Remember the Radio Shack Battery Club? Back in the old days you’d go into Radio Shack with a card and they’d give you free battery once a month. It was heaven. I used to go in and grab a 9-volt – the best battery to have, by a long shot.

Well, Radio Shack and Peek just teamed up with us to offer you the Peek/Radio Shack Free Gadget Club. For the next three weeks we’re giving away one Peek device – your choice – and another gadget (anything you want up to $500 in value) from Radio Shack. Sure as heck beats a D-cell, right?

Here are the rules:

* WHAT (is up for grabs): A Peek Pronto with 6 months free service (unlimited email & texting) + any gadget of your choice from Radio Shack (max. value of $500) per week for three weeks. Contest runs from July 15 to August 5.

* WHY (reason for the competition): To celebrate the launch of Peek in Radio Shack. Peek Classic now just $19.95 and Peek Pronto only $59.95 available at select RadioShack stores

* HOW: To enter you must create a physical gadget of your own invention that you would want Radio Shack to sell. Always wanted a blender with an iPod attached? Make one. Always wanted a golf club with a GPS device? Make a model of one. You can make it out anything: paper, cardboard, foam, paperclips, pipe-cleaners, a broken walkie-talkie. But it has to be a physical object. No drawings, illustrations, or Photoshoppery. I realize this more than we’ve asked of you in the past but how hard is it to stick some stickers on a raisin box and take a picture of yourself holding it up? Be creative. Remember – your gadget will be voted on by millions (OK, thousands (OK, my parents and your friends))). Here’s a handy guide:

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Take a picture of the object and send the picture and a description to [email protected] with the subject line “GADGET CLUB.” We’ll pick the top five per week and post them to vote for the best DIY gadget on July 22, July 29, and August 5 at noon Eastern.

Special thanks to Peek and Radio Shack for this amazing opportunity.