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Most-Wanted Rare Gadgets
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5-4-2008 11:43 AM
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After two weeks, these are the favorites. There are far too many gems to include here, so visit the <A href="http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2008/04/submissions_rare_gadgets">rare-gadget submission</A> page to browse more than 100 entries.</p> <P><STRONG>Left: Smallest Mechanical Pocket Calculator</STRONG> Submitted by Anonymous </P><P><STRONG>Submitter's comment:</STRONG> </P><P>"Designed by an Austrian prisoner (Curt Herzstark) in KZ Buchenwald during World War II, it remains the smallest pure mechanical calculating device on Earth. Its more than 700 pieces are all made out of metal, nearly all types of calculations are possible: Enter the number, turn the crank, and out comes the result." </P></DIV> </DIV> <DIV id="ss_nav"> <DIV id="prev"> </DIV> <DIV id="img_count"> 1 - 11 of 11 images </DIV> <DIV id="next"> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV id="thumbnails"> <DIV id="tn_imgs"> <A href="?slide=1&slideView=2"><IMG class="on" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/01_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=2&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/02_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=3&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/03_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=4&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/04_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=5&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/05_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=6&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/06_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=7&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/07_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=8&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/08_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=9&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/09_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=10&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/10_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> <A href="?slide=11&slideView=2"><IMG class="off" alt="" src="http://www.wired.com/images/slideshow/2008/05/gallery_rare_gadgets/11_rare_gadgets_t.jpg" /></A> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV id="see_also"> <P> </p> </DIV> </DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/6A7543BC-02A8-4FD6-8B85-CBBC6BDABC37/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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