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What is the Ideal Prize?

I am curious what the most desirable prizes might be within the community.

I have selected items from each of the following categories for this poll but feel free to indicate something else in the comments below.

  • Measurement instrumentation
  • Fabrication tools
  • Communications devices
  • Computers
  • Cameras
  • Toys/Entertainment

What is the item you would most like to see offered as a prize in a design contest?

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  • I think the problem with the nice big prizes is that once you have one it would feel wrong to hoard multiples when other participants could use them.

    I do like the fun silly kind of toy or robot prizes that we otherwise might not purchase simply because the spouse would give us dirty looks image

     

    Maybe a choice of prizes? but then, the voucher does that well too.

     

    I do also enjoy the smaller feel-good prizes like element14 branded items, especially if that included daily-use type items.

    I'm using their breadboard on my desk right now. I could also see branded useful things like coffee-cup coasters, compact power banks, solder mats, RPi cases or power supplies, USB hubs, maybe even small USB SSDs (to go with Raspberry Pi, or just for general backups). Even if the "branding" is just a quality well-made clear sticker on a stock item.

    I just received a little e14 hand sanitizer bottle the other day, which is totally useful to have these days.

    I've also been seeing branded covid-masks around... done tastefully I'd totally wear one of those with e14 branding.

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  • I think the problem with the nice big prizes is that once you have one it would feel wrong to hoard multiples when other participants could use them.

    I do like the fun silly kind of toy or robot prizes that we otherwise might not purchase simply because the spouse would give us dirty looks image

     

    Maybe a choice of prizes? but then, the voucher does that well too.

     

    I do also enjoy the smaller feel-good prizes like element14 branded items, especially if that included daily-use type items.

    I'm using their breadboard on my desk right now. I could also see branded useful things like coffee-cup coasters, compact power banks, solder mats, RPi cases or power supplies, USB hubs, maybe even small USB SSDs (to go with Raspberry Pi, or just for general backups). Even if the "branding" is just a quality well-made clear sticker on a stock item.

    I just received a little e14 hand sanitizer bottle the other day, which is totally useful to have these days.

    I've also been seeing branded covid-masks around... done tastefully I'd totally wear one of those with e14 branding.

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