Contests

Name the Thing Contest - 71

This contest will run for one week (Dec 13 – Dec 18, 2008) . 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. Note that the picture shows the device in a cutaway model so that the inside workings are visible, the actual make and model is not needed this time. Please do

Name the Thing Contest - 70

The prize this week is 20 of our popular LED mounting boards. These LED mounting adapter boards let you solder to a small circuit board instead of soldering directly to LED and resistor leads. This contest will run for one week (Dec 6 – Dec 11, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can

Name the Thing Contest - 69

The prize this week will steady you camera when you are taking pictures of your next project.  This contest will run for one week (Nov 29 – Dec 4, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above including make and model and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments

Name the Thing Contest - 68

The prize this week is sponsored by Gadget Gangster. Gadget Gangster offers electronics projects designed by the community. It’s free to post your project and they’ll split the sales with you! Get started now and get a 4-pack of their project boards for free. Sign up to Gadget Gangster here. The cool Arduino prize should help you bring your ideas to life, seems like they are taking the DIY scene

Hacked Gadgets Workbench Contest Winner

We had 34 fantastic entries for the Workbench Contest. These entries have been viewed more than 11000 times so far! They will continue to provide inspiration for years to come when people are looking for bench ideas. It was very hard to come up with a winner for this contest since there were so many great entries, many of them describing fantastic layouts and equipment ideas. It was nice to

Name the Thing Contest - 67

We have a returning contest sponsor! Thanks to USB Fever for the FM Transmitter with hands-free functions prize. They have an amazing sale on their Universal Slim USB Car Charger, you might want to pick one up while they are only a penny! This contest will run for one week (Nov 15 – Nov 20, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item

Workbench Contest Feedback

  The Workbench Contest is now over and I would like to thank all of the people who took the time to make one of the 34 entries! There are so many great ideas that are guaranteed to help lots of us improve our existing setup and plan for great future bench layouts. I have had a careful look through all of the entries and also received some requested feedback