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As you may have seen over on the Widgets blog, Opera is running a new Widget competition. This time, we're looking for something useful to the harried and weary traveler. And remember, Opera Mobile 9 features Widget suppport - just the sort of thing the for the business person on the go.

What you can win:
Let's face it, a competition is only as good as its prizes.

First place grand prize: Windows Mobile handheld - running Opera, of course.

Second place: Nintnedo DS - with the Opera browser, naturally.

(5) Third place prizes: Opera goodie bags with t-shirts, pins, stickers, etc - unfortunately without an Opera browser, obviously. Although I know where you can get one for free .

We're also giving away an early-bird prize to reward the ultra-diligent among you. The best widget submitted a week ahead of the deadline will win another Nintendo DS Lite - with the Opera browser for DS, clearly.

Editors note: The following section(s) have been shamelessly stolen from the original Widgets post. Any and all plagarism is intentional and done without any shred of dignity.

Adjudication:

After the submission deadline, our experts will judge the submitted widgets on quality, usefulness, and the number of times it is downloaded. So be sure to promote your widget to make sure it gets the downloads it deserves!

The winning widget (and other outstanding entries) will be publicized far and wide so it will be used by scores of grateful travelers.

To enter:

Simply upload a widget here: http://widgets.opera.com/upload/ and send me a private message telling me about it.

(Send private message to Lawmune)

If it gets posted on our New Widgets Page within a few days after submission, that means it has been entered into the competition.

Deadlines:

1. The early bird submission deadline is May 28th, midnight (your time).

On midnight of June 2nd, the judges will make note of how many times the submitted widgets have been downloaded, and the early bird winner will be announced on June 4th.

2. The regular submission deadline is June 4th, midnight (your time).

On midnight of June 9th, the judges will make note of how many times the submitted widgets have been downloaded, and the final winners will be announced on June 11th.