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Take the Inspector Gadget Challenge! ‌💡‌

Michal_Gebacki — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:42:00 GMT

Welcome back, it's time for the new Community challenge!

The "Inspector Gadget" badgeYour engagement and variety of submitted answers are simply amazing recently! We couldn't wait to share with you another exciting Community challenge - and now, here it is. Tell us a little bit about your favorite gadgets and items you love to have, making your life better, simpler, and more pleasant! 💡

The conditions are as flexible as you could imagine - maybe you're proud of your computer & working set as an IT nerd? Or are you a explorer of landscapes with your drone? Or maybe you're passionate about music, having instruments or DJ consoles? Or are you owning other unique gadgets? 🔍

Sky is the limit! Every participant gets 100 bonus points, a dedicated "Inspector Gadget" badge, and endless fun. Who knows, maybe your set of devices will inspire someone to explore a new passion... 🤔 Remember, rewards are submitted till the end of the challenge, May 13th!

Can't wait for your answers!

Re: Take the Inspector Gadget Challenge! ‌💡‌

Karolina_Linda — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:11:29 GMT

I'm not a gadget person, but if I were to name one thing - that would be a smartwatch! ⌚

My phone is muted all day long, but thanks to a smartwatch, I see all incoming calls and messages, including notifications from various apps. I can also pay with it and monitor all my sports activities 🙂

So no matter if I'm wearing an evening dress or a running outfit, it's always on my wrist 😃

Also, I love smartwatches for kids - they even include a SIM card 😃 They have everything you need to stay in touch with your kid except the connection to the internet which is a blessing! So far, there's no good excuse to buy mobile phones. This deserves a Noble prize! 😂

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Kenny_Gillette — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:43:38 GMT

Mine are by google/Nest

Nest doorbell - you can see who is at your door without getting up

Nest Thermostat - you can change the temperature of your house without getting up and when not at home. Love this.

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dannemca — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 20:58:04 GMT

I am sorry, @Michal_Gebacki , but the sky is not the limit.

My favorite gadget is this binocular, a Celestron UpClose 12x50. I have it since before my graduation in college. It is cheaper and portable than a telescope, the best gadget an amateur astronomer can have.

On these pics we can see Moon and Venus.

On this other we have Saturn, Jupiter and 4 of its biggest moons.

Here we have Orion constellation

Some say I like observability... wondering why....

Re: Take the Inspector Gadget Challenge! ‌💡‌

Malaik — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:41:59 GMT

Hi EveryOne,

I love this challenge,

I have a multitude of gadgets at home.
Smart watches, Speakers, googlehome, connected bulbs, ...
But google home (or Alexa) remains my favorite, it is also used for an interactive game for children...
And we took this gadget even to the office in our service center where we connected
Alexa on amazon (to follow our orders :D)
and GoogleHome to Service Now and ITSM to be notified as soon as we receive customer tickets (don't have an excuse and say I didn't see the email ...)

By the way, we were inspired by the dynatrace UFO

I can't wait and I'm super excited if one day I can get one.

Have fun and take care.

Re: Take the Inspector Gadget Challenge! ‌💡‌

Karolina_Linda — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:45:29 GMT

Wow, this is outstanding! 🌙

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kurt_aigner — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:51:33 GMT

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PedroDeodato — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:12:16 GMT

Couldn't agree with you more, Karolina!

It becomes even cooler when you set up your smartwatch with some smart home appliances!

Asking your watch to turn on your lights is so futuristic! 🤖

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PedroDeodato — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:58:23 GMT

I was going to say smartwatch ⌚ , but as it was already mentioned 👀, I'm going with music/music-tech stuff 🤓, as Michal suggested!

Learning music from a young age, it was only natural that music-tech would be the way to go, when I got older and realized my future would be in IT 💻

For the great part of the last decade, I've been working with sound & lights on shows in the Phillarmonic Society where I volunteer, and I think my "office" speaks for itself:

That's the Front of House booth, where I spend most of my "free" time 🙂

The leftmost part is the dullest, just a MacBook to playback content and record stuff.

