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Revision as of 19:23, 2 July 2009

Please use this page to record the path of TGIMBOEJ boxes on their trip across the internets.

Whenever you update this page, please include your name (with a link to your site), location, and the date. Thanks!

If you are adding a new box, please add it at the top of the list.

Box Code: Blue Bomber

• Assembled by Alex, Winnipeg, MB, July 1st, 2009.
• Looking for potential recipients in Canada.

Box Code: E-Ville

• Assembled by Groovy Pancakes, Emeryville CA, July 1st, 2009.
• Currently contacting potential recipients.

Box Code: Mountain View

• Assembled by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, Sunnyvale CA, June 30, 2009.
• Contacting possible recipients as of July 1.

Box Code: Santa Clara

• Assembled by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, Sunnyvale CA, June 30, 2009.
• Contacting possible recipients as of July 1.

Box Code: Sunnyvale

• Assembled by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, Sunnyvale CA, June 30, 2009.
• Contacting possible recipients as of July 1.

Box Code: GA Tech

• Assembled by Micronetsoftware (Reno, NV)
• On its way to Hunter (Atlanta, GA), June 30 2009.

Box Code: Photonique Box documentation thread

• Assembled by Andre de Guerin in Guernsey. Write up
• Received by Dalus in June 2009

Box Code: 4HV Box map Box documentation thread

• Assembled in the Channel Islands, August 2008
• Sent by Conundrum on the 10th August 2008
• Received by Chris Russell on 23rd August 2008
• Received by Dave Marshall on 08th September 2008
• Received by J. Aaron Holmes and shipped onwards October 2008
• Received by Mike November 2008
• Received by Member #56 at UCSB November 2008
• Received by JimG in Austin November 2008
• Received by Ultra7 in Houston November 2008
• Received by Arcstarter in December 2008
• Received by DaJJHman in December 2008
• Received by Anon01 in December 2008
• Received by teslacoolguy in January 2009
• Received by Billybobjoe in February 2009
• Received by Staci in February 2009
• Received by ShawnLG in April 2009
• Received by Shaun in April 2009
• Received by David.Lightman in June 2009

Box Code: Atlanta

• bjh (San Jose, CA): initial write-up, May 25 2008
• Leah Buechley flickr photos, June 13, 2008
• Tom Igoe in Summer 2008
• Jenny Chowdhury in Summer 2008
• Ayah B in Summer 2008
• TGIMBOEJ admin contacted Ayah, July 1, 2009

Box Code: Big Box of Electronic Booty

• HoocH [1]
• Jen Grier (Post!), June 29, 2008
• Sidney (post coming soon)
• Dave Bullock (eecue)'s office. Photos: eecue.com and flickr. Blog post. September, 2008.
• Current location: In transit to Logan at binarytide
• TGIMBOEJ admin contacted Logan, June 30, 2009

Box Code: Brisvegas II

• Box assembled at Eviltechie HQ (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia). Writeup here
• Looking for worthy recipients
• Admin note: eviltechie is offline as of June 2009; No evidence that this box actually shipped.

Box Code: Boston

• BBum, on twitter and full report May 2008
• Box was shipped to Michael Schiess quite a while ago.
• Box scheduled to go to Gregg as of July 2009

Box Code: Boulder

• Assembled by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, Sunnyvale CA, 2008.
• Box was sent off; no updates known as of June 2009.

Box Code: Brazil

• 3 May 2009 - Assembled in Minas Gerais, Brazil - initial write-up in Portuguese
• 7 May 2009 - Sent Out to Alexandre Souza
• 11 May 2009 - Got it!!! Nice parts, got some, added a lot, will send to Luciano Sturaro. Please add your name here so we can continue the fun!
• 11 May 2009 - Photos of the box
• 18 May 2009 - On the way to Luciano Sturaro
• 22 May 2009 - Received! Good junk! Photos of the box

Box Code: Brisvegas

• 3-9 December 2008 - assembling box at Eviltechie HQ (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia). Writeup here
• 11 December - box has been mailed to Alex in Sydney, Australia
• 12 December - I got it!! Nice collection - will have to find some good stuff to replace the awesome stuff I'll be taking...
• 6 January 2009 - Posted to Kean
• TGIMBOEJ admin successfully nagged Kean: progress expected soon, June 30, 2009

Box Code: Chimera

• Assembled in 29 Palms, CA - Assembly Write-up
• December 3, 2008 - Shipped to Riverside, CA

Box Code : Córdoba

• positive response from askarel, the box will be send soon.
• Box never received. As of July 2009, it seems that this box was never sent.

