This RFID bookshelf looks like it could be used to automate finding books on a large scale. This idea reminds me of the RFID enabled Wine Rack. “Willem and Walter demonstrate what an intelligent bookshelf is capable of. The intelligent bookshelf demo is made as part of Willem and Walter’s graduation assignment at Working Tomorrow (www.workingtomorrow.nl), the graduation program of LogicaCMG (www.logicacmg.nl) in Holland. ” Via: Make
Looking for something stylish and retro in the same package. Look no further, Puhlmann has a cool looking clock that uses Nixie tubes as digits! Not the cheapest clock I have seen but it is one of the more stylish Nixie designs I have seen. Via: New Launches
Dr. Beeby from the University of Southampton has developed a vibration powered generator which is 10 times more powerful that similar devices. “Dr Steve Beeby and his team at the University’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) have developed a kinetic energy generator which generates electrical energy from the vibrations and movements present within its environment. ‘This is the most successful generator of its kind and generates energy much
The guys at Blendtech have bought a few of the highly sought after iPhones and… you guessed it, they stuck one in a blender. 🙂 Here is another blending episode that destroyed some cool equipment. 🙂 Video after the jump. “Everybody knows that the iPhone can make phone calls, play movies & music, surf the web, and a lot more. But, Will It Blend? That is the question.” Via: CrunchGear
Dan’s Workshop has an example of a Grease Powered Toy Jeep. This project uses some interesting modules that take heat and output electricity. “I used two of the Marlow SP2348 modules in series for the heat to electricity converter. I used white heatsink grease to make a good thermally conductive bond between the two heatsinks. Actually, the bottom heatsink (the hot side) was just a flat plate of aluminum, about
Imagitronics has created a new interactive version of Pong. He calls it Bongo Pong, rolling right and left on a platform controls your on-screen pong paddle. Video after the jump. “I started work right away on the project. I quickly found out that Indo boards do not come cheap, with prices starting around $80, so I decided to make my own. For $6 I was able to get a short
Will the farmer be a thing of the past soon? The HortiBot is an interesting idea that could automate many tasks. With larger automation everything from planting to harvesting of crops will be able to be automated. Video after the jump. ” The vision is the Spider mounted with the HortiBot accessory kit, which transforms it into a tool carrier for high-tech plant nursing for e.g. organic grown vegetables. High-tech
