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Last week, we ran a neat treasure hunt with the good folks of Tokyoflash (answer page here). Today, let's announce the lucky winners. Congratulations to:
The Grand Prize, courtesy of Tokyoflash, goes to: MadMolecule who won the Kisai RPM LED Watch!
Congrats, guys! And for those of you who played, we thank you! Please stay tuned for the next Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt on Neatorama!
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Howdy,
Neatoramanauts! It's time for our latest Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt.
For those of you who haven't played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger game where you can win a Tokyoflash watch of your choice and some really neat stuff from the NeatoShop.
It's really easy and fun to play. We'll give you a set of clues, for example:
1. What is the name of Neatorama's baby blog?
2. What is 2+1?
3. What is the name of the top grill listed in our post Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills?
String the answers to form a link on the blog: http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino-3-lynx (go ahead, copy and paste to your browser. We'll wait).
Easy, rightt? Let's start the game, then!
Here are the clues to today's Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #18:
1. Visit Tokyoflash and check out their newest (and neatest yet) watch shown above. Fill in the blank: "______ when touched"
2. Visit the NeatoShop's Halloween Section. Check out the item that you'd bring to a wine lover's party on Halloween. Fill in the blank: "______ Corks - Wine Bottle Stoppers (Set of 3)"
3. Back to Tokyoflash and find one of their pocket watches. Fill in the blank: "Get ready for the _____"
Got that? Visit Tokyoflash and the NeatoShop to find the clues. Then string the answers together to form the URL: http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3 (all lower case, separated by dash)
Good luck!
Update 10/1/11 – Time’s up! Thank you for playing, everyone! We’ll pick the winners soon.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #17, which we conducted in partnership with Geeks Are Sexy. The answer page is here.
The NeatoShop winners are:
The Grand Prize, courtesy of the good folks over at Tokyoflash goes to ... John Tushingham, who won the S-Mode Oberon.
Congrats, guys - and for those of you who played, we thank you! Please stay tuned for the next Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt on Neatorama!
Hello
everyone! We're excited to kick off the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt
#17, in collaboration with our friends over at Geeks Are Sexy.
For those of you who haven't played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger hunt with a really neat prize: a Tokyoflash watch of your choice and cool stuff from the NeatoShop.
It's easy to play (and fun to boot!) We'll give you a set of clues, for example:
1. What is the name of Neatorama's baby blog?
2. What is 2+1?
3. What is the name of the top grill listed in our post Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills?
String the answers together to form a link on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino-3-lynx (go ahead, copy and paste to your browser. We'll wait).
Easy, right? Let's get on with the game, then! Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #17 clues:
1. Check out Tokyoflash's newest watch shown above. What is the name of the watch ? Hint: Kisai ______ LCD Watch (one word)
2. Visit our treasure hunt partner Geeks Are Sexy and look for the blog post that has these words: "Press right or left to _____ !" (one word). You may have to browse older entries, so don't forget to look at subsequent blog pages, mmkay? (hint: a favorite game of many Neatoramanauts, I'm sure)
3. Lastly, visit the NeatoShop and take a look at our Gifts for Geeks section. Look for the nuttiest item we've got (hint: for your fridge, it'll be on the first page so you won't have to go nuts looking for it). Check out the images: "1. Buy Nuts 2. Get ______ !" (one word)
Got that? Visit Tokyoflash, Geeks Are Sexy and the NeatoShop to find the answers. Then string 'em together to form the URL: http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3 (all lower case, separated by dash)
We'll reveal the answer shortly. Good luck!
Update 8/17/11 – Contest over! Great entries, guys! The winners have been chosen using the algorithm at random.org.
Congratulations to:
gfxchick who won the Dalek Supreme Action Figure – Doctor Who New Paradigm Dalek; Ahrshin who won the Android Mini Collectible, and Shelly who won the Party Skel-A-Mingo. The Grand Prize goes to John Tushingham, who chose the S-Mode Oberon.
Thank you for playing, everyone!
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Hello
Neatoramanauts! I'm excited to announce another neat Tokyoflash Treasure
Hunt #16 going on right now.
For those of you who haven't played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger hunt with fantastic prize of a watch of your choice from Tokyoflash and cool stuff from the NeatoShop.