Box Code: Delft / Melbourne

• Launched at Foo Camp 2008
• 12 September 2008 - Sent from San Francisco, CA
• 13 September 2008 - Arrived in Sacramento, CA photo set.
• sent to Damien in Sacramento
• 12 November 2008 - Sent to Tony Ehrhart in Roseville, CA
• TGIMBOEJ admin emailed Tony July 1, 2009

Box Code: Durand

• carltrimble.com initial write-up
• Adam Davis, Ypsilanti, MI writeup
• Arrived at the John C. Fremont Library District Technical Department, in Florence, CO.
• TGIMBOEJ admin emailed the library June 30, 2009

Box Code: Frankfurt

• Finkbuilt blog post
• Frankfurt has been passed to Star Simpson, stars@mit.edu. The box meets the MIT Electronic Research Society, and Swapfest, the MIT electronics flea market.
• Now in the possession of Mark Tobenkin, or the collective tEp, to be passed on soon.
• TGIMBOEJ admin emailed Mark, June 30, 2009

Box Code: Gray-A

• Assembled in Gray, TN August 2008 - Contents Secret :) (until it gets shipped)
• On its way to Don Stratton in Nashville, TN on Sept. 2, 2008
• Flickr Photos of Box Build Gray-A Beginning Photos
• Received by Don Stratton in Nashville, TN on Sept. 6, 2008
• Full write-up by Don Stratton at his web site on Sept. 7, 2008, and Flickr full photo set
• Sent out to Ann in San Francisco really damn late (sorry Ann!), around October 20th, 2008 or so.
• Received by Anne, who is continuing the tradition of Gray-A lateness by being really damn slow on the writeup.
• TGIMBOEJ admin emailed Anne, June 30, 2009

Box Code: Gray-B

• Being assembled in Gray, TN October 2008
• Box on its Way to Derek in Shelby, AL, USA On October 27, 2008
• Arrived in Shelby, AL on (or around) October 29th, 2008
• Full write-up with photos on my (Derek's) web site
• Awaiting confirmation from the next recipient
• Box is on it's way to Noah in Boca Raton, FL as of December 1st, 2008 - sorry for the delay
• No word from or contact info for Noah as of July 2, 2009.

Box Code: Gray-C

• Being assembled in Gray, TN November 2008
• Box will be shipped to Bill in Philomath, OR at mlaargh.com soon.
• Box Sent Out to Bill on December 9, 2008.
• Box received on December 13th, 2008.
• TGIMBOEJ admin emailed mlaargh June 30, 2009
• Confirmed to still be with mlaargh as of July 2, 2009.

Box Code: Gray-D

• Being assembled in Gray, TN LATE December 2008
• Box being completed for shipment to Andrew (hack124x768) in Everett, WA as soon as completed Dec. 29th, 2008.
• Box Shipped Jan. 2nd, 2009
• Box Received by Andrew Jan. 6th 2009
• Received by Aud1073cH March 3rd, 2009 -Lynnwood, WA flickr photos
• Sent to Allan March 6th, 2009
• Allan needs a recipient (TGIMBOEJ admin assisting) as of July 1, 2009

Box Code: Gray-E

• Being assembled in Gray, TN - Early May 2009
• Awaiting response from possible recipient
• Preparing to Ship
• Shipped to Deadgekko in Eureka Springs, AR May 8 2009
• Box Recieved by Deadgekko on May 11 2009
• Box Repacking,Write up, and Contact of potential recipient May 15 2009
• Shipping to Josh in Seattle, WA
• Received on May 26th, 2009 (photos to come)
• write up here at abigmagnet
• shipped to John in Minneapolis,MN 5-28-09, received June 1, 2009. Documented on Flickr
• Handed off to Pat A. on 6/3/09.

Box Code: Gray-F

• Being assembled in Gray, TN - June 2009
• Awaiting response from possible recipient
• Shipping June 12, 2009 to David Mc Anulty in San Diego, CA
• Box Received by David Mc Anulty on June 15 2009. Receiving, Took, Removed, Added(soon)
• Shipped June 19, 2009 to David Cook

Box Code: HAK5

• Assembled and started in Mursfreeboro, TN sent out 12/5/08
• Arrived to Robert December 15 Grand Canyon

Box Code: Huntsville-1

• Being assembled in Huntsville, AL. Sep. 2008
• Full Write Up by Justin Richards on his site and flickr
• Currently going to Barcamp Tampa Bay [2]
• Shots from Barcamp[3]
• Shipped to * Chad, Pensacola, FL

