To enter, you just need to register for Movember and register your email address on Rockstar’s Movember site. Then, at the end of the mo-growing month, you submit a photo of yourself to Rockstar. The best mo as judged by them will then feature as a cameo in Red Dead Redemption, which is due for release next year.

As I said, best competition ever.

[Rockstar and Movember]

Considering Movember raises money for men’s health issues, in particular prostate cancer and depression, and the fact that most Gizmodians are men, this is a great initiative to raise money for a great cause, especially if it saves your life.

Warner puts the Mo in Movies

Warner Home Video is getting on board with Movember this year and doing its bit to change the face of men’s health, by helping to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer and depression in men.

In support of Movember, Warner is putting the Mo in movies through a range of Blu-ray titles. During November, thirty-one (31) Warner Home Video titles will be sporting a blue Movember moustache on their box covers, with every specially marked pack representing a $1 donation to Movember causes.

Mo Bros and Sistas will be able to enjoy classics such as The Hangover, Batman Begins, Heat and The Dark Knight, whilst simultaneously raising funds for Movember from the comfort of their living rooms. Each movie being available on Blu-ray will mean that the picture quality will be up to five times sharper than DVD and the sound will be up to three times better than DVD.

Warner Managing Director, Roger Clarke said, “As a company, we are thrilled to be helping Movember raise funds and awareness for men’s health. We want Australia to buy Blu and Save a Bro! Our Movember collection of Blu-ray releases makes it really simple to do so through any of our outlets across Australia. Moustaches and film have a well documented and celebrated history together with leading men and their moustaches gracing the screen since film began – icons such as Charlie Chaplin, Clark Gable, Peter Sellers, Burt Reynolds, Prince and, of course, Tom Selleck have firmly secured the Mo’s place in entertainment history.”

Movember Founder, Luke Slattery, continues, “Movember is all about doing something with your mates, for your mates. So, as well as growing a mo this year, we want all Mo Bros to get better at looking out and checking in with each other. If you haven’t seen a mate for a while, then get in touch and arrange a time to catch up. For this reason our partnership with Warner Home Video is a great fit as a night in with the boys watching a couple of Blu-ray’s is the perfect way to check in with your mates.”

Warner Blu-ray titles, supporting Movember, will be available from all leading Blu-ray retailers including JB HiFi, BigW and more.

Update: Here’s a list of the eligible flicks:

THE HANGOVER (25th November release date)
ENTER THE DRAGON
OUT FOR JUSTICE
PURPLE RAIN
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION
KISS KISS BANG BANG
BODY OF LIES
BLOOD DIAMOND
THE PRESTIGE
ROCKNROLLA
MAD MAX II
BODY HEAT
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER
SUPERMAN DOOMSDAY
BATMAN BEGINS
THE DARK KNIGHT
AMADEUS, DIRECTOR’S CUT
LED ZEPPELIN SONG REMAINS THE SAME
SUPERNATURAL (Season 3)
TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONOR CHRONICLES (Seasons 1 & 2)
CONTACT (November release)
THE POSTMAN (November release)
SPHERE (November release)
THE NEGOTIATOR (November release)
ERASER
NATURAL BORN KILLERS (November release)
HEAT (November release)
PAYBACK (November release)

The program, called “Browser for the Better,” is connected to those wacky Dean Cain IE8 commercials that launched earlier this month.

And while the Dean Cain marketing effort will likely last forever thanks to the glorious wonder of the Internet, the charity portion of Browser for the Better only runs from June 10 to August 8. Don’t ask about the image. Apparently, for the meals to become viable, Microsoft had to truck in a bunch of artists so they could stack them into shapes resembling the Empire State Building and Golden Gate Bridge. [Neowin]

The Wall Street Journal profiled Bill Gates Sr. this weekend in preparation for his upcoming book, but the juiciest bits involve by far involved Bill Jr. For example, there’s the “water incident”:

The future software mogul was a headstrong 12-year-old and was having a particularly nasty argument with his mother at the dinner table. Fed up, his father threw a glass of cold water in the boy’s face.

“Thanks for the shower,” the young Mr. Gates snapped.

Oh no you didn’t! Now, where’s that spitfire in the I’m a PC ads? Who doubts that a cold glass of H2O in “I’m a Mac’s” face wouldn’t sell a few more laptops to paid actors at a conveniently well-lit Best Buys? Not me, that’s for sure, not me.

But back on point, this Bill Gates Sr. fella has led a pretty substantial, and quiet, life thus far. The 6-ft. 6-in. 83-year-old philanthropist helped found the Gates Foundation, which he oversees today side-by-side with his son. His quiet demeanor meant he often played peacemaker between Bill Gates Jr. and his mother, whose heated arguments ultimately led to that glass of water to the face (it was one of Sr.’s rare outbursts).

