Its the first free gadget giveaway of 2010! We’re giving away a free Western Digital My Passport Essential SE USB 2.0 portable external hard drive with a massive capacity of 1TB (approx. 1,024GB)! If you were given a new laptop or desktop computer during Christmas but it doesn’t quite have the internal memory capacity you might have liked then this might be exactly what you need!

Retailing normally at $250, the WD 1TB USB portable external hard drive is a book like ultra portable device (dimensions of 8 x 12.6 x 1.5 cm and weighs only 182g) which means what whatever you store in it, music, videos, photos, you’ll be able to bring it with you wherever you go.

Here are some of its features…

You can pack up your office files and take them home with you thanks to the My Passport Essential SE from Western Digital! This glossy black hard drive has a huge capacityof 1 TB, yet it’s so compact and lightweight that you can pop iteasily into your pocket. You don’t need to use the mains to power upthe My Passport Essential SE just plug it into your computer’s USB port and you’re ready to transfer photos, videos and music files. The My Passport Essential SE is compatible with PC and Mac.

Automatic, continuous backup

New updates for SmartWare Software available from Western Digital

Password protection and 256-bit encryption, securing private or sensitive data

Retrieving lost data effortlessly

Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music

This contest will run for the next two weeks, see below on how to enter!

How to Enter

Anyone, anywhere worldwide can take part. Please participate according to the rules below so that everyone will have a fair chance of the random draw at the date specified below. Everyone will have an equal chance of winning no matter when your entry is placed. Late entries will not be counted and ignored. To enter into the giveaway all you need to do is:

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6. Optional – if you’re a blogger yourself and have abit of free time, do a quick post about this giveaway, it will be much appreciated!

This giveaway will end on the 25th of January at 20:00 GMT, winners will be directly contacted following random draw the next day so please remember to leave valid contact details!