It's easy and very fun to play. We'll give you a set of clues, for example:
1. What is the name of Neatorama’s baby blog?
2. What is 2+1?
3. What is the name of the top grill listed in our post Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills?
The answers: neatobambino, 3, and lynx make a web link on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino-3-lynx (go ahead, copy and paste to your browser).
Easy peasy, right? Let's get on with the game, then! Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #16 clues:
1. Checkout Tokyoflash's newest watch (shown above). What's the type of clasp used on the watch? (one word)
2. Somewhere in the NeatoShop's Gift for Geeks category, there's an item with a Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt clue (see above). What is word A? (Yes, you have to hunt around for it. After all, this is a treasure hunt! Go to the individual product pages and check out the images).
3. Somewhere in the NeatoShop's The Cute Store category, there's word B.
4. Back to Tokyoflash. Find the Eleeno Watch that sounds like a fun weekend game at your local church. What is the name of this watch? (one word)
Visit Tokyoflash and the NeatoShop to find all 4 answers. Then string them together. Good luck!
Update 6/24/11: Contest over! We’ve removed the clues from the NeatoShop. We’ll announce the winners shortly.
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Woot!
It's time for the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #15 on Neatorama.
For those of you who haven't played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger hunt with a fantastic prize of a watch of your choice from Tokyoflash (yes, for real!) and cool stuff from the NeatoShop.
It's easy and fun to play. We'll give you a set of questions, for example:
1. What is the name of Neatorama’s baby blog?
2. How many tabs are there on top of the Neatorama's page?
3. What is the name of the top grill listed in our post Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills?
The answers: neatobambino, 3, and lynx make a web link for a page on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino-3-lynx (go ahead, copy and paste to your browser).
Got that? Let's get started with our latest Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt! Here are your clues:
1. Tokyoflash's newest watch (shown above) actually originated on the Tokyoflash Design Studio blog back in February 2010. This watch was voted as one of the most popular concept and was developed based on feedbacks from fans. What is the code name of this watch during its concept stage? (1 word - the *first word* of the code name only)
2. Somewhere in the NeatoShop's Valentine's Day Gift category, there's an item with a Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt clue. What is word A? (Yes, you have to hunt for it. After all, this is a treasure hunt! Go to the individual product pages and check out the images).
3. Somewhere in the NeatoShop's Doctor Who category, there's Word B. (1 word)
4. Back to Tokyoflash. Find the watch that will "ignite your wrist." What is the name of this watch? (1 word)
Visit Tokyoflash and the NeatoShop to find all 4 answers. Then string them together to form the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dashes in this form: http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3-answer4 ). Follow the instructions you'll find there.
Hurry! The contest will end soon, so good luck!
Update 1/28/11 – Time’s up! Clues are removed from the NeatoShop.
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Kisai
Round Trip | Amazon Kindle
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Hello Neatoramanauts! We're happy to announce the winners of the latest Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #14 (answer page here).
Congratulations to jschadwell who won the Kisai
Round Trip Pocket Watch Kisai
Round Trip from the good folks over at Tokyoflash.
Congrats to runners up revj, RampantSteel, and azlynch who won neat stuff
from the NeatoShop! Also, congratulations
to the recipient of the neatest Mystery Bonus (an Amazon Kindle
Keep an eye out for more Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt fun! Please visit Tokyoflash to see more awesome geeky watches!
Edit 12/13/10 – Got the watch details wrong!
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Hooray! It's time for the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt on Neatorama. And what makes this month's game even more exciting? Our pal Geeks are Sexy is hosting a clue!
For those of you who haven't played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger hunt with a fantastic prize of a watch of your choice from Tokyoflash and cool stuff from the NeatoShop.
It's easy and fun to play. We'll give you a set of questions, for example:
1. What is the name of Neatorama’s baby blog?
2. How many tabs are there on top of the Neatorama's page?
3. What is the name of the top grill listed in our post Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills?
The answers: neatobambino, 3, and lynx make a web link for a page on Neatorama: http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino-3-lynx (go ahead, copy and paste to your browser).
Got that? Let's get started with our latest Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt! Here are your clues:
1. You've taken a hit and your senses are coming alive. You try to stay focus as a hyper energetic mix of bright lights and vivid colors overpower your mind, but it's too late. You're under the influence of this Kisai _______ watch.
