Jusk like putting a CD in a microwave, light bulbs are also fun. There are quite a few good videos of this effect on the net, here is another good bulb explosion. “I guess the last Light Bulb ROBODINNER was not big enough for Roborobot DXL-2000 RS Series 5 Robot so he came back for seconds and decided to do the 250watt 220Volt commercial grade beast fresh out of
Looks like this may be a new form of pool heating. “This rig has been running successfully since 8/06 (knock knock). Computers have been easily swapped out without the need to shut down the pump or any other computers on the line. There is no perceptible temperature difference in the water returned to the pool. However, every machine on the line happily operates somewhere between 30 – 40 C depending
When there is a problem I love the creative solutions that result. Read more here. “Hilly cities normally have a low share of cycling. How come that Trondheim, the third largest city of Norway, has the highest share of cycling compared to all the other Norwegian cities? We believe there are there reasons: 1. Trondheim is a university city with 30 000 students, 90 % of whom using their
The Triforium is interesting looking, but the old control room for it is amazing! This old tech is fascinating, I can’t imagine writing code using paper tape. 🙂 Eecue.com had the opportunity to have a tour of the old control room (it has since been replaced by a modern control system). “The Triforium is the name of a six story 60 ton public sculpture in the Los Angeles Mall Civic
Take your WowWee robots to the next level with Robodance. “The next version of Robosapien Dance Machine, the free open source program also known as Robodance, has support for the Nintendo Wii Remote. You can watch a funny sneak preview video of this new release in action now. ( Warning: this video contains graphic footage of a robot tickling Elmo! ) Robodance already lets you control your WowWee robot
Control you house with your Wii. Video after the jump. “This is my Nintendo Wii Controlled Smart Home. Using the Wii-Mote and my Nintendo Wii, I have an onscreen Flash User Interface that lets me control the following aspects of my home: Lights, Thermostat, Security Camera, Music Playback, Cable DVR, and more. This is my Nintendo Wii Controlled Smart Home. Using the Wii-Mote and my Nintendo Wii, I have an
Hack and slash with the Wiimote. Videos after the jump. “We’ve seen the MacSaber, we’ve seen the DarwiinRemote, now behold the ultimate in nerddom: the WiiSaber. Just like you’d expect, the WiiSaber combines your erratic Wiimote-sensed arm motions with those purtiful lightsaber sound effects built into the MacSaber app for beautiful WiiSaber harmony. But don’t take our word for it, just check out the nerds after the break doing what
