Congratulation to winner of the last contest.
The prize this week is a LAN and USB cable tester, no more wondering if the cable is the problem. Just plug it in and give it a test…
This contest will run for the Canadian long weekend (September 1 - September 3, 2007) . 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. Please do not give the answer in the comments.
Please note that the picture may have some areas defaced to prevent obvious identification.
Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the message body consisting of:
* The name of the item in the above picture
* An example of what the item pictured above can be used for
The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.
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Added September 6, 2007
The item to guess was a Cement Power Resistor, Congratulation to the people who guessed it correctly. Look for a harder one next weekend. 
The winner is David P.
Thanks to all who entered.
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Below is a picture of the prize.
September 1st, 2007
easy one i think?
September 1st, 2007
I agree, very easy…
This is going to be more luck than a lot of these past ones have been…
September 1st, 2007
first time i see one like that
September 1st, 2007
oh btw i got my flashlight yersterday, it’s awesome!
(1w luxeon led inside :p)
thanks again Alan
September 1st, 2007
I just used some of these on a board the other day…
The real challenge would be to guess the numbers printed on the other side of it
September 1st, 2007
ohh wow. a line tester. yeah, I really want a LINE TESTER.
September 2nd, 2007
Worlds smallest fondu machine?
September 6th, 2007
Winner announced, see the post for the update.
September 7th, 2007
[…] Congratulation to the contest winner last contest. The prize this week is a compact flashlight, it is sure to come in handy when poking around in the dark areas behind computers and server racks. This contest will run for this weekend only (September 8 - 9, 2007) . 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. Please do not give the answer in the comments. […]