Here's a blast from the Gadget Freak past. Check out these gadgets, from telescope warming to keyboards on your fingers

Rob Spiegel

July 25, 2016

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We continue to move through Gadget Freaks from the past, getting into devices that solve actual problems as well as devices that put changeable art on your wall..

This collection includes everything from a telescope warmer (it’ll make sense when you read it) to pet cam that let you see how your pets are being treated when you’re away on vacation.

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William Grill has a workbench covered with electronic gadgets and power tools. He also has small grandchildren roaming his house. To avoid the possibility of a curious kid messing with the enticing workbench toys, he created a power lock that requires a secret code to be entered before the power can go to the plug.Click here.
(Source: Design News)

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Rob Spiegel has covered automation and control for 15 years, 12 of them for Design News. Other topics he has covered include supply chain technology, alternative energy, and cyber security. For 10 years he was owner and publisher of the food magazine Chile Pepper.

About the Author(s)

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He has contributed to a wide range of industrial technology publications, including Automation World, Supply Chain Management Review, and Logistics Management. He is the author of six books.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication.

As well as writing for Design News, Rob also participates in IME shows, webinars, and ebooks.

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