March 7, 2010

Olympic Interactive LED Globes
Electronic Hacks

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Tangible Interaction and Macetech (makers of the Shift Bright) were part of the Olympics! They had a hand in quite a few LED installations but the coolest are these Olympic Interactive LED Globes. Macetech talks about the hurdles they had designing and building these devices, due to time constrains and part shortages they had to make some quick decisions in order to meet the deadline. “The globes are about six

How Ball Bearings are Made
Insane Equipment

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We use ball bearings all the time. They are used in everything from CNC machines to cars. After you see how much work goes into making one the price of a few dollars seems like such a deal! This article is brought to you by NMB Tech, makers of a quality ball bearing fan.