Congratulation to Troy and Chris who were the winners last week. The prize this week will be useful to anyone who needs to do presentations. It has a laser pointer, LED light, ball point pen and extendable pointing rod. This contest will run for this weekend only (June 9 – 10, 2007) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give
Above is a video of what could be the next generation of computer interface. It is obviously very raw but if it were mounted in a mouse shaped device and made wireless it could be a winner. Actually it would be very similar to the Wiimote since the Wiimote uses accelerometers to read controller movement and Bluetooth to transmit that data to the controller. Popular Science gave an invention
This month Hacked Gadgets will be giving a lucky commenter a $50 gift certificate to ThinkGeek. No matter what your taste is, you are guaranteed to find something of interest at Think Geek. To enter all you need to do is comment on an article between now and June30, 2007. The more comments you leave the better your odds of winning! For full contest details click here. “ThinkGeek started as
In my opinion the Apple TV is still a little overpriced for what it does, as soon as more Apple TV Hacks are released adding to its functionality the value will be greatly enhanced. In the mean time if you already have an XBox you can create the simulated Apple TV experience using some clever tricks!
I wouldn’t have thought that I would ever see a home made surface mount pick and place machine. But if someone can pull it off it would be the creator of the worlds fastest electric motorcycle! “The below video clip is of my CNC Taig mill setup as a surface mount Pick and Place machine. It’s slow, but it’s more fun watching it do the work then it is
And the winners of the May Comment Contest are… Servo Magazine: BrandonU, comment 10 on the Search Contest post. (Yes, I though it was funny that he didn’t win the search contest but his entry won him the comment contest) Tripod: SilverBurns , comment 24 on the Power Supply PC article. Card Reader 1: NGinuity , comment 3 on the Homemade Oscilloscope article. Card Reader 2: Sheepdog, comment 13 on
Have a look inside the Apple TV, it looks very well designed however not the easiest box to crack open…
