All 20 prizes have been claimed: congratulations to those who played. The hamster hunt will be back over summer - if you see the hamster in the site header, the hunt is open!
Who needs summer holidays when you've got the 1000EU Lab401 Hamster Hunt!
Over the next few weeks, the Lab401 Hamster will be hidden on a product page. Click the hamster, and 50EU will be credited to your account. Once the hamster is found, he'll move to another product.
The hunt is open until 1000EU has been claimed!
To qualify, you must be logged into your Lab401 account, and must be subscribed to emails. In the spirit of Lab401 : any and all legal means of winning are on the table!
Best of luck!
Some hints:
You'll know if you're a winner.
We've scattered some false paths and red herrings around.
You shouldn't necessarily use your head.
If you are a winner, but your account isn't credited, please reach out to us. We'll double check the logs and can assist.
There's a live counter of the number of prizes remaining at the top of the site, and also below:
(If you insist on going outside for your holidays, we recommend checking out the Liberland Floating Man festival.)
It's been three years since the iCopy-X's last firmware update. Is it still the ultimate RFID device? Has the project been abandoned? We need to talk about the iCopy-X. The Lab401 team flew to China, sat down with the dev-team, and now we need your help to shape the future of the iCopy-X.
Check out the complete behind-the-scenes journey of Lab401's DigiLab for Flipper Zero - from initial brainstorming to mass production — including prototype failures, code challenges, and manufacturing lessons learned. The DigiLab is a "magic wand" for electronics, allowing you to feel voltages, hear signals, see frequencies, and poke around directly in the brains of modules and sensors! ✅ Sketches, blueprints and initial planning material✅ Off-the-shelf components vs custom made✅ Designing testing jigs for rapid production testing✅ Behind-the-scenes videos, fumbles and fixes.
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