Congratulation to the last contest winner.
This weeks prize would be perfect to mount your camera on and document your hacks. 
This contest will run for this weekend only (October 27- 28, 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 November 1, 2007
The item to guess was a Vibrating Motor, Congratulation to the people who guessed it correctly.
The winner is Tod G.
Thanks to all who entered.
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Below are some pictures of the prize.
October 27th, 2007
Waaaaaaaaaaay too easy.
October 27th, 2007
Yes, but the prize usually matches the difficulty, at least roughly. I don’t need another tripod so I won’t be entering, and I assume it’ll go to some kid who doesn’t have a tripod already, and for whom this component is relatively new and interesting.
I wonder if, with some prize donations and possibly submissions of tricky “things”, there could be a second contest each week, with harder challenges and cooler prizes. What say you, Alan?
October 27th, 2007
Yes, it’s easy, but only if you have seen one before
October 27th, 2007
Yes this is one of the easier ones… I don’t want to do tough ones every week.
That way everyone can participate. I am thinking that the monthly contest could be expanded to have a very tough item to guess in addition to the comment portion.
October 28th, 2007
It’s a *** ***. And a tiny one at that. You should do something harder like a neutrino detector or a pipe pig. I know hundreds of things that would be better name that things.
October 29th, 2007
Hi positive anion,
Email in your answer, please do not answer in the comments.
October 29th, 2007
Alan - How many entries do you usually get for a contest?
October 30th, 2007
I think its secret. Isnt it?
October 30th, 2007
No big secret.
It ranges from about 70 to 300 depending on how hard the question is.
November 1st, 2007
Winner announced.
November 9th, 2007
[…] Congratulation to the last contest winner. I have got lots of good feedback for this flashlight, hope the winner enjoys it. This contest will run for this weekend only (November 10- 11, 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. […]
November 12th, 2007
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