I can't say I have any interest in the concert at all, but I'd be happy to get to Vegas for free, and skip it.

This is a pretty good trip, in that you get 10 pairs of shoes and a grand to spend. Here's the details:

A trip for two to the Katy Perry concert in Las Vegas, NV. Trip package includes round trip, coach-class air transportation for two from a major airport near winner’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Las Vegas, NV; two nights' accommodations at a hotel determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (hotel suite room); ground transportation to and from airport and hotel; limousine service to and from show; two (2) tickets to see Katy Perry's concert on November 19, 2011; ten pairs of Originals Inconics shoes (5 for winner and 5 for guest) (not to exceed $600 total); and $1,000 spending money.

The contest runs until September 26, 2011, and you can enter it HERE.

I'm not sure when this sweepstakes ends, so I would recommend entering it as soon as you can. Here a little bit about the details:

Ryan and SUBWAY® Restaurants Are Giving Away 5 Trips to the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Vegas!

Ryan is headed to Vegas to host the biggest live music event in radio history! Enter today for the chance to win a trip for 2 to the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on September 23rd and 24th, featuring A-List artists such as Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, and more! Prize package includes roundtrip airfare for 2 people to Las Vegas, 2 nights hotel accommodations, roundtrip airport transfers in Las Vegas, and 2 tickets to the festival.

This mega-concert is SOLD OUT so don’t miss this opportunity to be there for all the amazing performances! ENTER TODAY – 5 winners will be randomly selected!

You can enter the contest by clicking HERE.

As sweepstakes go this is about the bare minimum, as you only get one night in Vegas. I'll never understand why they don't at least give you two or three nights. It's only a couple hundred bucks extra at most, and it makes for a much nicer trip. Anyway, here's the details:

One winner will receive: (a) two tickets to the I Heart Radio Show concert in the Las Vegas, NV which includes two VIP passes; (b) roundtrip coach-class air transportation for two adults to destination; and (c) one night hotel accommodations.

Also, the ad says you get a $500 gift card, but the official rules don't, so not sure what's going on there.

The contest runs until 09/11/11, and you can enter it by clicking HERE.

I'm not sure whose going to be at the iHeart Radio Music Festival, but it's in Vegas, so I'm ok with it as Long as it's in Vegas.

There's not a lot of extras in the giveaway, but there are two chances to win. Here's the details:

TWO GRAND PRIZES: A three day/two night trip for two people to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 23rd and 24th, 2011.  The trip includes round trip coach airfare for two people to Las Vegas, NV, two nights standard hotel accommodations, two tickets to the Festival, and airport transfers in Las Vegas.

The contest runs until August 21, 2011, and you can enter it by clicking HERE.

The good thing about this speaker is that it's battery operated, and therefore portable. It's a little expensive at $76, but if it sounds as good as it's supposed to, it might be worth it. Here's some details:

Audio-Technica understands our need for a compact, and rugged speaker suitable for outdoor use – the AT-SPG51 has a built-in amplifier that produces high quality sound and strong bass. Utilizing 3 AAA batteries, the speaker can last up to 29 hours of playback time. The black mesh grill covering the speaker dome is not just for aesthetic purposes, it evens out and smoothens the high and low frequencies it produces. The different in design with its SPG50 brother is that the material is made with extra padded, harden plastic for more protection. Available in 2 color tones.

Specifications
- Type: Amplifier built-in bus reflex type speaker system
- Speaker unit: φ30mm
- Installed capacity: 2W(JEITA)
- Power source: AAA x3
- Electric battery life: 29 hours (lithion ion AA batteries)
- Input terminal: φ3.5 stereo mini-jack
- Size: H46.5 × W90 × D90mm
- Mass: 135g

You can grab one over at the Audio Cubes site HERE.

If you're a Def Leppard fan, which I am, this is a pretty awesome trip. If you're not, and shame on you for that, it's just ok. Here's the details:

SiriusXM is giving listeners the chance to score a trip to see Def Leppard in North America’s adult playground – LAS VEGAS, NEVADA on September 4th! It’s your chance to see one of the greatest hard rock bands while spending Labor Day Weekend in VEGAS! Grand prize includes round-trip airfare for two to Las Vegas, two nights hotel accommodations, two premium tickets for the concert at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and backstage passes to MEET DEF LEPPARD! What are you waiting for? Hurry for your chance to enter!

