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Intel Sunflowers in The Second Life* WorldPlant a virtual sunflower in the Second Life world and help Intel make the real world greener
The sunflower is nature's own metaphor for resource stewardship and environmental renewal. As it reaches toward the sun, each blossom draws lead and other metals from the surrounding earth, leaving the soil healthier and more fertile for future growth.
At Intel, we've followed the sunflower's example with ground-breaking 45 nanometer Hafnium-based High-k metal gate transistor technology that eliminates lead from the semiconductor manufacturing process, and will soon remove halogen as well. To celebrate, we've been spreading sunflowers throughout the real world. Now we're taking our green thumbs—and hopefully yours—to the Second Life world.
Virtual blossoms, real benefits
We're calling all avatars to Intel Island in the Second Life world to help us sow a field of sunflowers at the foot of the Intel Tower. You can plant ten new flowers every 24 hours, and for each one Intel will donate $1 to the Conservation International Foundation, up to $10,000. You’ll also earn one entry into the Intel Sunflowers Sweepstakes¹ for a chance to win fabulous real world prizes, including an eye-catching Gateway* P-171X FX Edition notebook for entertainment and gaming on the go. Read the full sweepstakes rules.
Want more chances to win? Just invite your friends. At the Sunflower Kiosk on Intel Island you'll find gift seeds and invitations. When someone you've invited plants a flower you both earn a point and each point is one entry into the drawing. And every visitor will enjoy great giveaways to enhance the in-world experience, including an extremely cool laptop attachment with three optional skins and an Intel jetpack that flies higher and faster once you've located the two hidden power chips.
In addition, Gateway is providing an exclusive discount coupon on notebooks $899.99 and up ($50 OFF with code SUNFLOWER, offer ends May 25, 2008).
Plant now, plant often
If you're already a Second Life resident you can teleport directly to Intel Island. If you haven't yet experienced the Second Life world firsthand, download the Second Life client.
About the Gateway* P-171X FX Edition
The Gateway P-171X FX Edition is a mobile gaming and media powerhouse featuring a high-speed Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T8300, advanced NVIDIA GeForce Go* 8800GTS graphics and a stunning 17-inch display. Priced at $1,999, it also features a large 250GB hard drive, 3GB of memory and a slot load DVD-RW with DVD-RAM, giving PC enthusiasts the features and performance they need to enjoy intensive games, digital media applications and movies. Learn more.
About Conservation International
Conservation International is a leading non-profit organization that applies innovations in science, economics, policy and community participation to protect the Earth's biological diversity around the world. To learn more about CI, please visit www.conservation.org.