Humping Robots
If you are looking for a good laugh, Hector the humping robot is just the ticket. 🙂 Also have a look at the humping dog mod, it only operates when data is being transfered to the USB drive. Video after the jump.
April 2007
The Obelisk Chairs
I love the concept of this chair set, but the price took me by surprize! What would you pay for this chair set? I am thinking that it would be worth about $500 to me… “The Obelisk Four powdered coated aluminum frame chairs w/white cushion and table stacked into one piece made out of woven polyethylene. It’s very durable on the exterior and interior, so it’s built to last.” Via:
Name the Thing Contest
Thanks for all the emails about the contests at Hacked Gadgets. Many of you mentioned that a single contest once a month isn’t enough. This contest will run for this weekend only. (April 14 and 15, 2007) To enter simply identify the type of motor that is pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments, email
Computer Controlled Follow Eyes
I love the concept of these computer controlled eyes, I think this technique would be great at Halloween and Christmas. Have a full size figure in the front lawn that watches everyone go by. “The eyes are made from large pizza boxes cardboard and rolled by RC-servos that are controlled by an ATTiny2313 that’s connected to the PC using the low-speed software usb stack. The camera is connected using USB
Marble Machine
This marble machine that Matthias made is a great example of a nice complex wood working project. I love the hard drive platter that is used as a bell. 🙂 “I started experimenting by cutting a circular piece of plywood, and drilling 4 holes into it at a slight angle. This I temporarily jigged up with some blocks of wood, and started turning it to see how well it would
Hard Drives – old and new
Seeing this huge 5MB hard drive being loaded into a plane in 1956 on TechEBlog puts modern technology into perspective. We think nothing of installing and using hundreds of gigabytes in our new computers. Or expect them to be small enough to fit onto our MP3 players. Will we look back 50 years from now and laugh at our “modern” miniature drives?
USB Art
Dialog05 has put together a great USB art collection. My favorite is the belt, I could even see that at Think Geek… “USB, an abbreviation for a technical user interface, is nowadays often used as a synonym for a universal connection. originally only used by computer experts and nerds, this so-called former high-tech standard has developed into an every-day item and low-tech symbol for such universal connections. this is an