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ThinkGeek Hacks Winners

Instructables and ThinkGeek are happy to announce the winners of the ThinkGeek Hacks Contest. The contest was all about finding creative new uses for ThinkGeek items and the entrants were certainly up to the challenge.

Some of the entries were inventive new uses for items, others were radical departures, and all showed a willingness to break something apart to make something new. That's a wonderful thing.

And without further ado, let's move on to see who won!

Gummi Shot Glasses by shesparticular

Auto Spy Remote by gunner1089

How to Build a Simple Security Camera Safe by Spl1nt3rC3ll

Illuminated Touchscreen Poster Frame with Subliminal Mess… by jeff-o

Pimp my Pong by osgeld

ThinkGeek Annoy-a-tron 1.5 by mattfilmer

21 comments

May 26, 2009. 3:12 PMIridium7 says:

someone has to show the metal strap mod for the LED binary watch.

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Apr 23, 2009. 4:09 AM

shesparticular says:

Thanks everybody! I sure hope everyone gives them a shot and likes them.

Apr 22, 2009. 4:08 PM

Goodhart says:

Many congrats to all the winners and their great projects *thumbs up*

Apr 17, 2009. 11:15 AMthinkgeekmonkeys says:

Thanks to everyone who submitted hacks! Our staff is really impressed with what you guys were able to do--it's exciting to see our stuff get modded in ways we wouldn't expect. It was like watching them fly from the nest to meet their own uniquely geeky destinies. We couldn't be more proud. Let us know how you think this contest went and we'll see if we can do something similar in the future. Thanks again to Instructables for hosting the hacks!

Apr 17, 2009. 7:19 PM

jeff-o says:

Perhaps a $ or % off coupon code for each entry. Nothing huge, but something special nonetheless.

Apr 20, 2009. 7:37 AMthinkgeekmonkeys says:

Jeff-o, excellent idea! Will add that to the future-things-we'd-like-to-do hopper.

Apr 22, 2009. 4:05 PM

Goodhart says:

Sadly, I ran out of time to finish testing my "wireless camera detector mod"....I still haven't been able to find place to test it...*sigh*

Apr 17, 2009. 7:21 PM

jeff-o says:

Also, thanks! I shall add my T-shirt to the rest. Someday I'll be able to go a whole week with a robot on my shirt and never wear the same shirt twice!

Apr 17, 2009. 1:06 PMbudsiskos says:

defiantly a great contest idea, but maybe a slight discount or coupon for Instructables members as an incentive to begin an entry project. ;) just a thought

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Apr 17, 2009. 11:50 AM

Kiteman says:

One thing - you'd have had more entries if you hadn't required that entries include something purchased from TG.

I think you could take a lesson from the Amazon contest, which had to incude something which could have been bought on Amazon,and a link to prove it.

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Apr 17, 2009. 1:41 PM

fungus amungus says:

It wasn't technically required that the items be purchased at TG. The requirement that it was a hack of an item that TG sells.

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Apr 17, 2009. 1:45 PM

Kiteman says:

The way the contest was presented, one felt obliged to purchase the donor items from TG.

Apr 18, 2009. 12:08 PM

Lithium Rain says:

I totally thought you had to buy it from TG... :-\

Apr 22, 2009. 4:07 PM

Goodhart says:

Yes, I even bought some things (to the tune of about $30+ ) and had I not run out of time to complete it and test it....I would have lost fair and square, rather then by default.... LOL

Apr 19, 2009. 8:51 AMcomodore says:

!!;;::CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS::;;!!

Apr 18, 2009. 12:08 PM

Lithium Rain says:

Congratulations to all the winners!

Apr 17, 2009. 5:48 PM

James Haskin says:

I'm gonna buy me a Kaossilator. I hear they're cool :] Thanks for your support everyone.

Apr 17, 2009. 3:25 PMPKTraceur says:

I wonder how much money ThinkGeek got from this contest... so many users, so many must'ave failed. Oh well, congrats to the winners! I loved the Kaossilator guitar! -PKT

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Apr 17, 2009. 4:32 PM

fungus amungus says:

25 entries and 7 winners. So 28% of the people who entered won a prize. Looking through the entries only a few bought items for this contest. Not too shabby. Yes, the guitar is awesome :)

Apr 17, 2009. 3:00 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll says:

Cool! I figured the Korg Kaossilator would win grand or first, it's really impressive. Darn! I was shooting for the $50, I doubt I'll be able to buy any of the really cool stuff with my own money. :P Still, you can't go wrong with a robot T-shirt. I shall wear it always! :D Congratulations to all the winners!

_{^{Also, I'm a little surprised. I thought judging ended on the 20th, but I must be thinking of another contest.}}

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Apr 17, 2009. 3:18 PM

fungus amungus says:

Judging was open until the 20th originally. Thanks to the judges picking the winners early we were able to announce earlier.