Every year again: TechnikNews Christmas competition 2017

Now the time has come. The last week before Christmas has dawned. Time this year TechnikNews To start the Christmas raffle. With this we would like to thank you for the great year and at the same time give you great gifts back.

Update from 12.01.2018: We have drawn and notified all winners. Please check your email inbox. Thanks for everyone who participated!

This year we're doing it a little differently than our last Christmas competition. We have several Proproducts from well-known manufacturers, which we will raffle off to a winner. In total there will be 5 lucky winners who can dust off great gifts. In the coming paragraphs we will present them to you Products shortly before.

TechnikNews Christmas competition 2017: the prizes

Thank you in advance to our partners, who made the majority of the profits available to us! We too from TechnikNews have prepared two wins - for you guys.

Faster Internet at home: FRITZ! Box 7590 from AVM

This year's most valuable prize is the latest topProproduct from AVM. the Fritz! Box 7590 is the first router with VDSL supervectoring and innovative WLAN in 4 × 4 multi-user MIMO technology. With the help of 2,4 and 5GHz in the WLAN AC network, this ensures even faster WLAN in your own four walls with speeds of up to 2.533 Mbit / s. Likewise, by using supervectoring, up to 300 Mbit / s can be downloaded from the DSL connection and is thus perfectly equipped for the future. In addition, there are connections for the landline network, 2x USB 3.0 for your own NAS and 4 connections for Gigabit LAN.

The FRITZ! Box 7590 is a router with real high-end equipment. (Image: AVM)

Simply exchange the high-end router with the provider's router or use it as an access point and the router as an IP client - done. The Fritz! Box 7590 can therefore be used for almost all connections and every application. A bit expensive for a price of 249 euros (RRP), but offers top equipment and strong hardware.

Sporty through the winter: Garmin vivosport fitness tracker

The Garmin vivosport offers a real top feature of a fitness tracker with its GPS module. (Image: Garmin)

If you want to stay sporty even in winter, you can use the slim GPS fitness tracker from Garmin. The Garmin tracker vivosport, the latest from the company, has a heart rate sensor in addition to the GPS module and, unlike other trackers, is completely waterproof. This makes it perfect for swimming too. Despite the 24/7 recording of activities, sleep and heart rate, the tracker offers a battery life of just under 5 days. In addition to steps, the tracker also counts the floors you have climbed. Using the MoveIQ technology, the tracker also automatically starts training on the tracker and starts the GPS module. In retrospect, you can view the activity in the app, also with a map (with active GPS).

The tracker is compatible with almost every Android and iOS smartphone. The tracker is operated via a practical touchscreen, which is easy to read even in good sunlight. However, if you don't want to spend 200 euros on a tracker, but are still looking for a very well-equipped device, you can win it from us below.

Smart home for Profis: 2x smart WiFi socket HS110 from TP-Link

With the smart WLAN socket HS110 lights and other electronic devices can be controlled from anywhere. In addition, it records the power consumption of the connected device and displays this clearly in the app. Practical functions such as the time schedule allow the coffee machine to be started punctually at 7 a.m. or the lights to go out automatically at 11 p.m. Or switch off the iron automatically after 30 minutes? Also no Proproblem: With the timer function, you can easily configure an automatic switch-off of the socket in the app.

The smart WLAN socket from TP-Link can be conveniently controlled from anywhere with an app. (Image: TP-Link)

In addition to the app for Android and iOS, the HS110 from TP-LINK can also be controlled via the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. The smart socket is compatible with every household that has WiFi. There are two of these sockets for you to win.

Alexa for Everywhere: Amazon Echo (2nd Generation)

To round off the perfect Smart Home feeling, we are giving away the newcomer from Amazon: the new Amazon Echo (2nd generation). Thanks to the new fabric variants and colors, it can be integrated inconspicuously in almost any room. Together with Alexa, the Amazon Echo is a voice-controlled device that can play music, control smart home devices, provide information, read the news and offer many other functions for your own smart home. Thanks to its compact design, it can be inconspicuously integrated into almost any room. Using the integrated Dolby loudspeaker, it can play 360-degree music, for example from Amazon Music, Spotify and radio stations from TuneIn.

The new Amazon Echo comes with different surfaces. (Image: Amazon)

Alexa currently supports Smart HomeProproducts from WeMo, Philips Hue, Netatmo, TP-Link, Innogy, tado and many other manufacturers. You can ask Alexa to control your compatible lights, thermostats, switches and more. The smart speaker is constantly learning and constantly gaining new skills. More and more manufacturers will also be supported over time.

Always enough power on the go: Anker PowerCore II 10000mAh power bank

Big capacity means big power bank? Not at Anker anymore. With the second edition of the PowerCore series, the manufacturer is launching more compact power banks than ever before. In addition, all power banks now offer two USB ports for charging. Using the Power-IQ 2.0 technology, the Powercore II 10000mAh power bank by adjusting the power to any smartphone in the shortest possible time. Current smartphones can be fully charged almost four times with a capacity of 10mAh.

The Anker Powerbank is now even more compact than before. (Image: Techtest.org)

With the Quick-Charge charger, the power bank is ready for the next use in six hours. In addition to the power bank, a practical storage bag and a micro-USB cable are also included.

Protected at all times: 3x high-quality cases from Stilgut

Cell phone cases are a dime a dozen. In addition to cheap plastic covers, the manufacturer Stilgut uses high-quality leather accessories in its range. This also includes the high-quality leather cases for smartphones, tablets & Co. There is a suitable case for almost every manufacturer. In cooperation with Stilgut, the 3 winners can each get a suitable cover for their own smartphone or tablet from the Stilgut shop choose. In addition to flip-up sleeves or covers, there are also different versions for some models in different shades of brown, red or blue.

Stilgut relies on high-quality leather cases for their own smartphones. (Image: Stilgut)

The high-quality Stilgut cases withstand even heavy use and thus offer optimal protection for your own smartphone against dust, scratches and dirt.

Gambling for the Christmas holidays: Xbox and PlayStation vouchers

The Christmas holidays offer the perfect time to play some games on your own console at home. On this occasion, we have two vouchers ready for all game fans at the end. We are allowed in cooperation with MMOGA Give away a 15 Euro Xbox and PlayStation voucher to you each. The winner will receive the respective code from us and can redeem it on all platforms of the two manufacturers. For example, you can redeem this voucher for games, as well as for a premium membership on Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus.

TechnikNews Christmas competition 2017: Participation

As every year, we make it very easy to take part in our competition. But this year a little easier. Except for commenting on the article below, no tasks are mandatory this year. However, tweeting a message and following it on Facebook and Twitter increase the chance of winning. These tasks are possible every day and thus increase the chance considerably!

As a comment we would like to know from you: Why exactly do you want to win and how would you use the profit? Don't forget to enter the correct email address.

Summary:

1. Enter your name and email in the form
2. optional: comment on article with answer
3. do additional tasks for a higher chance of winning (possible every day!)

We still refer to ours Conditions of Participation. Then you can actually start! By the way: the competition runs for exactly three weeks until January 07th, 2018, 00:00. We wish you good luck and a Merry Christmas!

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