June 10, 2007
RFID tagged umbrella
As part of a program in Amsterdam the Dutch Umbrella is a RFID tagged marketing tool, what happens is the umbrellas are located at certain spots called Rain Drops; these are the participating businesses that have signed up as sponsors for the program. Basically the sponsors are paying around $100 per month to receive the valuable marketing inform ... More
June 6, 2007
Get 35% more MPG on your car with this little device.
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Basically this little device produces HHO and feeds it into your fuel line in your car. The HHO is produced by distilled water and baking soda. The only drawback is that you much keep adding the distilled water and baking soda once a week. This is a very good idea. I’ve heard of water inj ... More
June 4, 2007
Snowboarder’s Sleep Dream - Pipe Hotel
Check out these really cool pipe hotel’s beds on rooms. It’s small but it’s quite comfy with ability to accidently roll over. The cool pipe slices are made up of bigger, giant pipes. (obviously) But, this is great way to re-using industrial surplus pipes into a modern comfy room. This is not a joke, the real thang. Mit der S ... More
May 29, 2007
Video - How do they make that Green Tea?
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode My brother-in-law, Andy, just made a new blog site about Green Tea and everything about it. Here’s a cool video I found on his new site about green tea making. via GreenTeaTimes andy_just, Blog, Blog, brother, Business, Business, Consumer, Consumer, Coo ... More
May 28, 2007
3D Metal and Sugar Sculptures by Bathsheba Grossman
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Blip video Link Bathsheba Grossman explains to us the 3D sculptures, sugar sculptures, and the sculptures made with lasers at the Maker Faire! These are priceless… via bathsheba_grossman, blip_tv, Business, Business, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Educational, Educational, Entertainme ... More
May 27, 2007
Cheryl Downing on Low cost marketing for Inventors and Makers
Are you an inventor? Need some marketing help? Cheryl Downing stopped by our booth and explained to us a little about Low cost marketing for inventors and makers. Thank you Cheryl! Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out her website and Inventors Alliance for more information. Business ... More
May 23, 2007
HPV - Human Powered Vehicle or Cool Bike we say
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, there’s so much stuff still to come from our Maker Faire 2007 coverage. It’s like a massive virus or a bomb that hasn’t released itself yet… With all the cool bikes we’ve covered in the past, this is probably the coolest bik ... More
May 16, 2007
DIY HACK - Wireless Keyless Entry using Relays
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a very simple wireless keyless entry DIY using some relays and stuff, very similar to the Wiimote Door Unlocker. The mechanism is simple enough, just a momentary button on the panel in my apartment, but the mess of wires in the wall is a little un ... More
May 14, 2007
Shredding documents is safe right?
Unfortunately if you believe the claims of some German research studies, they believe that they have developed a program that can actually fix, shredded documents, oh yes that is what they are claiming. Basically the software can put together the text that from the original documents, to most of us it is a frightening prospect, however if we look ... More
Sustainable Skyscrapers
Erin joins our new Blog network site, Keetsa! Blog, which is a new blog about eco-friendly and green. Well, here’s a cool post she wrote about the sustainable skyscrapers, similar to previous post on the Rotating Towers to be built in Dubai. On the side note, can you believe it? I went from hacking gadgets and embedded devices to selling ... More
May 13, 2007
Eco-design - rotating towers that can power itself
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, check out these rotating towers that can power itself! While the technical details of the wind-power system are sketchy at best, the architect, David Fisher, claims that the tower could power itself and ten other similar sized buildings. Frankly, the cl ... More
May 11, 2007
Funny Escalator
After work, instead of taking the usual elevator, stairs, or escalator, you can simply slide down the Funny Escalator and save some time too. If we ever get a chance to build our own building, this would definitely be one of the features. But you’d probably need to pay a lot of money for insuring it. via picture-mania.blogspot blogspo ... More
May 10, 2007
Automatic Color Sorting
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Check out this Automatic Color Sorting DIY that uses some DC and stepper motors from an old HP printer and uses Parallax’s new 32bit processor as the brain. Brilliant! This could be great to low budget project requiring color sorting. Once the Sensor was figured out I started to build ... More
May 9, 2007
HOW memory foam mattresses are made!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an inside look into how memory foam mattresses are made! Take a look at the memory foam before they are cut into actual mattress sizes. They look like giant tofu! Without the subtitles, you’d think they are making some giant tofu or bread. vi ... More
May 7, 2007
Newest Navy Aircraft Unveiled by Northrop Grumman
Oooh, this is a cool plane… t the heart of the aircraft is the new radar, the APY-9, designed and built by Lockheed Martin Corporation. It can “see” smaller targets and more of them at greater ranges than the E-2C. The new rotodome, developed by L-3 Communications Randtron Antenna Systems, contains the critically important, conti ... More
DIY KITS - Container Home Kit CHK
Check out these cool Container Home Kits from Lot-EK. These would be great for quick setup of your new vacation home while saving earth too by re-using. Lot-ek’s scalable system can accommodate anywhere from 640-2560 square feet, and comes fully equipped and ready to plop on-site with built-in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and fully insulated A ... More
May 6, 2007
DIY - Z glass house and cool house plans!
Check out some of these cool house plans you buy before building your own vacation home! Above it my favorite, the Z-Glass House. It looks modern and very stylish yet retains a minimalist look. Nothing can justify minimal things especially in this material world we live in. (As a rule, I try to only have 2 glasses, silverware, and only 2 pla ... More
May 2, 2007
Wind Power from Highways
Here’s a great concept for re-using the wind generated from cars racing on the highways. Great idea! Save earth and peace! Average vehicle speeds on the valley highways are approximately 70 mph. Using average annual wind speeds of 10 mph as a baseline, each single wind turbine will produce 9,600KwH of energy, annually (enough to fully p ... More
Wifi Video Phone with IEEE 802.16e support
Check out this cool new phone from LG that can you can place anywhere in your house to monitor stuff when you are away. It also supports IEEE 802.16e, which is basically wifi. Here’s some more video phones you can check out: Ojo Personal Video Phone from Motorola Amazon has a good selection of video phones that you can actually buy right ... More