Prizes include a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 Touchscreen Convertible Ultrabook, Canon PowerShot A4000 IS 16 MP Digital Camera, KitchenAid Artisan Mixer, DeLonghi All-in-One Coffee Maker & Espresso Maker and Hamilton Beach 6 Qt. Programmable Slow Cooker.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Follow @Newegg on Twitter or Instagram 
2. Submit your favorite photo of you and your mom (or if you’re a mom, a photo of you and your son/daughter) to either Twitter or Instagram
3. Tag your photo #NeweggMomsRock and @Newegg
4. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm PT on 5/12/13 to be eligible. Once the contest period is over, one winner will be randomly selected among eligible entries and contacted via Twitter or Instagram.

Additional contest details: 

Open to US residents only. Limit one entry per person during the giveaway period. In the event that more than one entry is received from any one person, the first entry processed will be considered the only valid entry. By posting your photo, you are also agreeing to let us share it as the winning photo.

Good luck!

 5/13/13 UPDATE:

Congrats to the winner of our Mother’s Day Photo Contest @Inez_Freeman! We hope you enjoy your prizes!

We’ re excited to announce that we have just released our Newegg for Google TV app to allow customers to browse, search and purchase items on Newegg.com directly from any Google TV device, from the comfort of their couch or bed.

The Google TV app can also sync with Android smartphones, allowing the phone to act as a remote control for navigating the Newegg app on users’ TV screens. To take advantage of this feature, users must have the Newegg mobile app installed on their Android phone and pair it with the Google TV app.

In addition to being able to shop Newegg from a Google TV device, the app also has built-in robust social functionality, making it possible for users to share their purchases with friends and family. Additionally, the app is integrated with Newegg TV, making it easy to watch the latest product overview and unboxing videos directly from Google TV.

The Newegg for Google TV app is available now in the Google Play Store for free and is compatible with Android versions 2.2 and up.

If you own a Google TV, download the app and let us know what you think!

The lucky winner of this awesome prize package is Troy B. from Evansville, Indiana. We reached out to Troy and asked him a few questions about his experience winning the sweepstakes.

Troy B. picking his new 2012 Fiat Abarth.

Q. Tell us a little about yourself.
A. I was born and raised in Evansville. My wife Cindy and I have been happily married for 17 years and we celebrated our wedding anniversary this month. We have a daughter Zoe who is 14 and a freshman at Mater Dei high school and a son Ebby who is 5 and attends Resurrection pre-school. I work for a local bank here in Evansville.

Q. Are you new to Newegg or have you been a long time customer?
A. I am a long time customer.

Q. How did you hear about the Extreme Sports Sweepstakes?
A. I was shopping for Christmas and came across it. I usually enter the Newegg Sweepstakes while I am on the site.

Q. What was your first reaction after receiving your winner notification?
A. I thought it was a scam. I spent a day or two trying to ensure it wasn’t before contacting the sender.

Q. How do you like your new Fiat Abarth?
A. I love it. It gives you an adrenaline rush to drive. My favorite thing about the car is the Bose stereo system. The sound is awesome.

Congrats again, Troy, and enjoy the new ride!

To see a complete list of our most recent sweepstakes winners, click here.

Here are a few interesting highlights from the survey results:

• 54 percent of respondents currently have a man cave in their household.
• The top four must-have items for a man cave are: a flat screen television (84 percent), surround sound system (72 percent), computer (69 percent) and video games (61 percent).
• A man cave is a room that both genders can enjoy – 89 percent surveyed say they would welcome the opposite sex in their man cave.
• When asked what special guest respondents would most like to visit their man cave, 26 percent answered a “supermodel,” with “tech guru” being the next popular choice at 23 percent.
• 32 percent of those surveyed would choose a night in the man cave over a date with their significant other.

This week, Newegg has also launched its “Man Cave Madness” sweepstakes that features more than $30,000 in prizes, including many of the must-have items mentioned in the survey results. One lucky grand prize winner will receive a prize package valued at more than $10,000, including a 55” LG Google Smart LED TV, Polk Audio premium home theater system, Onkyo network receiver, ASUS Taichi 21-DH71 convertible Ultrabook and Sony PS3 Assassin’s Creed 3 bundle.

Additional prizes include other man cave essentials such as a foldable poker table, popcorn machine, mini kegerator and electronic dart board. Newegg will also be awarding weekly winners with a Samsung Series 9 13.3” Ultrabook.

The Man Cave Madness sweepstakes closes on May 5, 2013. Enter now for your chance to win! Good luck!

Transporter is now available for order, but here’s a quick look at its features.

Social Storage

Connected Data TransporterGen1 Social Storage Drive

What makes Transporter truly unique is the ability to communicate and share files in a peer-to-peer fashion with computers and other Transporter devices located anywhere in the world. This ability eliminates privacy concerns, recurring fees, and all complexity associated with syncing files over the Internet. In other words, a storage solution finally designed to match modern, social lifestyles.

Global Access

We’ve all been in situations where we needed to access a file remotely. All files stored on Transporter devices are available anywhere in the world from any computer or mobile device that has access to the Internet through the free Connected Data App. You can also sync specific files on your computer so they’re available even while you’re offline.

100 Percent Private

Most cloud solutions store your files on shared servers and have terms allowing the service provider to access, distribute and delete your files at any time. Transporter is a product you own and control, with all files stored directly on the device and only shared amongst people you authorize. Anytime a file is shared or accessed on your Transporter, all information is transferred directly from the device and is always encrypted during transit.

