May 24, 2006

Top 5 Old TV Hacks

1. Plasma Globe Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 “The heart of the high-voltage generator is a standard flyback transformer transplanted from an old TV set. The globe is mostly vacuum but has a tiny amount of inert gases namely neon and xenon. When excited by the HF-HV electro-magnetic field, atoms of the gas become ionized and cause various beautiful plasma trails to be produced within the sphere. Touching the

Hacked Crazy Cars

American Inventor Spot has put together a great list of crazy cars. Not for me, but I am sure their owners love them. “People often choose cars to express themselves. You buy a Hummer and that screams out “I’m a really big man” or “I Think Green”. You buy a Bently and that screams out “I’m rich son of a b***h”. You buy a VW Bug and that screams out

Top 5 Cool Tables

1. iBar, Interactive Touch Screen Bar Table The iBar is one heck of a cool bar! “iBar is a system for the interactive design of any bar-counter. Integrated video-projectors can project any content on the milky bar-surface. The intelligent tracking system of iBar detects all objects touching the surface. This input is used to let the projected content interact dynamically with the movements on the counter. Objects can be illuminated