Final weekend for the cake contest - win an OQO Model 02!

by Ryan Block, posted Mar 9th 2007 at 2:48PM

We know you want to take home the cake, er, OQO Model 02 -- and you've got your assignment. This weekend is the last you'll have left to construct and to submit your cake in our annual baking contest, though. In case you've forgotten, here are the prizes up for grabs:

OQO Model 02
Samsung Blackjack
A copy of Gears of War and an Xbox 360 Wireless Headset
v-moda vibe la mocha headphones
Mystery swag bag #2

So what do you have to do to win? Well, first up we'd recommend you check out last year's cake contest. So that's right, bake us a gadget-shaped or Engadget-themed cake, send us a picture (or pictures) of the cake and the baking process and we'll pick five winners (as judged by the editors of Engadget). Last year's winners were pretty freaking awesome, so don't disappoint us!

A few rules:

No photoshops. Seriously, we shouldn't have to explain this one. Take lots of pictures -- be able to prove it's your cake, and that it's real! Note that you don't actually have to mail us a cake.
Contests are open to anyone in the U.S. Unless you work for Engadget or Weblogs, Inc.
Enter by dropping your pictures of your cake in comments, or email your pictures in to contest (at) engadget (dot) com, subject "Birthday cake" (no quotes).
Yes, even professional bakers are allowed to enter, so let's see some creativity! Best cake (as judged by Engadget) wins!
You've got until 11:59PM EST Tuesday the 13th to enter your cake.
You can enter this contest more than once and you may enter our other Birthday contests, but you can't win more than once. If you happen to win more than once (which is pretty unlikely, but still) we'll ask you to choose just one of your prizes.

Thanks and good luck!

Filed under: Announcements

Tags: birthday, contest, oqo model 02, OqoModel02

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Thorel @ Mar 9th 2007 3:13PM

Does anyone know when the winners in all the contests are ready?

I'm sure I won in the first one, just can just feel it!

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Brad Nolan @ Mar 9th 2007 6:10PM

I find it hard to believe that Engadget is offering a prize that not even shipping yet. OQO is still vapor ware, not a single unit ship yet,

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Deadmonkey @ Mar 9th 2007 6:39PM

the first generation OQO has been shipping for years, the second generation is set to ship within an extremely short period of time, I've seen one with my own eyebones and touched one with my own fingerbones. On the Flipside, the Flipstart is still vapor.

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Ryan Block @ Mar 9th 2007 7:11PM

Yeah, it's not exactly vaporous. I've seen them around, and played with the 02 numerous times. What it means is you'll be the first kid on your block to get one -- if you win!

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Brad Nolan @ Mar 9th 2007 7:40PM

I have called numberous times to order one, and only heard that its not shipping for 8 to 12 weeks and this is the same statement I heard for 8 weeks. HMMMMM>.. I know the first on is out, but to show the second generation without having a solid ship date?? come on...even apple set a vapor date of JUNE for the iPhone.

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Ben_in_the_UK @ Mar 10th 2007 6:35AM

US only competition?
Gutted! How about a second round for the nice folks in the UK?

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Michael W @ Mar 13th 2007 12:07PM

We emailed in photos of our cake yesterday (Monday the 12th). Should we have received a confirm that our entry was accepted? Wy wife would be really upset if after all that work we somehow missed the contest!

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Job4031 @ Mar 13th 2007 9:36PM

This is my creation dubbed the iPhoneHome Cake!

http://web.mac.com/eagle4031/iWeb/2007/iPhoneHome.html

Jonathan
Also sent in an email of it.

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Sean @ Mar 14th 2007 12:01AM

Wow, not a lot of comment entries this year. More E-mails? Or less entries? I love these contests so here's hoping it's the former.

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blademonkey @ Mar 14th 2007 12:01AM

here is our entry:

dorkside.tumblr.com
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?video_id=fvNgLHL-N-k&action_from_upload=1

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Michael W @ Mar 14th 2007 12:03AM

Here's out entry! (also via email yesterday).

http://weismanfamily.smugmug.com/share/rDW1EcnHP7g8I

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blademonkey @ Mar 14th 2007 12:04AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvNgLHL-N-k

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LeapMonkey @ Mar 14th 2007 1:10AM

Nice cakes. I just sent mine in earlier today. Check em out!

My cake(s)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7324969@N03/

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Isaaac Kastama @ Mar 14th 2007 2:22AM

Well this is my cake of everyones favorite ipod super model, submitted by email too on sunday. I think I found my art form.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikcoolj/

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Arman Iman @ Mar 14th 2007 2:29PM

Heres Mine
(also e-mailed)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7308507@N05/sets/72157594587326018/

btw that little 10 year old is me. I pulled out my moms best apron and got started ;-)

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dougfeig @ Mar 14th 2007 6:23PM

Cool, here's the one I sent:

http://dougfeig.googlepages.com/cake

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zekelion @ Mar 15th 2007 3:08AM

Here's my entry, sent in Tuesday night: http://www.flickr.com/gp/23306098@N00/xH411m. I call it "Cakebook En Fuego," and it was inspired by this Engadget article: http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/12/macbook-catches-fire-down-under/.

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Sean @ Mar 17th 2007 2:42AM

Dang zekelion! Almost the exact same idea as me. I utilized a black-powder charge and steelwool/electric ignition. How did you go about attracting Homeland Secur... er blowing up the cake? I mean other than the fire crackers.

map of the enchanted forest.

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Henry Sandefur @ Mar 15th 2007 7:21PM

Here is ours:

www.henrysandefur.com/ewii

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Curt @ Mar 17th 2007 3:13PM

Hah! I didn't think I'd be the only one to come up with that idea (I think that's called convergent evolution). It was fairly low tech: I basically stuffed a cake with smoke bombs and a few sparklers.

Post some pictures of you're creation--I'm interested in seeing it!

P.S. Were we supposed to get a confirmation email if we sent our submission via an email listed above?

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Sean @ Mar 17th 2007 9:18PM

I don't think we get confirmations (I didn't last year for the Ferrari cake, and won a T-shirt :) ).

Here is a photo of mine going up. Unfortunatly I didn't take a good shot of the "Device" itself .Essentially I put a small pile if Black powder in a pocket of tissue paper and then placed it on a bed of steel-wool with two electrodes and wires leading into the bottom of the cake. Apply 12-volt power source and voila!(ended up using a car jump box to guarantee ignition). The damndest thing is the fricken' fondant icing proved nigh on indestructable.

http://www.evangelizethis.com/images/burst01.jpg
http://www.evangelizethis.com/images/img_0075.jpg

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zekelion @ Mar 20th 2007 9:50PM

That looks great! You're right, frosting is a very good fire retardant.

I decided to post a video of the detonation of my creation at Google Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-369196843835058102. Having the opportunity to make this cake was a godsend as it kept me sane through a family emergency. One of my immediate family members became critically ill on Tuesday, but I couldn't fly to visit her until the next day. I chose to distract myself by making the cake on Tuesday night. Making pyrotechnic cakes could be a legitimate form of therapy--I wonder what Dr. Phil would think about that?

I can't wait to see the results of this year's cake contest--there's bound to be some really good ones this year.

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