One Grand Prize will be awarded, consisting of: (a) round-trip coach air transportation for two to Las Vegas, NV; (b) two nights hotel accommodations in Las Vegas, NV; (c) two Premium PL1 tickets for the September 4, 2011 MGM Grand Arena performance of Def Leppard; and (d) two meet & greet passes to meet Def Leppard, subject to their availability.

The sweepstakes runs until August 17, 2011, and you can enter HERE.

I love the look of this player, though I'm betting it's a little on the expensive side. I haven't looked into it a whole lot, but you can check out the video by clicking HERE.

Some details:

If you’ve ever been to a live performance and felt compelled to give a standing ovation in the hope of hearing an encore, then don’t be surprised if you feel the same impulse from our newest member of the Bang & Olufsen family – BeoSound 5 Encore. Having guests over for dinner – party optional – but don’t have time to construct the perfect playlist? Just select the song you want to listen to on BeoSound 5 Encore and sit back as the MOTS feature strings together a row of songs of a similar nature. Or share your passion for classical music from all over the world – or any other genre. Choose your favourites among the 13,000 international radio stations that BeoSound 5 Encore gives you access to. And when your guests can no longer keep their hands from the crafted aluminium wheel and their eyes from the crisp LCD screen, they can swiftly browse through a slew of album covers, music tracks or radio stations together to select yet another perfect song or mood. Interaction is intuitive, instantaneous, and seamless.

BeoSound 5 Encore offers lossless playback of all your digital music, from the storage media that suits you best. From an external harddrive or a music server. Or perhaps you want to play your newest music favourite from a simple USB stick, your smartphone or another mobile device. Either way, BeoSound 5 Encore will play the music for you. The choice is yours.

If you have the BeoSound 5 with BeoMaster 5, you can extend your music to more rooms with Encore, by using BeoMaster 5 as a music server for one or more BeoSound 5 Encores. Just as several BeoSound 5 Encores can connect to a central music server and play different music in different rooms. This way you can extend the unique and well-known access to your music to your entire home.

I'm really intrigued by this. The site boasts 15 million tracks, you can create your own playlists, and listen for free for ten hours a month. Pay $5 a month, and you can listen to an unlimited amount of streaming music. Kick it up to the premium level, for $10 a month, and you can then save the music on your playlists to your computer of smartphone, and listen to them offline.

That last one is what really interests me. For just the price of about 10 songs on iTunes, you can listen to as much music as you want. If this service is half as good as it sounds, I can't see ever giving iTunes any money ever again.

There is a downside, in that you don't really own the song, you're just sort of renting access to it. Plus, I have no idea if brand new tunes are going to show up on Spotify, or if you're going to have to wait a while. Or if one day a song you love is just going to no longer be available. Though trying it out for free for a few months should answer those questions, but that brings me to the bad news. Currently the free version of Spotify is by invitation only. Though if you want to go ahead and jump in to one of the paid subscriptions, it looks like you're welcome to go ahead and sign up.

I might take the plunge and get the $10 subscription. I've spent a lot more for a lot less. If I do take the plunge, I'll let you know how it goes.

You can hit the Spotify site HERE and check it out.

Anyone used this service? What do you think?

The good thing about this sweepstakes is that there's two of them, and you can take up to three friends. Here's the details:

Grand Prizes (2): A trip for winner and up to three (3) guests selected by winner to Las Vegas, Nevada to attend a Jimmy Buffett concert. Trip consists of round-trip coach air transportation (from gateway city nearest winner's U.S. home), double-occupancy hotel accommodations for two (2) nights (two [2] rooms), and up to four (4) tickets to the Jimmy Buffett concert. Travel expected to occur in October of 2011.

The contest runs until August 12, 2011, and you can enter it HERE.

This is a neat idea. I wouldn't ever use the picks, but it would be a fun way to shred old credit cards. Here's the details:

Guitar picks have been made from all sorts of things in the past- bone, shell, wood, metal, amber, ivory and even stone. Now you can add your old credit card to this list, with the Pickmaster Plectrum Punch.

Working in much the same way as a standard hole punch and around the same size, this ingenious device will punch a perfect guitar pick out of any plastic sheet- bank cards, gift cards, carton lids, in fact any thin plastic that you can find. Punch out a pick and get playing!

It's also a little on the expensive side, at $35, but you do have to get it from the UK. You can grab on HERE.