Name the Thing Contest – 19 - Hacked Gadgets

Name the Thing Contest – 19

Written by: Alan Parekh at 11:23 pm. Filed under Contests

Congratulation to the last winner.

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.

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 11, 2007

The item to guess was a World’s First Commercial Quantum Computer, Congratulation to the people who guessed it correctly.

The winner is Imre F.

Thanks to all who entered.
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Below is a picture of the prize.

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16 Responses to “Name the Thing Contest – 19”

Jleemero Says:
September 8th, 2007
Well this is certainly an odd one…
Mike Says:
September 8th, 2007
I agree; quite tough. I have a few general ideas but no clear ID on it yet.
wazzah Says:
September 8th, 2007
Oh man, I’m such a nerd, I know what is/for
Roe Says:
September 9th, 2007
Is it part of optimusprime,… naked?
Anonymous Says:
September 9th, 2007
It’s a component of a ************ ************.
Alan Parekh Says:
September 9th, 2007
Hi Anonymous,

Please submit your answer to the email address in the post not in the comment.
Alan Parekh Says:
September 9th, 2007
Glad to hear this one is challenging. Just to let you know before I read about it I had no idea what it was…
Mike Says:
September 9th, 2007
or is it a deuterium injector for a warp core?
Chris Rybitski Says:
September 10th, 2007
so what is it now that the contest is over?
ryan Says:
September 10th, 2007
IM ALIVE!!!!! i just haven’t been on in forever….
Krusty Says:
September 10th, 2007
Is it the gun from ‘James Bond – Man with a golden gun’ ??? Whatever it is, I want one!!
Alan Parekh Says:
September 10th, 2007
Hi Chris,

The winner and item will be announced tomorrow, a hint until then is that it is a very specialized price of computer hardware.
Mike Says:
September 11th, 2007
Got it… Only a few days too late.
/mike
Alan Parekh Says:
September 11th, 2007
The winner has been announced.
Krusty Says:
September 12th, 2007
That *was* tough! Still want one
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog » Blog Archive » Name the Thing Contest - 20 Says:
September 20th, 2007
[...] Congratulation to the contest winner last contest. The prize this week is a 2.5″ PATA hard disk enclosure that allows you to take your data on the road. Just slide in a drive (not included) and plug into your USB port. This contest will run for this weekend only (September 15 – 16, 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. [...]