Been a great time at Gnomedex so far this weekend. I’m presenting on Openness and Consumer Electronics in a few minutes (4:15pm PST – you can watch it live on the site), and we’re going to have a quick contest and discount weekend! Also, in the spirit of the show, we’re going to make both open to even those unable to attend the event here in Seattle.

The contest we’re doing is detailed here, but the basic gist is – invent a gadget, add it to the Gnomedex Wiki page, and possibly win a BUGbundle! Easy stuff, eh?

There’s also going to be a discount on the BUGbundle between now and Monday, August 25th, 12pm PST. All Gnomedex attendees can get the normally $629 BUGbundle for $399, all those who watched the show online for $499. The process to claim the discount is pretty easy:

1. Place an order at www.buglabs.net/store (again, this is *only* for the BUGbundle)
2. Your credit card will be authorized (not charged yet) for the full amount
3. Send an email to support [at] buglabs.net with the words “gnomedex attendee” or “gnomedex audience”
4. We will automatically update your order
5. When your order is fulfilled (late September-ish), the correct amount will be billed

Also, I’ll put the entire Gnomedex presentation online next week. I think there’ll be a video online too, if so, I’ll link to it when I find it!