ZikiWiki is a technology wiki I created for technology. Well, right now I am just posting some stuff for my work but hopefully, it will get bigger and bigger and become a free useful tool for diyers, hackers, engineers, and etc… Right now it’s in beta testing period, so if you need a place for your information organization, this might be a good place to start.
I thought about how restricted wikipedia was becoming, it’s like a free place that’s not free anymore, but here’s a wi
Here’s a cool little article explaining different type of snowboards if you are planning on a long-term snowboarding sessions like me.
I remember last year when I was buying my second snowboard, I was confused as heck at the local sports shop…
My personal choice is Burton…
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Here’s a cool robot like the Robonova with lots of fast movement.
Futaba reportedly plans to sell its new Futuba Robot worldwide for just $1,200 each. The 10-inch tall humanoid robot uses 11 high torque servos and 9 lightweight servos for the upper body for SUPER-FAST MOVEMENT.
The robot kit takes two hours to build, and will come with 15 pre-programmed moves or use an included motion editor to build their own. H
Here’s a cool workout system while playing tetris! Hmmm… it would be cool if you could make it wireless though…
or maybe a 2 player game with ability for each player to send the other player blocks and maybe it increases the weights…
Who says you can’t get buff playing video games? Here’s a clever Tetris weightlifting project using Phidgets infrared distance sensors and an open source Tetris clone (source and control software included) – Tim writ
UPDATE: The site linked has disappeared but someone in Korea has captured the heart beat schematic I think?
Here’s a cool DIY circuit that you can make.
It’s a heart rate monitor that you can use for your next golf outing or jogging.
One day whilst walking through the town centre in Manchester (probably on the way to Maplin!), I came upon a heartbe
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The segway goes on a diet…
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Here’s a line-tracing video of the segway robot ROVIN mentioned couple weeks ago that uses a cutouch from comfile.
Kinda cool.
I found some pricing for these segway robots:
I guess the company robo3 is right now working on a humanoid version, which will help you clean your house and do entertain your kids… ROBIN 1500/$15,000 (ROBIN RMP 800+ABS body + Touch screen) ROBIN 2500/$25,000 (ROBIN 1500 + ARM) ROBIN 3500/$35,000 (ROBIN 2500 + Vision system + PDA remote controller) + Charger ROBIN 4500/$45
Check out this automatic quarterback from Hammacher Schlemmer! A powerful football passer that throws a perfect spiral every time, our automatic quarterback sends a soft polyurethane foam football up to 30 yards, and adjusts between lateral passes and long, high bombs. Children can set the timer for running
Now you can play golf in your living room without lugging your golf ba everywhere.
I am gonna need this as I am running out of time to play golf these days…
They have some cool virtual simulators including baseball, bowling, powerboxing, tennis, and more!
