It seems like there is a new Wii hack every day. This Wii Power Glove has a great retro look to it! “A Japanese modder custom-built this nifty Power Glove for the Nintendo Wii, which looks to function better than its predecessor.” Via: TechEBlog and Destructoid
Here is another way to rip off a vending machine. But just because it can be done doesn’t mean you should! You may remember some issues plaguing other vending machines. It seems that some of the vending machine companies need to hire a small team of people who just try to poke holes in the product before it goes to market. Via: Gizmodo and TechEBlog
Here is a cool project in development, it’s a joystick for the PC that uses accelerometers to to detect user input. It uses a CUBLOC 405 module for the brains and a Dimension Engineering accelerometer to sense movement. “Today, I was able to get a sneak preview of 6 Axis PC USB controller made by Garrett from scratch. It looks really cool, kinda like the Nintendo Wii controller and
Everyone who has a love for gadgets knew James Kim. James was a senior editor for CNET showing the world all the great gadgets. He died a hero, walking 12 miles in the snow trying to save his family. His wife Kati, daughters Penelope and Sabine were found alive. You will be missed James. To send the family words of encouragement or give a donation please go to jamesandkati.com WCCO
Self balancing robots have become very popular in recent years. BBot will be at the top of the heap soon since it is soon to have Bluetooth capability and be able to balance on a ball. Have a look at the robot here, and if you are interested in making your own you can buy all the parts needed here. “The main objectives were: * integrate the motor driver
Everything is better with a touch screen. A video camera displaying the vending process happening inside is just cool. “Till now the machines that I thought could come with a touch screen was just an ATM. But this one from Japan is a high-tech drink vending machine that has a touch screen for you to choose between a variety of drinks available and also a camera that shows the
Who says speakers are for music? A speaker is a multi-purpose device as shown here. “The engineers way to shake a milkshake. Take a powerful DC amplifier, connect it to a large woofer, feed the system with a signal generator, and at the end, just add milkshake. Of course it is also possible to measure the g-force of the shaking 😉 ” Thanks Steinar
