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From the 12 great entries we have highlighted in the previous year, we asked you to select Best of the Year Gaget Freak. Well, thanks to everyone who took part, and the votes have been counted...[cue drum roll]...
The featured invention is from October 2007, Andrew's blast from the past, a fully-functional toy oscilloscope.
Made out of parts he found in his junk box - such as the EF91, EF80 and EF184 valves - using a DC-DC converter to power the old (but still working) 7cm CRT he discovered in his loft, Andrew housed it in the same wooden box as the rest of the circuitry.
The whole system runs from a single regulated 12.6V DC supply, which can be derived from a "wall-wart" PSU.
Read the full Gadget Freak - Meet Andrew's blast from the past
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