April 20, 2007

Name the Thing Contest - 2

Last weeks weekend contest was a great success. This week there will be two items given away to two lucky winners. Giveaway item 1 is a graphic LCD module, thanks to David from uC Hobby for providing this module! Giveaway item 2 is another camera tripod. This contest will run for this weekend only (April 20 – 22, 2007) . To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an

Roomba With Airsoft Gun and Laser Sight

If you are lucky enough to have an extra roomba kicking around why not mod it to shoot peoples feet. 🙂 “I own a Discovery roomba and use it in the never ending battle against dog hair. I love it as it does an amazing job at sweeping up not only dog hair but all sorts of dirt and dust. I didn’t want to take the chance of killing it

Modified Ink Printer Prints Electronic Circuits

Don’t throw away your old HP ink-jet printer, Seyed Bidoki has developed a way to print electronic circuits with it. “A desktop printer loaded with a silver salt solution and vitamin C has been used to produce electronic circuits. The UK researchers behind the feat say their experimental device could pave the way for safer and cheaper electronics manufacturing. PhD student Seyed Bidoki loaded a standard Hewlett Packard ink-jet printer