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Current Gadget Freak
- Gadget Freak Case #125: Quick-Touch Automated Laundry Chute
Jitendra Tailor's laundry chute will save you from lugging a basket of dirty clothes to the basement.
Gadget Freak Editor 
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.
Flash: News & Noteworthy Products 
- Steering Toward Conservation
The compact Mazda 2's electric motors only respond when they're needed, saving pricey fuel. more >>
May 12 2008 - Stopping Flu in Its Tracks
When doctors or researchers are analyzing diseases, like flu, speed is critical. Veredus Labs. Pte Ltd. has created a molecular diagnostic test that can detect infection within two hours, providing infection information that traditionally would take days to determine. more >>
May 12 2008 - Who Are You Calling Large?
"The world's largest" isn't generally a smart way to describe Alice. But CERN researchers on a project dubbed A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) say their Large Hadron Collider is the largest system in the world of scientific instruments. more >>
May 12 2008 - Hybrid Technology Comes to SUVs
Those who need big SUVs for towing or other reasons can now benefit from the fuel savings provided by hybrid drive trains. more >>
May 12 2008
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Past Gadget Freaks 
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Gadget Freak Case #124: Controlling the Rocket Fire
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Aug 08 2008
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Gadget Freak Case #123: This Jukebox Plays Your Mood
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Jul 14 2008
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Gadget Freak Case #122: Cutting Pumpkins the Tesla Way
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Jun 23 2008
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Gadget Freak Case #121: Robot Can Read Terrain and Adjust
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Jun 02 2008
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Gadget Freak Case #120: Super-Powered Salad Spinner
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May 12 2008
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