Box Code: microbox

• Nick Chernyy: initial writeup and pictures
• Travis Goodspeed: writeup and pictures
• Garrett Mace: Blog writeup and Flickr photoset
• Garrett successfully nagged by TGIMBOEJ admin: progress expected soon! July 1, 2009

Box Code: New England

• Jordan Horwich Blog post Pictures
• Tony Nuzzo Blog Post Pictures coming soon to an internet near you!
• sent to Dean Putney

Box Code: Payson1

• Assembled by Bryan Jackson in Payson, UT. Write-up
• On its way to SLC, UT
• Bryan emailed by TGIMBOEJ admin June 30, 2009

Box Code: Quito

• John Baichtal: on Twitter Write-up on nerdage.net, cross-posted to Wired.com's GeekDad Blog
• Christy Canida of Instructables.com as of early June.
• Current Recipient: Handed off from Christy to Brad Powers of Instructables.com as of early July
• Being handed off to Garrett Mace.
• Garrett successfully nagged by TGIMBOEJ admin: progress expected soon! July 1, 2009

Box Code: Rangoon

• Pre-report by John Park, jpixl.net, flickr set. Loot report
• Eliot Phillips: Hack a Day writeup
• Bre Pettis
• Bre successfully nagged by TGIMBOEJ admin July 1, 2009
• Hackerbot labs

Box Code: robots.net-box1

• 2-18 November 2008 - assembled at the robots.net lab (Dallas, TX): Write up and photos - flickr photos
• 19 November 2008 - shipped to Kris and Carly

Box Code: Simple

• carltrimble.com initial write-upHeading to Steve Pham in Rochester Hills Michigan.
• Sil3ntP8nd8 (Rochester, MI): Photo by sil3ntP8nd8
• Waiting for next recipient. Box was being sent to Huntsville Alabama but was returned to me. Invalid Address.

Box Code: Simple2

• Sil3ntP8nd8 (Rochester, MI): initial write-up
• Durand, Mi [Looking for a recipient for its next destination.] FlicKr [4]

Box Code: THAD1

• Assembled June 2008
• morehpperliter writeup and pictures also sponsor forum discussion
• Current location: Sitting at the post office on it's merry little way to scenic Warren, Mi

Box Code: THAD2

• morehpperliter writeup and pictures also sponsor forum discussion
• Current location: Sitting at the post office on it's merry little way to rustic Knoxville, TN

Box Code: THAD3

• morehpperliter writeup and pictures also sponsor forum discussion
• Current location: Sitting at the post office on it's merry little way to enjoyable Ashtabula, Ohio

Box Code: Toronto

• July 2008 Russ Creech: Initial report
• Russ emailed by TGIMBOEJ admin June 30, 2009

Box Code: Vancouver

• Prepared for launch to all points via ogi lumen
• Received by David Fowler at uCHobby with pictures November 1, 2008
• At Curious Inventor, will be sent to moderndevice.com November 16, 2008
• At [5], deleted some stinky heavy stuff like incomplete motors, added some goodies and on to ArduinoFun.com, added a few components, played with a few items. On to DaleWheat.com
• Dale successfully nagged by TGIMBOEJ admin: expect progress soon! July 1, 2009
• On to Josh Boughey in Watertown, MA - 1 July 2009

Box Code: Vegas Box No1

• Assembled in Las Vegas, NV July 2008 picture
• 5 August 2008 - Laen in Portland, OR Laen's site
• October 2008 - On its way to Ian Daniher in Cincinatti, OH

Box Code: Vegas Box No2

• Assembled in Las Vegas, NV August 2008 write-up and pictures
• 5 September 2008 - On its way to Tom in Las Vegas, NV

Box Code: Woking1

• Assembled in Woking, July 2008 picture with notes
• 11 August 2008 - On its way to Stoke Gifford.
• 13 August 2008 10:00 - Arrived in rainy Stoke Gifford. Preliminary photo set.
• September 2008 - Better photos added to the Flickr photo set.
• October 2008 - Video and commentary in this Vimeo video.
• Your Update Here

Box Code: Yokohama

• Gareth Branwyn (Arlington, VA) on flickr and Make writeup
• Katie Bechtold pre-report, post-report, photos
• Rich Kaszeta photos
• Currently in Bunnie's office in San Diego, awaiting his return from asia to document and send on
• bunnie has posted some photos from the box. Will send it on soon!!!
• bunnie successfully nagged by TGIMBOEJ admin: expect progress soon! July 1, 2009