June 8, 2007
Could this be the biggest TV in the world?
JVC have launched a plan to produce the biggest TV in the world, well the HD 110MH80 is that TV and it measures up with a massive 110 inch screen, this is one folks, and can you imagine watching the game on this baby? Before this came about the largest screen size was from the JVC’s rivals Mitsubishi and sharp, with a 104 and 108 sized screen r ... More
June 6, 2007
Our new blogging building
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. We rented out this 6,200 square feet warehouse/retail space on 9th Street, San Francisco. Eventually, we will have bunch of bloggers, hackers, and beds everywhere. Here’s a video preview of our new company, Bedzine Inc. We are planning to sell mattresses for revenue and blogs as our main than ... More
Automated Berlin Toilet
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Here’s a nice automated toilet when you are traveling abroad to Germany! Guten Tag! Hacked Gadgets Forum member Jared Harley recently went on a trip to Berlin and took a video of a cool automated toilet there. This toilet locks and washes itself after every use. It can also be reconfigured au ... More
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
Great way to connect to the iPod
Synchronization between the iPod 2G nano and the computer through the USB port, life is made so much easier by this device as the USB connector end is at an 90 degree angle meaning that while the iPod is either charging or if there are tracks being transferred the iPod will be standing upright, much better than it being laid down on the table or d ... 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 31, 2007
Gorilla Pod - Your ultimate Camera Tripod
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Remember David posted about this cool tripod? We are still spitting out some stuff from the Maker Faire. Here’s a cool tripod for your camera called, gorillapod. It can adhere to any tree, pole, and other hard to reach surfaces. Awesome. Will they send us a sample? The Joby Gorilla ... More
How to make HOT ICE!
Wow, check out how to make HOT ICE! This is awesome if you have some sodium acetate laying around. A heat pack like the one you are describing contains sodium acetate and water. It turns out that sodium acetate is very good at supercooling. It “freezes” at 130 degrees F (54 degrees C), but it is happy to exist as a liquid at a much l ... More
May 30, 2007
The snake web cam
Could this be the first web cam that has not only infa red and white LED, this 350K pixel camera can see in the dark, or maybe semi dark, but whatever it helps because web cams are not the great in dim light anyhow, so whatever the effect, it has to be an improvement. The white lights give you enough light to be able to type to, the two types of l ... 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
The big remote control
Now if your are one of those people who are always losing your remote control for the TV, DVD player or any other device that uses one, you will know how frustrating it can be, especially as it always happens when there is something on the TV that you really want to see, but cannot be bothered to get up. Thanks to Brookstone, there is a great sol ... More
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
Maker Faire 2007 - Automatic Drum Piano!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this drum piano is the coolest thing ever. Although you do miss the physical part of actually drummin’ on your equipment, this is a nifty device for those of you good with the piano but not with the drums. It looks like there are hydraulic actuat ... More
May 26, 2007
Nanoprojector to fit in cell phone
ExPlay is a company from Israel, they are showing off this great product, the nanoprojector is supposed to eventually be small enough to be placed into a cell phone, but at the moment it comes in a similar size to a PDA, so it can be carried around in your pocket. What the nanoprojector can do is exactly what you think it does, the device will pr ... More
May 25, 2007
Make Faire 2007 - Lawnmower Bike!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this is an awesome lawnmower bike! You could probably build these one yourself and make your next lawnmowing easier! You can check out more pictures from our flickr Maker Faire Day 1 and Maker Faire Day 2. Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Educational, Ed ... More
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
Maker Faire 2007 - The Soul Cycle
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Soul Cycle! We saw a guy and a girl riding this through massive traffic throughout the Maker Faire. It was cool because we got some good music for free! They were playing some good Bob Marley music, which is my favorite. (awesome!) I gu ... More
Maker Faire 2007 - Cool robot from High School Students!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool robot from high school students. Although we didn’t have enough time to chat with them, this is cool! Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Educational, Educational, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, have_enough_time, high_sc ... More
May 24, 2007
Maker Faire 2007 - Multi-Touch Multimedia Device
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool Multi-Touch Multimedia device. This could be a cool combination of touch, sound, and video for future video game controls. MultiTouch is the ability of an input controller to detect multiple fingers simultaneously. Multitouch input devices ... More
Serious 14X Digital camera
The camera has a scope with fully refracting optics, giving 14X magnification. The camera part has 3.1 mega pixel with 32 MB of built in memory, this should be able to store 38 hi res images or around 30 seconds of continuous VGA video, you can also add up to 2 GB of addenda memory, by using SD cards. The camera also has a 2 inch LCD screen for i ... 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