Archive for August, 2011

“Android Love Week” w/ Android Central gives you 7 chances to win a brand new Android device!

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Wanna win a hot new Android device? Well, now’s your chance!

Each robot road goodie you collect this week not only gives you 10 extra points, but also gives you another chance to win! Starting today through September 5, 2011, Waze and Android Central will give away one Android phone or tablet per day – pretty sweet, eh?!

So, how can you participate?

* Download Waze (m.waze.com) or via the Android Marketplace

* Make sure you’re a registered user with an email on file (we need your contact info to tell you you’ve won! – check ‘Settings’ to ensure that you’re registered.)

* Munch (drive over) as many robot road goodies as you can

…And that’ll do it!

Make sure to stay tuned to Android Central for daily updates to see if a new Android device is yours . Good luck, y’all!

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And now, the fine print…

ELIGIBILITY:You must be 18 years of age or older to enter the Waze Inc. (Hereby “Waze”) Android Lovers contest. PERIOD: Waze’s Android Lovers contest runs from 12:01AM EST on August 29, 2011 thru September 5, 2011 23:59 EST. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Each winner is responsible for any applicable taxes. Prizes listed are subject to its general availability on the market. In the event of non-availability on the market, Waze will provide a similar or equal compensation. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Waze and its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this contest or any contest related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder. Waze reserves the right under its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend or modify the terms of the contest, in whole or in part; and the right to disqualify any participant in the event of tempering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which in Waze sole opinion corrupt or effect the fairness, integrity, legality or proper conduct of the contest.  CONDITIONS: This contest is subject to federal, state, provincial, territorial and local laws and regulations. Certain restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. Waze makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, directly or indirectly, regarding the prize delivery and Waze is not responsible for prize delivery being late, lost, stolen, damaged, mutilated, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, or postage-due. Participants also agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; (b) that the decisions of the judges are final on all matters relating to the contest and (c) In the event that the selected winner(s) of any prize are/is ineligible or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may choose whether to award the prize to another winner. GOVERNING LAW/DISPUTE RESOLUTION: This contest shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflict of laws doctrine of any jurisdiction; and any disputes, claims or causes of action shall be resolved only in a state or federal court located in the County of New York, State of New York. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of pocket costs incurred and under no circumstances will participants be permitted to obtain awards for and participants hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages other than for actual out-of-pocket costs and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

Traffic: A Hate/Love Relationship

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Here at Waze,

Everyday starts and begins with one goal in mind: to vanquish traffic– the rage-inducing, soul-crushing, restroom-relief-preventing monster that makes you get up too early, gets you home too late, and steals precious time that could be spent calling your mom (she misses you, she told us). But of course without it, we wouldn’t be able to offer you little wazers the chance to laugh smugly in the faces of those poor wretched souls that would do anything to get home in time just to throw some freezerburned bagel bites into the microwave before going to bed, only to face the beast the next morning. But hey, that’s our cross to bear. Luckily for you, you smug little get-there-faster wazers, you just get to buckle up, pop in that Chamillionaire album you’ve been ashamed to tell your friends you own, and get home in plenty of time to bake and properly toast your bagel bites, catch that Nicholas Cage action/adventure/guiltypleasure flick on TV, AND polish up on your laughing yoga. A win by all accounts.

That being said, I’d like to share with you an amazing time-lapse video depicting a world without traffic (hey, we can dream can’t we?), set in Los Angeles to the dulcet tones of Wim Mertens. So sit back, break open that Four-Loko you’ve been hiding in the back of the fridge, and witness the beauty of Ross Ching’s masterful camerawork.

-Love Always, Team Waze

…at your side for every ride…