Gizmodo: Shrine

iPod Shrine Winner: Robots Rule

Noah R — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:00:17 EST

Congrats to zZz and his motorized robot with an iPod heart, your android is the proud owner of a new Apple iPod 30GB video player—send an e-mail to let me know whether he/she wants it in black or white (to match the spooky mask).

Don't let those shrines got to waste. Keep praying and ye shall receive... eventually.

Thanks again to Apple for sponsoring the contest.

iPod Shrine Contest: Vote on the Winner

Noah R — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:00:04 EST

The end times are near. The Apple iPod 30GB video player is ready for its new home. Which shrine does it belong in? Gizmodo's editors will make the final call, but we want to know how you would vote. The finalists are after the jump.

Huge thanks to Apple for sponsoring this contest.

Now, to the shrines...

iPod Shrine of the Day: Last Respects

Noah R — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:09:42 EST

The pilgrimage is nearly complete. Today's shrine, a hand-made ode to Ganesha, is the last iPod Shrine of the Day. The rest of you shrine-keepers have until midnight EST tonight to enter your devotionals and win an Apple iPod 30GB video player. Tomorrow will begin the first in a series of elimination rounds that you the reader will vote on to help Gizmodo's editors determine who has the worthiest shrine of them all.

The competition is serious. There are shrines representing Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christian-ism, Apple-ism and even Robot-ism. Yes, Robotism—don't miss this video of the iBot in action. And while I'm on the subject of videos, the "Saint Steve" picture frame from this iShrine video is a true work of art.

Here's the deal, and it's the last time I'm going to tell you: Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side. Please, NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don t have a good photo editor). Also, write us two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE; all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

iPod Shrine of the Day

Noah R — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:55:25 EST

This is one of two Lego-based shrines entered into the Apple iPod 30GB video player contest. And the iRobot shrine with the spooky 80s face is among the worthiest thus far.

Keep building... what else are you going to do while the turkey roasts? Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format 72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side. Please, NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don t have a good photo editor). Also, write us two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE; all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

iPod Shrine of the Day

Noah R — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:01:57 EST

Several classic shrines were entered today into Gizmodo's Apple iPod shrine-building contest. As you contemplate the nature of this particular devotional, ponder these questions:

Is this shrine worthy of a video iPod?
Is the desire for a second iPod not at odds with the Buddhist way?
Would his holiness the Dalai Lama podcast or video podcast?
Is Apple leading us nearer to or farther from path to enlightenment?
Mmm... Donuts.
Please answer these questions in the comments area below. And keep building those shrines, the Apple iPod giveaway is far from over. Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format 72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don t have a good photo editor—along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

iPod Shrine Contest: Devotees Welcome

Noah R — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:30:01 EST

Gizmodo is giving away a 30GB iPod video player to the person who builds the best shrine devoted to it. We first posed the challenge last week, and since then plenty of readers sent in Photoshop fantasies like the Meccapple Store (you can see it, and then declare your fatwa on Gizmodo, after the jump).

Much as we enjoyed seeing Meccapple and the iPod at the center of Michelangelo's Creation, those simply do not qualify. Remember, a shrine is "a container, usually in precious materials, especially for a relic, and/or holy or sacred place containing the same..." The idea is for you, dear readers, to build the shrine that this lovely iPod video will live in after you win. But don't fret, you have until November 28 to build a proper home.

Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format 72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don t have a good photo editor along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

Sample entries follow...

Hopelessly Devoted - iPod Shrine Contest

Noah R — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:30:39 EST

When it comes to religious devotion to gizmos, nothing inspires fanaticism like the iPod. This spirituality has been manifest in an endless processional of cases, docks, and speakers. But to date, it has not engendered much of a homegrown, folk-artsy patronage. There are no iPod milagros in Mexico. Certainly no Apple jinjas in Japan. No iPod docks in the form of a dancing Buddha, or Arca Vigraha with Lord Ganesha holding a nano in his hand. No chickens get beheaded Voodoo-style so the blood can be dribbled across the front of an iPod as an offering to the spirits. And, as of yet, no toasted cheese sandwiches that miraculously become engraved with the Apple Logo. All that is about to change.

Gizmodo is giving away a 30GB iPod — you know, the one that plays video? — to the person who builds the best shrine to house the bewildering glory that is Job's Seed. The winner chooses the color (black or white). What's a shrine, you ask? Wikipedia answers:

A shrine, from the Latin scrinium ( box , also used as a desk, like the french bureau hence also an administrative office) is originally a container, usually in precious materials, especially for a relic, and/or holy or sacred place containing the same, hence dedicated towards a certain god, goddess, saint, or similar religious figure.

Entries must be accompanied by a photograph in JPG format—72 dpi, max 400 pixels on the top side, please—NO HUGE PHOTOS OR WE WILL CRY (download Gimp if you don't have a good photo editor—along with two or three sentences describing the devotional, its symbology and what makes it sacred. Send entries to gizmodobox@gmail.com with IPOD SHRINE in the subject line. Repeat: Entries must be sent to gizmodobox@gmail.com with the subject line IPOD SHRINE, all others will be unceremoniously deleted.

Entries will be posted daily so that Gizmodo readers can help choose the winner. Vaya con MP3ios, friends. The contest winner will be announced Monday, November 28th.