Senior was also there to court Steve Ballmer, and later to serve as legal counsel for Microsoft (his law firm later became MS’s biggest client).

His aforementioned role in philanthropy, however, is what impresses me most. The Gates Foundation, now a worldwide behemoth focused on global issues (remember those TED mosquitoes?), had humble beginnings:

In the early days, Mr. Gates Sr., who soon remarried, would scribble a few notes on the most-promising requests for donations. He would then put them in a cardboard wine box that he periodically sent to his son’s house. The box would come back with Bill Jr.’s responses. Mr. Gates Sr. would then reply to all the grant seekers, sometimes including a $1 million check with little more than a single-page letter of congratulations.

Mac, PC, Linux, Speak-n-Spell or otherwise, you can’t find fault in that. [WSJ]

Mitch Gewirtz of Michigan would like to give you his 17-inch PowerBook. For free. From Mitch:

Subject: I AM UP FOR THE CHALLENGE!

To whom it may concern,

I recently watched the new PC ad on television the other night about “Lauren” purchasing a laptop for under $US1000.00. It was a great advertisement targeting everyday PC users. My only concern is that I feel the computer “Lauren” chose will not provide an overall positive experience. I am asking for your assistance to help me locate “Lauren”. I am willing to give her my 17″ Mac laptop “FOR FREE” so she can decide which laptop is superior without putting a price tag on it.

I do believe everyone on this planet is “cool enough to be a Mac person”.

Sincerely,
Mitch Gewirtz

We of course wrote back to Mitch to gauge his level of seriousness in this matter. His response:

Absolutely! I am serious!

I believe my 17″ G4 powerbook is still more advanced than any PC out there today. It is a very healthy laptop that has given me a wonderful experience the last couple of years. I truly believe if “Lauren” had a chance to use this laptop she would change her mind.

Can you help me locate her?

While Apple fanboys are a dime a dozen, we like Mitch’s attitude, a guy willing to put his money where his mouth is (even if that money is invested in an older machine he may be planning to replace). So Mitch, Gizmodo would like to support you on your quest to gift Lauren your PowerBook. We’ve got your back, buddy.

Lauren, where are you? Drop us a line (you can find my email on the side of the page). Let’s make this love connection happen.

AU: Any other Aussies wish they were in New York at the moment?

Here’s how it works—donate over $US10 or bring a brand new toy for Toys for Tots, and you’ll be entered into the drawing for prizes. Want some incentive beyond helping the needy and unfortunate in these financially trying times? How ’bout all this cool stuff?

• Dyson’s Han Solo blaster-looking Root 6 hand vac
• Lego, Lego, Lego
• A cornucopia from Logitech: two premium Kinetik laptop cases, two PureFi sound docks, some V550 mice, two pair of ClearChat headsets and more.
• A few Zunes (Obama’s secret favourite portable player)
• Xbox 360
• SanDisk Sansa 8GB Fuze, 8GB Clip, 8GB Ultra MicroSD card and more
• Over a dozen pieces of certified excellent geek apparel from Gama-go
• Agent 18 iPod cases, Ten One Design Pogo iPhone stylus and a pink mStation Orb dock
• SmartShopper personal shopping list maker
• Hercules Wii Accessory Pack
• Several beautiful TokyoFlash watches
• A few crazy Thanko USB gadgets
• The lovable Wi-Fi beanbag Chumby
• Wicked Laser to start some forest fires
• Not enough for you? There’s even more to come…

Special thanks to all those companies mentioned above for donating products for our fundraiser!!

We’ll also publish a gallery of winners later on, so everyone can see how charitable you are. It’s for a great cause, unless you hate children. We really hope to see you, even if you are a cheap bastard!

Which means that, one, the no cash excuse will soon be gone forever, and two, even if there wasn’t a five-dollar minimum, giving anything less than five bucks when you bust out the plastic would’ve officially made you a dick anyway, so it’s an exceptionally shrewd manoeuvre. I think I actually feel somewhat violated by this, but how do you have hard feelings against a charity? I guess I am a dick. [Star Telegram via Crunch Gear]

I know, how can I talk bad about someone giving money to cancer research? So ungrateful! So taboo!

The sad fact is, as big of a failure as RED products may be (some projections show more money spent on advertising than goes to cancer research), most RED-participating companies are giving a lot more money per product to charity than Nintendo is here. Gap has passed on 50% of their profits on RED items and Apple has given 10% of the total price (probably their entire profit) on iTunes gift cards. And they’re just the tip of the iceberg.

Meanwhile, the company that is making $US1.6 million per employee is slapping a ribbon on a device, tossing spare change in the face a cause and probably netting more money because of it.

$US5 doesn’t even come close to Nintendo’s profits per DS.

This isn’t a donation. This is exploitation. Nintendo, you can do better. [Amazon via Kotaku]