2006

Levitating Light Bulb
Complex Hacks

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A sculpture by a MIT PhD student that uses a special wirelessly powered bulb. “Lightbulb explores two phenomena I find interesting, the stabilization of unstable systems using feedback, and wireless power transmission. Feedback systems often levitate objects, stabilize inverted pendulums, and the like. Wireless power transmission has been around since Tesla’s invention a century ago, although it is still not widely utilized. I wanted to explore these effects together.” read

Cool Old Computer Info
Other

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Check out some of 1000Bit‘s 1764 documented systems. The Ampere WS-1 is such a styling laptop I wonder why I didn’t notice it before, got to love the placement of the tape drive… Great timeline of computers from 1971 – 1989 at The Obsolete Technology Website. Dave from Daves Old Computers has been working in the computer industry since the 70’s he has a large collection of systems on his

Crazy Big Monitors
Insane Equipment

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What is it? A surfboard maybe… Piece of modern art… Nope, this is the new monitor by Liebermann. This is exactly what I need for those wide spreadsheets! “Marvel. Because there is nothing quite like it. With 5 widescreen UltraSpeedâ„¢ LCD Panels featuring resolutions of up to a mammoth 19200 x 2400 Pixels, the new Athens Display Series brings desktop views and resolutions to unheard of new heights. Featuring ‘s

Elmo Asks 'Who Wants to Die?'
Complex Hacks

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Some evil genius bought a bunch of Elmo talking books, reprogrammed them to say some “evil” (cool) things and then returned them to the store. “Reprogrammed Elmo books sold to unsuspecting parents to teach kids to use the potty.” Click play to listen to the new audio! [audio:elmo.mp3] read more | digg story

The Ultimate Geek Car?
Insane Equipment

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“Mercedes-Benz probably didn’t have the geek set in mind when it designed its new flagship 2007 S-Class sedan. But when the luxury car hits U.S. streets in February, it’ll be packing a bundle of electronics that would make David Hasselhoff green with envy. An onboard radar system, automated acceleration and braking controls, and a night-vision display are among the features that Mercedes describes as the most advanced available in cars

TuneBuckle iPod Nano belt
Cool Gadgets

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There is no shortage of wearable iPod cases, including ones incorporated into belts, but the TuneBuckle miraculously manages to look non-geeky enough to actually wear. It’s made for the Nano, which is small and thin enough to pass as a normal belt buckle. The key here is that iPod or no iPod, it’s a nice belt, made with quality leather and metal, not the glittery spangly plastic or cheap stretch

Ipod Case Hack
Crazy Hacks

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Surprisingly, after seeing this, I realized there isn’t much activity in the iPod case modding world. Probably because the iPod is small and sleek enough as it is and does not require any further case modification. Well Mr. JavaMoose on Flickr has created a case mod for his iPod by modding an old Geiger counter that will house the iPod and remote unit. It looks cool, but any transportation practicality