Check out some of the cool Antartic autonomous solar robots being developed here. Above is a picture of a guy (yes holding a laptop), snow-surfing at about 5mph…
Not too bad on solar power, we give thumbs up for that.
One morning, while taking walking behind the robot and dragging a sled of equipment for quantitatively measuring the strength and cohesion of the snow underfoot, we
Check out this howto on doubling your battery life by replacing a linear voltage regulator (the thing that converts DC voltage, e.g. from 12V to 5V) to a switching regulator. Switching regulators are way more efficient than your typical off-the-shelve crappy regulators such as 7805 which get too hot too fast. Get the Dimension Engineering regulators here. This howto could easily be applied to any other device, not just
Check out this cool steel spider mouse from Japan!
Looks like it goes for around $100…
These mouse controls, like the Daruma mouse, are optical with motion sensors so you can control the cursor by tilting the mouse instead of sliding it over a pad. These also have directional button on the back of the ball if you want to manipulate the cursor without shi
Check out this robot that can lift patients in hospital beds. Wow!
In a public demonstration held in Tokyo on March 28, a human-sized android showed off its weightlifting skills by successfully picking up a 30-kilogram (66-pound) package from a desk and lifting a 66-kilogram (145-pound) humanoid doll out of bed.
Here’s a cool instructable on how to collect some hydrogen and oxygen!
In this instructable I’ll give you a simple way to collect Hydrogen gas and if you want also, to collect Oxygen. Depending on the voltage and current that you use for the project this could be hazardous. I used a 14.4 volt power drill battery pack for the process but don’t recommend it, I only used it to achieve a noticeable effect in a short time period (about 20 minutes).
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Check out the Sanki Manner Jet, which you can take “pollen showers” to get rid of those allergic pollens from the environment.
I ’spose I got carried away with the title as this is for removing pollen rather than cleaning the skin. You step in and your weight sets off the jets which spray you with clean air to knock off the pollen that has gathered o
Cool, now you can call 1-800-GOOG-411 to say what you need and wait for Google to call you back. This is tight since I don’t like callin’ 411 that much. Plus, it’s FREE!
Check out these color changing wall lights. Looks pretty simple, doesn’t it? We could probably hack one out…
…presented its home lighting ‘BAROM Light’ with LED during Kyung Hyang Housing Fair 2007 in Seoul, Korea. Various interior moods could be made; besides three colors(RGB), it offers nine pastel colors as well.
