The team over at The University of Tokyo have been working on ways to enhance the way we interact with holography. Touch has not been possible until now. The device looks like it would have lots of real world applications. Thanks for the tip John. "This project adds tactile feedback to the hovering image in 3D free space. Tactile sensation requires contact with objects, but including a stimulator in
We have all been in the situation when you have some expensive electronics that you need to pack in a bag to take it on the road. Often there are not enough padded separations available to allow you to place one item in each section. There are a few options, you could use some bubble wrap, a few towels, some cardboard. The guys from Deadly Computer Blog have come
Inventgeek has released their Paintball Turret Plans so that you can make your very own! The kit is available here at Ponoko. Sounds like you may be able to wait a bit and purchase a cheaper version direct from Jared at Inventgeek though. "Due to an overwhelming interest, we now have a full kit available from Ponoko.com. This kit includes all the parts you will need to assemble the
This one minute video above demonstrates how you can make a Paper Record Player with only a piece of construction paper, a needle and some tape. It is so interesting to see how simple the pressed record technology actual is. Now compare that to CD and DVD technology, you need a ton of tech to make heads or tails of the tiny pits that are burnt into those! Interested
A quarter gives you 15 minutes in most meters here in Winnipeg. Based on my calculations this meter is good for almost 6 weeks. Only problem here is that no mater how much you plug the meter you are only able to stay in the spot for 2 hours. I would love to see the face of the meter attendant who comes across this meter though! Here is the
When you are driving down the road in a modern car and a tune comes on that you don’t know you can press the info button to see who sings it and what the name of the song is. This data is courtesy of the Radio Data System. Edin has made a circuit so that you can add this data to your own radio such as the vintage radio
The prize this week is a loupe magnifier. This contest will run for one week (Aug 1 – 7, 2009) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the
