Even the greatest geek advocate can't deny that computer geeks like their free T-shirts. Java creator James Gosling for years has taken the hunger for textile with the JavaOne audience to the next level by creating devices to toss free T-shirts into the crowd.

This year instead of building a device himself, Gosling started a competition.

Gosling picked three teams that got to show off their devices after the keynotes of the JavaOne conference. The first two teams failed at creating at a decent flight path, but today the last team showed of a medieval trebuchet that did the job, and took home the first price.

Click here to watch the movie of the winning team

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Tag: JavaOne

30 Jun 2005