Congratulations to the following winners:

First Place: Edmond Ng, Canada (for “iPod chat”)
Prize: Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones
Second Place: Gerard Pye, United Kingdom (for “MacPad”)
Prize: Shure E4C Sound Isolating Earphones
Third Place: Orrin Sonck, Belgium (for “the new iPod”)
Prize: Shure E3C Sound Isolating Earphones

Fall is fast approaching in the United States, which means one thing: new iPods will soon be here! As we count down to the launch of Apple’s next generation of portable media players, we’re launching an art contest – the New iPod Countdown Contest – with prizes by leading earphone maker Shure.

The rules are simple: use your artistic skills – Photoshopping, 3-D rendering, or traditional 2-D art – to create a realistic or semi-realistic “next-generation iPod.” It can be an iPod, mini tablet computer, iPod Phone, or something different, as long as it’s obviously a portable media player from Apple. This time, we are looking only for serious entries – not humorous ones – so submit wisely. You can submit as many entries as you want.

Art must be submitter’s original work and submitted only to iLounge. Previous submissions are not eligible – create something new and better!

Submit your picture(s) to our 2006 iPod Countdown Contest Gallery – minimum size 640×480 pixels. We will pick three winners to win awesome prizes from Shure – one Grand Prize winner will get a pair of top-rated E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones (retail value: $550.00), with two additional winners receiving Shure E4c and E3c earphones, respectively.

Click here to view entries.

The deadline for submissions is September 9, 2006 at 11:59PM (PT).

Official Rules:
• No purchase is necessary to enter.
• The New iPod Countdown Contest will begin as of this posting.
• Entries will be judged by iLounge.

  Do not enter if you can’t stand losing, and don’t disparage the winners.

• Deadline for entries: September 9, 2006 at 11:59PM Pacific Time.
• You may submit as many entries as you want, but only one image constitutes a valid entry.
• This giveaway is open to U.S. and international residents.
• Must be 18 years or older to enter.
• Void where prohibited.
• iLounge is not responsible for computer malfunctions, bugs or viruses, and causes beyond our control. iLounge has the right to terminate this giveaway at any given time without notice.
• By submitting, you agree that all private information, art and photographs you submit become the property of iLounge, and that you will not and have not submitted such art and photographs to any other contest.