For those of you who haven’t played before, it’s an online treasure hunt. We’ll give you 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the "O" pebble in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage? (in numbers)
3. What’s the first insulting word in Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, frenchify) separated by dashes make a URL on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste it in your browser).

Easy, right? Let’s get goin’ – Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #9 questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash watch featured above? (the model name, not the brand – one word) Go to Tokyoflash’s website to find out!
2. In the Neatorama Shop, how many products are listed in the Offbeat Mints and Candies category? (in numerals, for example 10 not "ten")
3. In the Neatorama Shop, there’s an ice tray and stirrer shaped like a musical instrument. What is the instrument? (no, not the name of the product. The name of the instrument – hint: one word)
4. Back to Tokyoflash, what watch has the tagline "no one is immune to …"? (hint: again, name of the watch model – one word)

Visit Tokyoflash and the Neatorama Shop to find the answers, then string ‘em together to form the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dash). Follow the instruction you’ll find there.

Better hurry – the contest will end tomorrow. Good luck!

It's been a while since we ran our last Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt - but the wait's worth it, because Tokyoflash has just released a number of really cool watches.

For those of you who haven't played before, the game is an online treasure hunt where you can win a free Tokyoflash watch of your choice.

The rules are simple: we'll give you 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the "O" pebble in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage? (in numbers)
3. What’s the first insulting word in Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, frenchify) separated with dashes make a URL on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste this URL in your browser's address bar)

Got that? Easy, right? So let's get started! Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #8 questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash watch featured above? (Not the brand, the model name)
2. Go to the Neatorama's Online Store and look for the Audio Bone Headphones page. What is the last color listed in the color option?
3. Go to the Neatorama Upcoming Queue and look for the Top Submitters page. How many are listed per page? (in numerals, for example: 10 not "ten") [By the way, top 10 submitters of this month will get a free Neatorama T-Shirt, the top submitter will get a Free iPod Touch - you still got time, if you're interested ;) ]
4. Go to Tokyoflash website, and find the watch with orange acrylic bars "inspired by the neon skylines of Shinjuku." What is the model name of the watch?

Visit Tokyoflash, and Neatorama's Online Shop and Upcoming Queue to find the answers, then string 'em together to make the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dash). Follow the instruction you'll find there.

Hurry (this contest will end tomorrow - remember to check back to find if you've won) and good luck!

In the 500+ entries that we got, one really stood out: GrouchieGrumbles (entry #128) told us that if he/she should win, then we should just donate the prize to Toys for Tots charity. A Neatorama reader who prefers only to be called "a retired US Navy radioman" pointed this out to me.

Both of us are touched at the gesture, so we’ve decided to both donate $100 each to Toys for Tots, in honor of GrouchieGrumbles (whoever he is). This Christmas, times are tough – so Toys for Tots and other charities need our help more than ever. I’d like to invite you go open your heart (and wallet) and donate a little something.

Thank you to GrouchieGrumbles for his kind offer, to the anonymous Neatorama reader who contacted me about it, and lastly, to all of you who have done your parts in helping the less fortunate this holiday season.

Here’s the link to: Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

Woohoo! It’s time for the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt on Neatorama!

For those of you who don’t know how to play (what? how could you!), here’s what it’s all about: it’s an online treasure hunt where you can win a free Tokyoflash watch of your choice, courtesy of the good folks at Tokyoflash.

Here’s the basic instruction. We’ll give you 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the "O" pebble in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage? (in numbers)
3. What’s the first insulting word in Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, frenchify) separated with dashes make a URL on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste this URL in your browser’s address bar).

Easy, right? Let’s get started then. Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #7 Questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash Kisai watch *model* pictured above? Go to Tokyoflash to find out!
2. Go to Neatorama’s Online Shop and look for Mike Jacobsen’s Wizard of Oz T-Shirt. What is the last word uttered by the cowardly lion?
3. One of Tokyoflash’s wonderful watches has an "always on" liquid crystal display with seven colors in one watch. What is the name of the watch?

Visit Tokyoflash and Neatorama’s Online Shop to find the answers, then string ‘em together to make the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dash). Follow the instructions you’ll find there.