Automated Offsite Backup

Keep one transporter at work and another at home. You can even share amongst coworkers or friends.  By sharing folders you maintain a two-way automated offsite backup at no additional cost.

Simple Setup

Getting started is easy. Just add a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive of your choice (up to 2TB per unit), connect the Transporter to your network, and set up your free Transporter account using your favorite browser. To share files, simply send an invitation to the people with whom you want to share, and that’s it.

Transporter is able to address the security issues of cloud providers, by developing a completely private way to share, store and protect unlimited amounts of data with no recurring fees. Never again would you need to worry about lugging around an external hard drive or getting copies offsite since everything is done automatically and instantaneously on the Transporter.

Take a look at this video below from Newegg TV for another look at the Transporter!

How do you currently backup all your files?

About the Guest Author: Connected Data was founded in 2011 by four friends (Geoff Barrall, David Mendelson, John Turner, and John Winfield) who were frustrated that there was no way to easily share large files. We set out to create a hardware solution that would make sharing with others as easy as accessing your own files. 

Although all three ideas were great, Lori selected Amy Bradley as the winner for her Toydozer invention that makes toy-clean up a snap. Newegg provided Amy with a new home office package including a DELL Inspiron 13.3” Notebook, HP LaserJet Pro All-In-One Laser Printer, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Seagate Backup Plus 500GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive and Canon PowerShot 16.0 MP Digital Camera. The other two contestants also each took home $250 Newegg gift cards.

Check out a clip from the show here:

Do you have a great invention idea? Let us know in the comments section below!

Three day passes for the show are already sold out but we got our hands on two sets of passes for two, which we’ll be giving out on Twitter. For a chance to win, just follow @Newegg and retweet the following:

Win 2 free passes to #PAXEast in Boston! Follow @Newegg and RT by 2/22 for a chance to win! #NeweggatPAX http://bit.ly/Z3KPE7

Your tweet must be made by Friday, February 22 at 11:59pm PT to be eligible. Two lucky winners will be selected at random and notified next week by direct message on Twitter.

Good luck and we hope to see you there!

• Ghosting Invisibility Cloak
• Water on Mars Confirmed
• Upcoming Wii U Titles Announced
• NVIDIA Rumored to Release GTX 680 Ultra
• Intel to Stop Making Motherboards
• Scientists Discover Universe’s Largest Known Structure
• Don’t forget to enter our the NVIDIA 3D Gaming Sweepstakes here!

Check out our channel for more tech videos! http://www.youtube.com/newegg
and for all other newegg products, check out our second channel at http://www.youtube.com/neweggproducts

Noteworthy vendor partner awards included: Partner of the Year, Best Performance by a Manufacturer and Distributor, the EggXellence Award and Best New Vendor. Newegg also recognized its loyal customer reviewers with honors to the Most Prolific Reviewer, Most Helpful Reviewer and Geek of the Year.

The full list of 2012 Eggie award winners include:

• Partner of the Year: ASUS, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung, Seagate
• Best New Vendor: Intuit, Definitive Technology, OnTrac
• Highest YoY Growth: Pioneer Electronics
• Top Sales Achievement: ASUS
• Best Merchandising Campaign: AMD (Never Settle Campaign)
• Best Marketing Partner: Adobe, Intel
• Best Supporting Vendor: UPS
• Best Performance – Manufacturer: Lenovo
• Best Performance – Distributor: SYNNEX
• EggXellence Award (company): eBay
• EggXellence Award (individual): Jack Chen (NVIDIA), Larry Ma (LG Electronics), Danny Malone (Lenovo), Scott Schweizer (Cisco), John Torres (AMD)
• Most Prolific Reviewer: John Pilon
• Most Helpful Reviewer: Christian Hentrich
• Geek of the Year: Christopher Bessey

The Eggies Geek of the Year Contest

Nominate yourself to be Newegg’s Geek of the Year and win a trip to Vegas to accept your award at The Eggies! Just submit a short video or paragraph about why you think you deserve to win Geek of the Year. In addition, you will also win over $3,900 in prizes including a $500 Newegg Promotional Gift Card, Acer Aspire Ultrabook, Canon digital camera and more! Hurry, this contest ends today, 12/7.

Extreme Sports Sweepstakes

Enter this sweepstakes every week in order to win one of many prize packages! The grand prize package is valued at more than $25,000 and consists of a 2012 Fiat Abarth, $1,000 Newegg Promotional Gift Card, Canon EOS T4i DSLR, and more! This contest ends on 12/23, so be sure to enter every week to maximize your chances at winning an amazing prize package!

Windows 8 Eight Facebook Video Contest

Send us a short video describing how you use Windows 8! Showcase how you use Windows 8 in your everyday life and you could be chosen as one of our Windows 8 Eight elite! Eight grand prize winners will win more than $3,000 in prizes including an Acer Aspire Ultrabook, Asus Vivo Tab RT Tablet, $1,000 Newegg Promotional Gift Card and more! This contest ends on 12/31 so submit your videos soon!

Mystery Egg Sweepstakes

Are you fan of Intel or Toshiba? Enter this sweepstakes for a chance to win a Toshiba Satellite Ultrabook, Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge CPU, Intel Z77 motherboard, or Intel 520 Series SSD! Hurry, this sweepstakes ends on 12/31.