FIRST MAN ON MARS, you really ought to head down to the Science Museum today, where the European Space Agency is launching its recruiting programme for the next generation of astronauts.

Anyone can apply, although, ideally, you’ll have a degree in science or medicine, be between 27 and 37 and in some sort of decent physical condition. An ability to speak Russian is also an advantage. And we’d imagine smokers are frowned upon…

Radiohead's response to Trent Reznor's 'insincere' taunt? Copy his UGC idea for In Rainbows videos

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Yesterday we told you about NIN front man Trent Reznor’s creative call to arms, giving fans the opportunity to create their own videos for the band’s new album ‘Ghosts I-IV’.

Well, less than a week after Reznor called them ‘insincere’ for the ‘bait and switch’ tactics used in the release of their own record, In Rainbows, Radiohead have taken a leaf out of his book, photocopied it, and started their own UGC competition.

Microsoft's new BigSnapSearch search engine, giving you prizes galore

Those kurazy comedic chaps, Dick and Dom, are the latest ‘stars’ to be cuddled under the big feathery Microsoft wing, as they’ve lent their name to a microsite launched by the big M, BigSnapSearch.

When used as a normal search engine, it gives users the chance to win prizes such as paintballing excursions, Virgin vouchers, and even a holiday for two to Richard Branson’s Virgin getaway, Necker Island.

Like a Snap card game, when a pair…

Win a pair of LifeCam VX-3000 webcams with Microsoft and Tech Digest

With V-day behind us and all these new couples swarming the streets of Britain, exchanging saliva like it actually tastes of nice things like Laughing Cow triangles, it’s understandable you want to get on with finding a partner for yourself. Last week Tracey Cox and Microsoft gave us some tips on successful online dating, whilst using a webcam, so to help you get started, we’ve collaborated with the big ‘Soft to give one lucky Tech Digest reader a pair of LifeCam VX-3000 webcams.

That’s one for you, and one for your favourite online buddy, allowing you ample screen time together, with 640×480 video calls and 1.3-megapixel photos, face-tracking, video effects, and a built-in microphone with noise cancellation.

See under the jump for more details…

Win a DVD boxset of Planet Earth, with thanks to Tech Digest and Love Earth

planet-earth-dvd.jpgQuick reminder about our competition from the other day, where you can win a DVD boxset of the BBC documentary Planet Earth.

Tech Digest has teamed up with Love Earth to give the prize to ten different people, to promote their website www.loveearth.com , which allows visitors to submit their own photos, or ‘postcards’ to the interactive map, and…

Our LG CityClickers mobloggers are still snapping away at European sights

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to show you a brief look at what’s been going on over at our CityClickers moblog, created in collaboration with LG.

Those European mobloggers of ours have been busy with their LG Viewty handsets, sending in snaps of graffiti in the Netherlands, a French rainbow and our Spanish moblogger has even posted some pics of him dressed as a hippy, Superman and a Viking. Glad someone’s got some time on his hands…!

Lenovo to give away more 2008 Beijing Olympics V200 notebooks for charity

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Lenovo is reprising their competition from August which showed several of their limited edition Olympic Torch-inspired notebooks, by launching three online charity auctions in the UK tomorrow to commemorate it being six months until the 2008 Beijing games.

Each of the Lenovo 3000 V200 12.1-inch widescreen notebooks will be signed by the British silver medalist Gail Emms, and features…