Contests

Name the Thing Contest - 146

The prize this week is a mountaineering clasp that is sure to add some flair to your keychain or provide a cool way to clip your backpack in place. This contest will run for one week (August 28 – September 3, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. You

Name the Thing Contest - 145

Thanks to Fibers for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing the winner a $35 gift certificate which can be used towards some cool threads on their site. They have tons of cool designs ready to purchase but you need to have a look at their custom designer. You can pick the clothing item style, choose some text in any font you like, toss in some images and

Name the Thing Contest - 144

The prize this week is a mountaineering clasp that is sure to add some flair to your keychain or provide a cool way to clip your backpack in place. This contest will run for one week (August 14 – August 20, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. You

Name the Thing Contest - 143

Thanks to Protostack for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing the winner a 28 Pin AVR Development Board ver 1.5 which was featured here earlier in the week. “This board allows you to quickly build Microcontroller circuits for 28 pin AVR Microcontroller such as ATMEGA8, ATMEGA48, ATMEGA88, ATMEGA168 and ATMEGA328. One half of the board is dedicated to the microcontroller, whilst the other half resembles our standard

Name the Thing Contest - 142

The prize this week is a MSP430 Launch Pad that we featured last month, I got the one I ordered last week and it looks great. I haven’t had any time to check it out yet but I have a few project ideas for it. This contest will run for one week (July 31 – August 6, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify

Name the Thing Contest - 141

The prize this week is a loupe magnifier, this will let you get a close look at whatever you are working on. This contest will run for one week (July 24 – July 30, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. You don’t need to know the make and

Name the Thing Contest - 140

The prize this week is one of our new IR Jammer kits that was just released this week, this will let you jam the infrared receiver on any infrared remote controlled item such as a TV or stereo. If you are looking to solder together your first project this would be a great project to start with since everything is through hole (no surface mount components). This contest will run