John Maushammer has created one of the coolest watches I have ever seen. Reminds me of the Laptop Pong Clock but much smaller and tougher to build. Have a look at the pong watch build log for some interesting construction details. Code will be available on the Plans page when it’s finalized. Video after the jump. “The basic idea – from Buro Vormkrijgers – is genius: each minute the right
The Pileus looks very interesting, this device will make you the envy of everyone on a street corner. I can just imagine someone asking for directions, you could just say sure, please step under my Pileus Umbrella and I will show you how to get there. “Pileus is an umbrella connected to the Internet to make walking in rainy days fun. Pileus has a large screen on the top surface,
Lee Kraznow makes Puzzle Boxes, they are simply amazing. At first I thought they were like the toys you see where you have to slide pieces together in a certain sequence. Was I wrong, this barcode box needs dozens of moves to simple remove one section! Video after the jump. “With so many possible ways to notch the pieces (each of which would yield a different puzzle solving experience) Lee
Overview I wanted a simple remote that could be used to easily control the volume and mute the TV when the phone rings. I have replaced all of my remotes with a single Harmony 880 control which works great, but I wanted something a bit more cool to compliment it. Building the retro remote was fun and simple since the mini remote that I used was very easy
Laserlight has made a new Dual Laser Light Saber, you may remember the single version from last year. “The smooth light growing retracting effect when used seperately. Cool Works as either two separate sabers or one dual blade saber.” Thanks Steve.
Kosta Grammatis is a CSU Undergraduate who has been working on an air balloon project for the past two years. The balloon has just had its first flight and all was well. Presentation Video Launch information “I’ve been working on a research project for the last two years, “The Balloon Project” it’s a system I designed from the ground up to take air samples autonomously, collect data, and do it
Treehuggers, this is a post that you may want to skip. Bill Shackelford has come up with an interesting way of dealing with spam. Spamtrap receives spam, prints the email and immediately shreds the paper. Of course in this case everything that comes to that email address is spam but I could see getting some satisfaction if I could send all of my manually deleted emails to a device like