In the center, there's the beauty to my eyes: a Midas M32 sound mixer. A fantastic piece of engineering! It sounds amazing, never fails, and it's even remote controlled on a tablet or smartphone... allows me to work the sound without having to be stuck on that lonely booth all the time 😁 👀

On the right, the other half of it: lights! An Avolites Titan Mobile, works with everything from halogen conventional lights to robotic-moving LEDs 🤖 and... it's also remote controlled 📲 🎉

So, besides an Inspector Gadget scenario, also something of a Dexter Laboratory of Stage Arts 🎼 🎹 🎵 😅

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AntonioSousa — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:34:43 GMT

Joining gadgets with an inspector mentality, I'll have to talk about a pair of temperature dataloggers that I have been using for some 10 years now. I have used a lot of sensors, but these are the ones that amazed me the most! They had such a big resolution (0.01ºC) that they would detect me when I passed by! I posted dozens of experiences in a blog I have with a friend (disclaimer: in Portuguese, and haven't written much in the last years). My favorite two are the following:

Measuring if a zeerpot really works: https://www.pouparmelhor.com/praticas/zeer-em-lisboa/
Detecting the cold coming in from a keyhole: https://www.pouparmelhor.com/praticas/frio-pelo-buraco-da-fechadura/

This is one of them in a zeer beach experience: 🤣

Re: Take the Inspector Gadget Challenge! ‌💡‌

Michal_Gebacki — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:54:57 GMT

Wow, that's so inspiring! Asking about music totally wouldn't expect something like this!

Re: Take the Inspector Gadget Challenge! ‌💡‌

Michal_Gebacki — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:21:01 GMT

As long as everyone can read this without more than one attempt, every handwriting is fine! 😉

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Radoslaw_Szulgo — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:34:35 GMT

I will also share one, that is not that obvious, one that I found really helpful recently. It's definitely my gadget of 2021! It's just an ergonomic wrist rest. With this - my work is so much more pleasant! It's very innovative, designed with physicians and very very comfortable.

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Karolina_Linda — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:31:37 GMT

I'm not there yet, but who knows what the future brings 😃

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theharithsa — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:18:53 GMT

I have my MacBook Pro and the Teddy bear that I like to keep while working. This is really a cool challenge though!!!

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MaciejNeumann — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:51:28 GMT

Not the biggest gadget person in the world, but I have a couple of items, that are really helpful 😉 My number one at the moment are noise canceling headphones, that are a real live-saver from time to time. When I've got them, I thought they would only cancel some of the sounds in the train rides or during the flights, but they are a little bit more powerful than I've expected. When neighbors are having a party, I can also cancel all their music that is coming through the walls! This for sure saved me at least a couple of nights of sleep 😁

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gerald_binder — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:38:04 GMT

Hm, I worked a long time with Smart Glasses like Hololens, Google Glass, etc. One of my favourite gadgets back then was the Recon Jet. Simply the best looking Smart Glasses of its time. 😉

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Mo_Azuz — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:28:44 GMT

I have the same headphones 🙂 I can't travel without them!

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Mo_Azuz — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:01:43 GMT

I have my Notti "cube" that I use for notifications (outlook, slack, phone, messages...etc) for when I have everything on silent but still want to be alerted immediately. It sits in the middle of my desk so that I can see it all the time. I use it with my phone notifications when it is on silent and away from me. It can be customized and assign a specific color/brightness to a specific app notifications. All done through a mobile app. My friend and I send each other random gifts from time to time for no reason, just to confuse one another (I once received a gigantic hello kitty cookie jar😂), this cube was one of the gifts that I kept on display and not in storage 😊.

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Fin_Ubels — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:54:27 GMT

Fantastic choice of headphones! 😁 I love mine, take them everywhere