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    what kind of gadget is it
    « on: May 22, 2018, 02:39:42 PM »
    I found this electronic gadget along the road it has a battery circuit board two led's two button's and a screen and it says on top Walmart what is it?

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    Re: what kind of gadget is it
    « Reply #1 on: May 22, 2018, 04:20:23 PM »
    Whatever it is i doubt it'll work...you can do reverse image searches on google now though.
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    Re: what kind of gadget is it
    « Reply #2 on: May 23, 2018, 01:06:23 PM »
    Could be a scanner for barcodes

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    Re: what kind of gadget is it
    « Reply #3 on: May 23, 2018, 06:06:12 PM »
    It may explode in his hand if he puts power to it....
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      Re: what kind of gadget is it
      « Reply #4 on: May 24, 2018, 06:01:43 PM »
      I think it an electronic game as the back is sold plastic no openings

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      Re: what kind of gadget is it
      « Reply #5 on: May 24, 2018, 06:53:39 PM »
      Given the complete lack of any information and the low resolution somewhat blurry picture, my guess would be that it is a gadget of some sort which is used internally. The plastic protrusion on the bottom suggests it may be designed to clip into something else, so it may merely be a part of some larger device- Like part of a portable barcode scanner which for example is used to display inventory numbers.

      It is highly unlikely to be an "electronic game" as the screen appears to be intended for display of digits. The holes may have been for buttons, but they may also be contact points which would connect to something it clipped into.
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        Re: what kind of gadget is it
        « Reply #6 on: May 25, 2018, 05:53:49 PM »
        There are two led's on the bottom that might emit light or pickup like infared led's in a remote seems like a strange place to put leds on the front then above the led's are two switches and a battery inside to power  it nothing on the back just a cover. I will take it to walmart they might know what it is.

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        Re: what kind of gadget is it
        « Reply #7 on: May 25, 2018, 06:12:04 PM »
        Hee hee...walmart employees...are pretty sharp...i bet they figure it out.
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        Re: what kind of gadget is it
        « Reply #8 on: May 26, 2018, 10:58:47 AM »
        Maybe they will give you a reward!  :P

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          Re: what kind of gadget is it
          « Reply #9 on: June 12, 2018, 01:56:01 PM »
          I now know it is used on food produce trucks to monitor the temperature inside

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          Re: what kind of gadget is it
          « Reply #10 on: June 12, 2018, 07:02:15 PM »
          And ? ?
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            Re: what kind of gadget is it
            « Reply #11 on: August 15, 2018, 01:34:03 AM »
            Looks like a phone cover from the early 2000s