Hurry (this contest will end soon) and good luck!

For those of you who don’t know how to play (how could you!), here’s what it’s all about: it’s an online treasure hunt where you can win a free Tokyoflash watch of your choosing, courtesy of our friends at Tokyoflash.

Here’s how to play:

We’ll give you 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the "O" pebble in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage? (in numbers)
3. What’s the first insulting word in Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answer (black, 30, frenchify) make a URL on Neatorama, like this: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste this URL in your browser’s address bar).

Got that? Let’s get on with the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #6 questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash watch pictured above? Go to Tokyoflash to find out.
2. Go to Neatorama’s Online Shop and look for the I Love Science T-Shirt Category. On the shirt with the computer design on it (I Love CompSci), what is the color of the heart?
3. One of Tokyoflash’s many wonderful watches has a set of 4 icons on top of the display. What is the second icon from the left? (Technically, there are two watches, but the answer is the same …)

Visit Tokyoflash and Neatorama’s Online Shop to find the answers, then string ‘em together to make the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dash). Follow the direction you’ll find there …

Good luck, guys!

One lucky commenter was picked at random (using the random integer generator at random.org).

Congratulations to Cesareldorado who won a sweet black Oberon from the good folks at Tokyoflash! For the rest of you – better luck next time!

For those of you who don’t know what it’s all about, it’s an online treasure hunt with an excellent prize: a free Tokyoflash watch of your choice, courtesy of the good folks at Tokyoflash. Here’s how to play:

We’ll announce 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the "O" pebble in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage? (in numbers)
3. What’s the first insulting word in Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, frenchify) make a URL on this blog, like this: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste the URL in your browser’s address bar). Easy peasy, right?

Okay! So let’s go to it, then. Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #5 questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash watch pictured above?
2. Mike Jacobsen designed a funny shirt for Neatorama’s Online Store featuring a scene from the Elizabethan time. What is the first word uttered by the man on the left? Here’s a shortcut to Mike’s designs.
3. Tokyoflash makes a "rebel" watch that tells time through a series of green LED concentric circles. What is the name of this (very cool) watch?

Visit Tokyoflash and Neatorama’s Online Store to find the answers, then put ‘em together to make the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dash).

Good luck, guys!

Update 10/17/08 – We have a winner! A lucky commenter was picked using a random number generator at random.org: congratulations to Cesareldorado who won a black Oberon!

For those of you who are new at this, it’s an online treasure hunt where you can win a free watch of your choice, courtesy of the good folks at Tokyoflash. Here’s how to play:

We’ll give you 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the "O" pebble in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage?
3. What’s the first insulting word in Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, frenchify) make a URL on this blog: if you string them together, you get http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go on, cut and paste this URL in your browser’s address bar). Then all you need to do is enter your name and the Tokyoflash watch you’d like in the comment section of that page. The winner will be picked at random.

Easy, right? Well, let’s get to it then. Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #4 questions:

1. Tokyoflash recently added a new line of Nekura watches – which one of these watches has a blue and grey check background?

2. What is the last name of the artist who drew the Type Bike T-shirt on Neatorama’s Online Store?

3. Asian hip-hop artist Perry Yu designed a watch for Tokyoflash that lets you keep the time in two timezones. The watch has been so popular that there’s only one color choice left. What is the strap made of? (spell it out, mmkay?)

Visit TokyoFlash and Neatorama’s Online Store to find out the answers, then put the answers together to make the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dash).

Ready? Set… Go! Good luck, guys!

Update 8/13/08 – A winner was picked at random (through random.org’s random integer generator). Congrats to Sarindipity who won!

For those of you who are new at this, it’s a game where you can win a free watch at Tokyoflash.com. Here’s how to play:

We’ll give out 3 questions, for example:

1. What color is the circle of the "O" in Neatorama’s logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama’s homepage?
3. What’s the first insulting word on Neatorama’s article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know?

The answers (black, 30, and frenchify) make a URL on the website. If you string ‘em together you get: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go on, cut and paste this URL in your browser).

Then, all you need to do is enter your name and Tokyoflash watch preference (don’t forget what color) in the comment. The winner will be picked at random.

