18 september, 2008
De Snelle Trein van Japan Intros die aan 217MPH uitgaat!
Intros van Japan een werkelijk snelle trein die aan 217MPH uitgaat. Hoewel dit niets in vergelijking met de Franse trein is die over 357MPH kan gaan, zou het niet kwetsen om in de V.S. te hebben, waar het me minstens 5 uren om aan L.A. neemt te krijgen. van San Francisco. Ja, moet Japan het een weinig sneller worden nog… (haal aan de Fransen maar whereR in … Meer
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Robocut - Lawnmower Robot with Basic Stamp!
Check out the Robocut, a lawnmower robot with Basic Stamp as controller. You can even buy the kit so you can build one yourself. Now, if you can get one of these DIY kits and make it solar, that’d be something to watch. “RoboCut, is a BASIC Stamp powered robot. Two 12Volt motors with gearbox gives the two large drivewheels good tract ... More
September 15, 2008
DIY Arduino CMUCam Robot!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a great one for you Arduino-geeks, a robot with Arduino controls and CMUCam for sight. This is my first CMUcam + Arduino version, the code for which will be uploaded soon. As you can see below, it is a bit of a rush-job, caused by the blowing-up of ... More
September 11, 2008
Underwater Turbine for Water Power from Oxford University!
Engineers at Oxford University have come up with a new innovative concept for underwater turbines that use 60% less manufacturing and 40% less in maintenance costs. This type of new underwater generator involves the THAWT device. I believe these types of underwater turbines and ocean wind turbines combined will soon be everywhere in the ocean t ... More
September 10, 2008
Moller Flying Car - The Autovolantor!
Moller has been building flying cars for decades now based in Davis, California, the same town that I went to college. I remember hearing about my friends who “saw” a flying car in the field at least couple times a month before I found out about it blogging. Anyways, Moller has a new type of flying car called the Autovolantor which c ... More
Top 10 Unique and Innovative Digital Photo Frames!
With the high number of digital photo frames popping up today, I figured I would do a small review on some of the unique and innovative digital photo frames I found on the web. Here’s a range of unique and innovative digital photo frames you might enjoy. 1) Magnetic Digital Photo Frame for your Refrigerator - This little digital photo fra ... More
September 9, 2008
Google Chrome Tips and Hacks Re-cap #2!
Google Chrome Tips and Hacks Re-cap #2! Remember our last post on the re-cap of latest Google Chrome Tips and Hacks from our new Google Chrome TIps and Hacks blog? Well, here’s a couple more for your hacking pleasures: List of Google Chrome Forums - Yes, there’s ton of Google Chrome Forums, don’t ask me why. Google Chrome does DNS ... More
September 8, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Super Scooter!
(Click to enlarge) I am usually in the business of riding real scooters (that people call motorcycles), but here’s a Super Scooter that comes with GPS, display, and enough power to keep all your gadgets/devices charged. We needed to use what space we had as carefully as possible while maximizing our airflow. The logical solution was a vert ... More
ScanRobot is a Book Scanning Robot!
ScanRobot is a Book Scanning Robot! Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool ScanRobot, a robot that can scan books and turn libraries into terabytes of harddrives. Future of digital libraries, here we come! The book scanner ScanRobot® has been developed for the digitisation of hug ... More
Sony VAIO Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frame will read RSS Feeds!
If you happen to be a Sony VAIO laptops lover, you need to check out their new VAIO Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frame that is also capable of reading RSS Feeds with a resolution of 800×480. Features: 7″ display with 800×480 resolution projecting over 16 million colors, Wi-Fi enabled (802.11b/g), 128MB hard drive, Memory Stick®, Secure Dig ... More
Giant Mechanical Spider driven by 14 People on-board!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s the video of Giant Mechanical Spider that was featured on our Weird Blog. A 20-tonne spider that swung from a city centre tower block over commuters is to make its way across the city as part of a show. Francois Delarozière created the mechanical a ... More
September 7, 2008
How Apple Solved Copy and Paste 15 Years Ago!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting video of how Apple solved the copy and paste mystery 15 years ago. Anyone have an old Mac to try this on? via bb Apple, bb, Computer, Consumer, Cool, copy and paste, Design, Gadgets, mystery, technology, Touchscreen, Video ... More
September 5, 2008
Backtrack GPS Navigation System lets you Backtrack using GPS!
Backtrack GPS Navigation System lets you Backtrack using GPS! Whether you are in Wal-mart or your nearest shopping mall, you can tell find and backtrack where you were using this nifty little Backtrack GPS Navigation System. Never get lost in a mall again, get one for everyone in your family and “backtrack” your way to a central meeting ... More
Navisense - The Motion Sensing Interface!
Here’s a cool motion sensing interface that might be even better than Multi-touch technology. The NaviSense interface uses ultrasonic to detect motion and no touching is required by the user. NaviSense is a software and hardware provider for sensory based embedded signal processing solutions. NaviSense has developed a suite of proprietary ... More
September 3, 2008
DIY Rangefinder can tell distance using a Web Cam!
DIY Rangefinder can tell distance using a Web Cam! Here’s a great free application that will turn your web cam into a range finder that can tell distance simply by calculating the height of stuff. Now, this will work really well on the golf course as the flagstick in golf is always the same. (of course, there’s a different stand for US ... More
SX02 Flight Simulators with Surround Sound and 3 LCDs!
SX02 Flight Simulators with Surround Sound and 3 LCDs! For gamers and flying enthusiasts, having a SX02 Flight Simulator in the house might not be such a bad idea. Afterall, the SX02 Flight Simulators come loaded with surround displays (3 LCDs) and every control, peripheral you need to enjoy a good virtual flight in your livingroom. There’s ... More
September 2, 2008
LG Hybrid Digital Frame/DVD Player!
It seems like a great idea when you couple a digital frame with a DVD player and LG has just done that with their new hybrid digital frame/DVD player. I think a lot of digital frame manufacturers will start implementing similar hybrid systems for those of you who need a digital frame with extra DVD player capability on-the-go. You can get it at Am ... More
DIY - How to Make your own RC Helicopter!
DIY - How to Make your own RC Helicopter! Although most of us would be better off buying an RC helicopter off the rack at the local hobby store, you can make your own if you want to with this terrific DIY guide on how to make your own RC helicopter. Flying RC helicopter is really very exhilarating. Their versatility gives a RC pilot a compl ... More
Stanford “Autonomous” Helicopter can Learn Stunts!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Stanford computer scientists have figured how to teach autonomous helicopters how to do stunt maneuvers. It sounds like a great idea to me if they can apply this to general robotics. Stanford’s artificial intelligence system learned how to fly by “w ... More