Alan Parekh

Digital Paperless Receipt System

  Keeping track of paper receipts is a pain. I have lost a few here and there and later needed them to get warranty work done. Some stores are starting to offer receipt re-printing based on your credit card number but you would still need to go back to the store and wait in line for the re-print. It would be great if all your receipts were automatically stored in

Slow Motion Diet Coke and Mentos Reaction

  It wasn’t until Daniel sent in the video of his Coil Gun in action that I learned about the cool High Speed Casio Exilim family of cameras. These cameras look and function like normal cameras except they have a super slow motion mode. Have a look at the video above to see what is possible with the camera, you need to stick it out till the one minute mark

100 Feet of Hose - Fluid Sculpture

  Not exactly sure how much plastic hose was used to make this cool sculpture but it is probably at least 100 feet. If you are going to the Maker Fair in San Mateo look for this water sculpture to be on display. Via: Digg

Hard Drive Laser Show

  Sensory House made a version of Hard Drive Oscilloscope that was build a few years ago. The effects of the Sensory House version is great, the effects are nice and big! Thanks for listing us as your resource. 🙂

PSP 3000 an Inside Look

  The guys over at TechRestore take lots of technology apart to show us how it works. They made one of the best screen backgrounds that I have ever seen. It is a picture of what is literally behind the screen! This isn’t an amazing feat of technological wonder, but sometimes it’s the little things that make me smile. Have a look at the PSP deconstruction video below, that video

DIY Gas Hydroxyl - Hydrogen Supplemented Fuel

  We are all trying to save some money these days when jobs are scarce and gas prices are high. 9w2bsr has built a custom PWM system to control the Hydrogen Generator, it attempts to maintain a constant current to the system. The Gas Hydroxyl system has been installed into a 3 year old Perodua MyVi and should increase its gas millage. I look forward to seeing what the results

Name the Thing Contest - 86

Thanks to CellPhones.org for sponsoring the contest this week. They offer a large selection of cell phones from a variety of providers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, Verizon, Alltel, U.S. Cellular and other providers. There will be a $30 gift certificate to Spark Fun as the prize so that you can get some new hardware for your next project. This contest will run for one week (May 9 – 14,