Got that? Okay, here are the questions:

1. What is the name of the Tokyoflash watch pictured above? Hint: It’s their latest and greatest!
2. What is the last word uttered by the Cowardly Lion in one of Mike Jacobsen’s awesome T-Shirts available on Neatorama’s Online Store? (If you like it – please buy one and help support the blog!)
3. What is the word above the 6 hour bar (6 LEDs) in a watch labeled as "Stranger than your mother-in-law" at Tokyoflash?

Find out the answers at TokyoFlash and Neatorama’s Online Store, then string ‘em together to make the URL (all words are lower case). Good luck!

Here’s your chance to win a free Tokyoflash watch. How awesome is that? Simply answer these three easy-peasy questions:

1. Which Tokyoflash watch has 27 multi-colored LEDs that pulsate and move like cells across the watch’s curved surface?

2. How many "freckles" are on the greenest creation of Adam "Ape Lad" Koford on Neatorama’s Online Store?

3. Back to Tokyoflash, which watch has a "multi-color mode" that rotates through all the colors and a custom engraved wristband?

There are over 150 people who got it right, but since some of you are having trouble, here are some additional clues:#1 and #3 are some of Tokyoflash’s newest watches. There are 2 watches that fit the answer to #3 (mea culpa), so try them one by one if you don’t get it right.

Now, this is important: the answers will make a URL on Neatorama.com, simply type "http://www.neatorama.com/answer-answer-answer" and hit enter. If you see a 404 Error page, then you don’t have it right. All words are lower case, and the number is spelled out ("one" instead of 1).

Good luck!

Update 6/9/08: We have a winner! See who it is at the answer page.

You can win a Free Tokyoflash watch of your choosing:
all you have to do is answer these three questions. Clues are on the Tokyoflash website and on Neatorama’s Online Store.

1. Which Tokyoflash watch has 27 multi-colored LEDs that pulsate and move like cells across the watch’s curved surface?

2. How many "freckles" are on the greenest creation of Adam "Ape Lad" Koford on Neatorama’s Online Store?

3. Back to Tokyoflash, which watch has a "multi-color mode" that rotates through all the colors and a custom engraved wristband?

Now, the answers to these questions will make a URL on Neatorama: all words are lower case and all numbers are spelled-out (one, three, forty instead of 1, 3, 40). The answers are separated by dashes. (Need a practice test? Check out our first Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt for detailed instructions)

So, remember the answer is: http://www.neatorama.com/watch1-somenumber-watch2
On that "answer" page, you can enter your name and the prize Tokyoflash watch you’d like for a chance to win (the winner will be picked at random from the list).

Good luck!

Update 6/11/08 – Oops, forgot to update this page: We have a winner! See who it is at the answer page.

What Tokyoflash watch design is available in 4 different colors?

Find the answer at Tokyoflash.com

What is this? It’s a new contest where you can win a Free Tokyoflash watch of your choosing. Find out more about the game on our introductory post here: Link

Update 5/6/08: Yes, I meant casing color, not LED. There’s only one answer to this (hint: check out the color drop down in the product page – it’s the watch with 4 options!)

Hooray! I'm excited to announce that we have a brand new contest in collaboration with the good folks at Tokyoflash (who has the most "geektastic" watches on the planet!)

The new game is a treasure hunt of sorts, and you can win a Free Tokyoflash watch! During the first week of every month, we'll ask three questions about Tokyoflash watches on three consecutive days. The answers to these questions will make a URL on Neatorama.

For example, let's say that the questions are:

1. What color is the "O" in Neatorama's logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama's homepage?
3. What's the first insulting word on Neatorama's article 10 Insulting Words You Should Know? (If you haven't read it, go check it out!)

Then the URL would be: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go on, cut and paste this URL in your browser). On that "answer" page, you can enter your name and the prize Tokyoflash watch you'd like for a chance to win (winner will be picked at random from the list).

Got that? OK! Let's give it a go - here's the first question:

What color are the hour LEDs on the Tokyoflash Kyokusen design?

Go to Tokyoflash.com to find out the answer. We'll continue this game tomorrow!