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Win cool gadgets we can’t keep because The Verge has ethics

The Verge •
May 27, 2026 • 01:00 PM
• By Sean Hollister
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Did you know The Verge doesn’t keep the products companies send?

Win cool gadgets we can’t keep because The Verge has ethics

Win robot toys, gaming gear, and more in our Today I’m Toying With giveaway.

Win robot toys, gaming gear, and more in our Today I’m Toying With giveaway.

When people learn I work for The Verge , they inevitably ask: “Do you get to keep the gadgets?” Now that I film Today I’m Toying With , a video series where I share the joy of tech, I get that question more than ever.

The answer is no , we don’t keep them ! Our ethics policy is clear: “We don’t accept things of value from companies or from their PR firms, period.” We don’t keep them, we don’t sell them, we don’t pass them to family or friends. We try to return them, and if a company doesn’t want them back, we give them away. But now we’re going to give some of those unwanted gadgets to you .

I originally came up with Today I’m Toying With so you can live vicariously through me, playing with more cool stuff than you can necessarily afford yourself. (I certainly can’t afford a tenth of what I get to try this way!)

But what if you could actually reach out and touch these gadgets? What if I shipped you actual items you’ve seen in my videos on YouTube and Instagram and TikTok ? What if I did it every week?

That’s what we’re doing. I have dozens of awesome packages of gadgets to give away — Robot toys! USB-C chargers! Gaming gear! — and I’m going to keep giving them away as long as I can. Each prize box will be picked randomly from my big list, so neither you nor I will know exactly what each winner’s going to get.

We do have a few limitations. You have to enter week to stay in the running, because each week is technically a new giveaway . Our legal team tells me I can’t send prizes outside the 50 US states and DC because paperwork gets complicated fast. If you’re a Verge subscriber, thank you for supporting our work , but sweepstakes like these can’t be subscriber-exclusive — they have to be “no purchase necessary.”

But if you’re eligible, there’s a chance you could get a package from me in the mail! Just fill out the entry form above or at Gleam with your name and email address, subscribe to The Verge on Instagram and TikTok — there’s also an email entry option , check the official rules — and keep an eye out for my next giveaway next week! (Follow me on The Verge or Bluesky to be extra sure you won’t miss an announcement!) You can find the official rules here .

Sponsor: VM Publishing, LLC, 475 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Update, October 21st: We’re now on Giveaway #17 — and we’re doing it weekly! You can enter every week, but you need to enter each time fresh!

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