Congratulation to winners last week. There will also be two winners this week.
Giveaway item 1 is a watch with a built in TV remote.
Giveaway item 2 is a USB SD card reader.
This contest will run for this weekend only (May 5 - 6, 2007) . To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.
Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing” as the subject consisting of:
* The name of the item in the above picture
* An example of what the item pictured above can be used for
The winners will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.
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Added May 7, 2007
There are many names for the device in the picture (including a few more that are not listed here):
photo-cell
photo-resistor
Light dependent resistor (LDR)
Cadmium sulphide cell (CdS)
It can be used in any situation where light needs to be detected, for example automatic street light control.
The winner of the SD Card reader is Peter S..
The winner of the Remote Control Watch is Colin B.
Please note that since there were 195 entries there could be more than 1 person with the same first name and last initial, if you won I have replied to the email you sent in.
Thanks to all who entered.
Below are pictures of the prizes.
May 5th, 2007
So who won last weeks contest?
May 5th, 2007
Hi Ptr,
The winners are listed in last weeks contest post (italic text)
http://hackedgadgets.com/2007/04/27/name-the-thing-contest-3/
May 5th, 2007
aha, another contest
mail has been send!
May 5th, 2007
May 5th, 2007
Yeah, constantly turning on and of your friends tv and stuff, lol
May 5th, 2007
ooh, I think I know this one
May 5th, 2007
I send my answer, I’m sure I’m right this time… I have one of these in my hand right now
May 5th, 2007
Hey! I like the new confirmation email system!
May 5th, 2007
This one is easy!
May 5th, 2007
I agree, the confirmation emails are nice.
May 5th, 2007
I decided to go with the confirmation email since I know how it feels when you send an email into those black holes and wonder if it ever made it to the other side…
Ya that watch could be fun, no TV will be safe again!
May 5th, 2007
I am clueless. Never seen anything like it.
May 5th, 2007
Hope I win! Although, no surprise if I don’t. No big deal, I have a Ninja Remote!
May 6th, 2007
haha, this one was easy, as usual
May 6th, 2007
I also think that it’s easy… but easy for someone that have had one of these, because at least in this case you can’t use google to help you, I think the next contest should be in the same line
May 6th, 2007
easy!
is it possible to have some stats like how many participant and stuff like that?
May 6th, 2007
Hi Kevin,
Sure, here are some quick stats. There are 152 entries so far and about 95% are correct.
May 6th, 2007
Mail sent, do you guys read all these submissions yourself, or do you have an automated system?
May 6th, 2007
152 entries? Thats crazy! Still better than the lottery.
May 6th, 2007
“I also think that it’s easy… but easy for someone that have had one of these, because at least in this case you can’t use google to help you, I think the next contest should be in the same line”
Oh but that’s where you’re wrong. Google is always helpful.
May 6th, 2007
hey this is great, but make them harder, ive known them all off the top of my head..
May 6th, 2007
Since some people are complaining that these things are too easy, why not reverse the contest and have people submit pictures of obscure electronics parts as a contest? A few entries can then be randomly selected and given a prize.
May 7th, 2007
Hi Ragabash,
I go through them all.
May 7th, 2007
Hi Nick,
That is a cool idea, I am toying with another idea for next weekend. A site hunt of sorts, clues will be given that will lead to a project that has been featured on the site.
May 7th, 2007
Google is definitely always helpful. I knew what it was since I’ve used one before, but I couldn’t quite recall the name. That’s where google saved me!
May 7th, 2007
Winners announced, see the body of the post for details.
May 9th, 2007
I found it! I guess I just never use these things enough to remember them.
May 9th, 2007
Umm nm
May 12th, 2007
Hi My Name Is ivaxti.
May 15th, 2007
[…] Congratulations to Peter and Colin who won prizes last weekend. We are doing something a bit different this weekend. The item above is an opto-isolator, one of the 2007 Cornell University ECE 476 Microcontroller Design used it. The challenge this week is to find the project that used it. The prize is a laser pointer pen with a built in 256MB USB drive. This contest will run for this weekend only (May 12 - 13, 2007) . To enter, identify the project that uses the item pictured above. Please do not give the answer in the comments. […]