July 14, 2007
Nine volt colored lights
These little lights look like a lipstick at first, but you can quickly work out exactly what it is and how it works, for the battery is makes up part of the lights body and blends in pretty good too. But these light were originally designed by Richard Lawson as an entry for a competition, however this design was not one of the chosen pieces to go ... More
July 11, 2007
The really retro clock
This clock looks similar to an old computer from the pre PC days, or the countdown clock used in the nuclear bunkers. But rest assured that this is a regular clock, designed by Dutch designer Frank Clewits and his studio Puhlmann. Using Nixie vacuum tubes, which are forward facing and held into a frame of steel, this does indeed look really cool. ... More
July 7, 2007
iPhone Hack - “Hack an iPhone” - iPhoneInterface Tool is Out!!
Here’s a cool iPhoneInterface Tool for hacking your iPhone!!! This tool will help you do the following stuff: Run any desired application already residing on the phone. Control what processes run on the phone (currently implementation is very hackish) Move files around on the phone Enable viewing of verbose information during the restore pr ... More
July 2, 2007
Save energy on standby
The standby button on a lot of electrical devices, and also that fact that people leave a lot of appliances plugged in the socket, means a lot of power wasted over the year, and if every home does the same, it works out at a lot of wasted power. There are calls to have the standby buttons removed, but that would mean replacing all of your applianc ... More
July 1, 2007
Handy little lights
If ever you have been in a situation where you needed some light, then you will appreciate this device, as it is quite small, and wireless, which is always the best way with things, like this. This is ideal if you have a dark cupboard or doorway, what happens is you place the two parts on either side of the opening, so that when the door or drawer ... More
DIY HACK - How to make an LED Hoola Hoop!
Wow, this is an awesome instructables on how to make an LED Hoola Hoop! Some friends wanted a lighted hula hoop for burningman, and when they turned out to be about $200 each, I decided to make one. All the parts cost about $15 . . . total time to make the hoop was about 3 hours, but that included time for figuring things out. You could probably m ... More
June 27, 2007
Circuit board coasters
These are really cool, a pack of six great looking coasters made from old and discarded circuits boards. The have a ring of vinyl until around the edges, which will help to protect your furniture, they come with a nice little tin, which can house the coasters when they are not in use, or alternatively the tin can be used for storing small items li ... More
June 19, 2007
The Flip Clock with attitude.
This clock is most unusal with gears and cogs that make it look as if it is part of some sort of machine or something. The numbers flicker down, like an old fashioned clock that you would have seen in an office during the 1940’s or there abouts. It is weird though as it looks like different things from different angles, pretty cool though. The ... More
June 1, 2007
Robot Arm using Potentiometers and Servos
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this is sweet… This could easily be implemented for medical robotic arms. A master/slave system I built using potentiometers, servos, and an IFI robotics controler . I took this robot apart a couple of years ago, but I am re-building it for a class ... More
May 25, 2007
Maker Faire 2007 - Biological Containment Art - Junior’s Returns
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool biological containment art from Philip Ross. It’s a hydroponic garden which allow just enough light using LEDs for the plants to survive but do not grow bigger. Very interesting. This might be good for saving our planet by c ... More
May 24, 2007
Circuit Board Earings and Keyboard Cufflinks!
Check out some of the cool circuit board earing and keyboard cufflinks if you are a hardcore hacker! Thanks Nicola for the tip! Thought your might get a kick out of my DIY geekware over at www.acornstudios.ca I’ve just finished updating with a whole bunch of new creations that I think your readers might like if they are into fun geeky gift ... More
May 23, 2007
Homebrew CPU
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this was the coolest thing there, a homebrew CPU LIVE! Anyways, I got to meet Bill, maker of the homebrew CPU and take lots of cool pics and see it in action. Thanks Bill for explaning all the cool stuff on your homebrew CPU! Just check out the video ... More
May 21, 2007
Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Sit and Pedal Persistence of Vision!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode It’s been a blast yet we’ve been able to get barely 5 hours sleep. But we will get all this cool stuff posted. Mayhem & Chaos brings you some really cool sit and pedal POV (Persistence of Vision) using recycled bicycle parts. I guess Mayhem to ... More
Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Midi Controller that looks cool - LivePAd
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s Midi Controller “LivePAd” by Craig Dorety who is a musician, inventor, and a very smart (mechanical) engineer! He built this as his college project. (By the way, he went to UC Davis, where I went too!) Anyway, if you want to conta ... More
Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Electric Skateboard
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool electric skateboard these guys made. Thanks Frank for letting me get on it. I was about to take off with it to my house… It’s an electric skateboard that goes forwards and backwards by simply putting your weight towards where ... More
Maker Faire - Flying Saucer Oven
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a simple flying saucer oven that uses a single light bulb yet heats up to 425 degrees fahrenheit! They won the Dorkbake competition. This is really simple but great idea! Eric and Jodi Kurland Eric is an award-winning filmmaker and digital artis ... More
May 20, 2007
Maker Faire Live Blogging - ALAVs by Jed Berk!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out these Cool ALAVs (Autonomous Light Vessels) by Jed Berk! Tight! It uses Sun Microsystems SunSpot microcontroller, which can be programmed in Java. I like this idea since there’s a lot of Java embedded processors out there but this ones from ... More
May 19, 2007
Live Blogging Maker Faire - Balancing Bot spotted!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, there’s so much cool stuff here at Maker Faire such as this cool balancing bot. It’s so big and there’s so much stuff, I don’t think you can see everything in one day. Phew… balancing-bot, balancing-robot-video, Blog, Blo ... More