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Announcing the launch of the Gadget Freak Blog!
This  blog is built around deep interest in backyard inventions and is moderated by our own anonymous Gadgeteer. Humor, sarcasm, opinion and rebuttal are strongly encouraged. View All Posts >>     

    

Design News and Allied Electronics would like to send you a check for $500 to spend anywhere you please. Design News will pay an additional $100 if you camcord your backyard invention (mini DV format is preferable). E-mail Design News your proposed project (must incorporate electronic components and involve sensing, motion, timing, and/or networking elements) to Elizabeth Taurasi, along with a description of how it works, and a parts list. If your project is selected, you'll receive a crisp $500 check from Design News and will be featured in an upcoming issue of the magazine with your invention.

How to Submit Your Own Design:
Send your design via email to Design News Executive
Editor Elizabeth Taurasi
Download the entry form for details.

    
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