Alan Parekh

Availabot

It would be fun to program this to fall over when it is time for a coffee break. “Availabot is a physical representation of presence in Instant Messenger applications. Availabot plugs into your computer by USB, stands to attention when your chat buddy comes online, and falls down when they go away. It’s a presence-aware, peripheral-vision USB toy… and because the puppets are made in small numbers on a rapid-prototyping

Line following Roomba

  If you have a Roomba, why not buy a broom and put the Roomba to better use. “The other day I was marveling at the efficient operation of my roomba when it occurred to me that it would be really nice if roomba would get me a beer. While gestating the idea my first thought was to have roomba follow a line to the fridge and back. And a

Door Chime Privacy Sentry

If you need to set a quite door bell period this is a cool (high tech) solution. Code and a detailed circuit explanation can be found at Richard Cappels site. “To set the timer, you just push the button momentarily, and when its released, the amber LED will come on and the doorbell circuit is disabled (the door bell button doesn’t work) for a 10 hour period. At the end

Electronic Drink Caddie

Who says you have to pay for all of your drinks when you are playing a round of golf. This golf club will help you save money while decreasing your golf score. 🙂 “This Electronic Drink Caddie is straight out of Caddyshack. So what? So let’s dance! Perfectly disguised as a regulation driver, the drink caddie insulates and holds up to 54 ounces of hot or cold beverages in your

Walkie Talkie Watches

What would airport security say when you walk through with one of these watches sporting a large antenna? “All the intelligent features seem to be getting one-by-one on to your wrist be it Bluetooth technology or the walkie-talkie feature like this cool Walkie Talkie Watch. The hi-tech watch have a full clock function apart from its walkie-talkie function which makes it a private mobile radio-communicator. IWantOneOfThose reports that, “the high