2. A hot ride, a cool watch and a pair of sunglasses are all you need to catch attention this summer as you cruise downtown. Fly overs, intersections and underpasses take on a new meaning with this watch. What color does this awesome watch use to display the hours?
Head on over to Tokyoflash for the first two answers!
3. Head on over to Geeks Are Sexy and find the post with the cutest Star Wars crocheted dolls (may be on subsequent pages). What's the name of the wooliest wookie featured in the close up picture?
4. Somewhere in NeatoShop's Gift for Geeks category, there's an item with a "Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt Clue" (yes, you have to hunt for it. After all, this is a treasure hunt! Go to the individual product pages, check out the images.)
Visit Tokyoflash, Geeks Are Sexy, and the NeatoShop to find the answers. Then string them together to form the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dashes in this form: http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3-answer4 ). Follow the instructions you'll find there.
Hurry! The contest will end soon, so good luck!
Update 11/17/10 – Time’s up! Clues erased from the NeatoShop. We’ll alert the winners and post an update asap.
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More Buckyballs |
More Cool
Ice Trays |
More Science
T-Shirts |
Woohoo! As usual, our last Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt was a great success! Our thanks to Fark for hosting a clue. Here's the answer page.
We've picked the winners (using the algo at random.org) Congratulations to nexusg4 who won a black-multi Kisai Tenmetsu from Tokyoflash, hopscotch0623 who won Buckyballs, numonohimax who chose the Ice Invaders Ice Tray and funkyeuph who got Occam's Razor T-Shirt from the NeatoShop!
If you didn't win, catch us next time around - remember to check Neatorama daily for more contest and fun posts :)
Hello, everyone! I’m excited to announce that this month’s Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is even more exciting: Drew Curtis’ Fark is hosting a clue!
For those of you who haven’t played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger hunt where you can win a geektastic watch from Tokyoflash and cool stuff from the NeatoShop.
It’s easy to play: we’ll give you a set of questions, like:
1. What is the name of Neatorama’s baby blog?
2. How many pages are there in the NeatoShop’s New Stuff listing?
3. What is the name of the top grill listed in our post Top 10 Coolest BBQ Grills?
The answers (neatobambino, 3, lynx) make a web link for a page on this blog: http://www.neatorama.com/neatobambino-3-lynx (go ahead, copy and paste to your web browser).
Easy right? Let’s get started with the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #13. Here are your clues:
1. On your mission from Shibuya to Azabu, the watch above instructs you to take a detour through a Tokyo neighborhood famous for its beer. What is the name of this place? Head on over to Tokyoflash website to begin your hunt!
2. One Tokyoflash watch has a striking fragmented display that lets you "break with tradition". What is the color of the band of this watch?
3. Head on over to Fark and delve into the Geek section. Between July 1st and present day, there’s a Fark Headline about a Sith Shadow Council. What state is the council from?
4. Somewhere in NeatoShop’s Science T-Shirt category, there’s a T-Shirt with a "Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt Word" (yes, you have to hunt for it. Go to the individual product pages. After all, this is a treasure hunt!).
Visit Tokyoflash, Fark, and the NeatoShop to find the answers, and then string ‘em together to form the URL (all words are *lower case*, separated by dashes in this form: http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3-answer4 ). Follow the instruction there.
Hurry! The contest will end soon, so get going and good luck! (Thanks to Fark for participating!)
Update 7/9/10 – The contest has ended and the NeatoShop clue erased. Here are the winners: Link
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W00t! Our latest Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt was a great success with tons of entries. A winner has been chosen at random (using the algo at random.org). Congratulations to Neatoramanaut amanderpanderer who won!
She got a brown leather Waku (good choice!), courtesy of the good folks of Tokyoflash.
Be sure to tune in next time for another installment of the Treasure Hunt! In the meantime, check out Tokyoflash for the world’s most awesome geeky watches: Link – Thank you to everyone for playing and to Tokyoflash for providing the prize!
Howdy,
Neatoramanauts! Let's play Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt.
For those of you who have never played before, the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt is an online scavenger hunt, with a truly amazing prize: a Tokyoflash watch of your choice.
Here's how to play. We'll give you a set of questions, for example:
1. What color is the word "Blog" on the Neatorama header?
2. How many posts are on Neatorama's homepage? (in numbers)
3. What is the first insulting word in Neatorama's article 10
Insulting Word You Should Know?
