NVIDIA and Microsoft have come together to allow developers an opportunity to enter a gadget of their creation in the first contest of its kind. What gadget can you create?

Finalists will receive roundtrip airfare to attend NVIDIA’s NVISION event in San Jose, CA (August 25–27) where the winning gadget will be selected by a panel of judges from NVIDIA, Microsoft and Dell. The winner will receive a DELL XPS 420 system and have their gadget featured on the front page of NZONE.com, included in the NVIDIA newsletter, and the Windows SideShow section of Microsoft’s Windows Live Gallery.

How to enter (in 3 easy steps):

1. Download the Windows SideShow Managed API 1.0 SDK and start developing your dream gadget.
2. Go to the Windows Live Gallery and click on “Submit a Gadget” on the navigation on the left-hand side of the screen and following the directions to submit your gadget.
3. Go to the NVIDIA Preface Contest Form and fill out the required fields.

Entries are limited to one per individual and entrants must be 18 or older to be eligible to participate in this Contest. Employees of NVIDIA, Microsoft or Dell and their affiliates, and/or their respective contractors, service providers, and/or professional advisors connected with this Contest, as well as members of their immediate families and/or households, are not eligible to enter. Click here for a complete list of rules.