Non-Circular Gears
Some things just look wrong. This video is one of those things. Looking at the non-circular gear mechanisms at rest you would think that there would be no way it could turn and function. But the proof is in the video!
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ScanRobot – Automated Book Scanning Robot
Book automated systems have a similar look but this Automated Book Scanning Robot called ScanBot seems like the scanning system it uses may be one of the best. It appears to use a vacuum to hold the page firmly against the moving scanning head. I wonder if it ever flips two pages at once? "The book scanner ScanRobot® has been developed for the digitization of huge book inventories. The
PSP Phat and Slim Keyboard
Just because the Xbox360 Chatpad wasn’t designed to work with the PSP doesn’t mean that some creative and skilled people can’t make it happen! The PSP Phat and Slim Keyboard is proof of that. "Hey all talk a look at my Microsoft Xbox360 Chatpad connected to my PSP Phat and Slim. Thanks to Jean over at ps2dev.org and this project that he developed we can all have nice keyboards
My 2.0 Home – Pipe Organ Chair
The gang at My 2.0 Home have put together many cool projects over the last while. All of their projects are off the wall and well documented. Once you are done with the Pipe Organ Chair video above get a sneak peek behind the scenes and see the setup where everything comes together. I sure wish I had a stocked tool area like that. 🙂
RFID Poker Table
This RFID Poker Table one hell of a cool project. You can now play your Sunday night poker game and invite spectators to watch on a big screen. While the cost of the system would surly place it out of reach of the casual poker player I can see this being a hit in bars and clubs. Is this the next standard in game play? What the system needs
NaviSense Touchless Human Interaction
At first I thought this system may have used a camera that watched the movement of an object and sent mouse like coordinates based on the movement. Turns out that after having a look at the patent the NaviSense system uses ultrasonic technology to track your finger. It looks very impressive but I would have to use it to be convinced. "The iPoint™ is a small motion sensing mouse
1100 Paintballs Shoot to instantly make a Picture
Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters built a huge paintball gun that can shoot 1100 paintballs in an blink of an eye. When the balls crash on the canvas you can see a picture of the Mona Lisa. This was an attraction at an Nvidia event, I wonder how much the unit cost! I guess when you have a huge budget your mind can do wild. Via: Hack a Day