The answer (black, 30, frenchify) separated by dashes make a web link for a page on this blog: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste in to your web browser).
Now, not hard at all, right? Let's get started with the Tokyoflash Tresure Hunt #12. Here are the questions:
1. The watch above is Tokyoflash's newest product. In that page, you are given a mission. What is the destination of your "mission"?
2. Tokyoflash has an unusual pocket watch with the tagline "Get ready for the journey." What is the color of this watch?
3. Somewhere in NeatoShop's Father's Day category, there is a product with "Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt Word" What is Word A? (Yes, you have to hunt for it. Go to the individual product pages. After all, this is a treasure hunt!). Hint: it's sexy!
4. Somewhere in Neatorama's New Items, there's one with Word B. What is that word?
Visit Tokyoflash and the NeatoShop to find the answers, and then string them together to form the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dashes in this form: http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3-answer4 ). Follow the instruction you'll find there.
The contest will end soon, so hurry up and good luck!
Update 6/10/10 – I moved the picture between #3 and #4 down.
Update 6/14/10 – The winner has been selected (at random, using the algorithm at random.org). Congratulations to Amanderpanderer who won a Waku Tokyoflash watch! Clues on the NeatoShop has been taken down. Thank you for playing, everyone!
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Hello Neatoramanauts! Guess what – it’s time for another Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt. Here’s your chance to win an awesome Tokyoflash watch.
For those of you who haven’t played before, it’s an online treasure hunt, courtesy of the good people of Tokyoflash. It’s easy to play. We’ll give you a set of questions, such as:
1. What color is the "N" in the Neatorama logo?
2. How many posts are on Neatorma’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) separated by dashes make a web link for a page on this blog: http://www.neatorama.com/black-30-frenchify (go ahead, copy and paste it to your web browser).
Easy peasy, right? Let’s get started. Here are the Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #11 questions:
1. The cool gadget above is Tokyoflash’s newest product, Kisai Escape C (drool!). Find the product page for this awesome Bluetooth fashion accessory and find the sub-page that explains its controls. What is the function of button #6?
2. There’s a Tokyoflash watch with the option of natural fur strap. What is the name of this watch?
3. Somewhere in the NeatoShop’s New Items category, there are 2 products with "Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt Word." What is Word A? (Yes, you have to hunt for it. Go to the individual product pages. After all, it is a treasure hunt). Hint: it’s in a T-shirt item.
4. What is Word B? Hint: it’s not in a T-shirt item (stock status doesn’t matter). Remember, there are 2 pages of New Items
Visit Tokyoflash and the NeatoShop to find the answers, then string them together to form the URL (all words are lower case, separated by dashes in this form http://www.neatorama.com/answer1-answer2-answer3-answer4 ). Follow the instruction you’ll find there.
The contest will end soon, so hurry up and good luck!
Update: clues removed from the NeatoShop, contest closed and winner has been picked.
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w00t! It’s time for our much anticipated Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt, our ninth in the series. Here’s your chance to win the ultimate in geek fashion: a Tokyoflash watch.
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:
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!
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Hello everyone! Just a little update on the going ons in the world of Neatorama:
Mystery Sale: Thank you to everybody who participated! This was our third and best Mystery Sale ever! Due to the high volume of orders, it’ll take our warehouse about two to three weeks to ship out the Mystery sale orders – regular orders won’t be affected and will ship out in just about one business day.
Some of you didn’t get the automatic email receipts from the store: for some reason it seems like sbcglobal.net as well as a couple other ISPs decided that our emails are spam and nuked it en route. This is a problem we’ve discussed before on Neatorama, so if you have one of these emails, perhaps it’s time to switch to Gmail.
Neatorama Upcoming Queue: A few naughty submitters were caught gaming the system – so we’ve instituted a few safeguards. For instance, now the submitter’s info is anonymized during the voting period. This ensures that the focus of the vote is the post, and not the poster.
Rogue Ads: I’ve gotten an email saying that there’s been a rogue banner ad on Neatorama. I spent all morning hunting for it, and it seems that we’ve located and banned the guilty party, but if you do see a NSFW ad on the blog, please let me know!
Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt Winner: Last week, we had our 8th Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt. The winner has been announced in the answer page.
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:
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!
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