Here is some action from Robocup which is being held in Germany this year. “The RoboCup Federation and its German section, the German RoboCup Association have authorised the the HVG Hanseatische Veranstaltungs-GmbH, Division MESSE BREMEN and the Center for Computing Technologies (TZI) of the University of Bremen to host the RoboCup 2006 World Championships.”
If you like to automate everything the Squeezebox audible caller ID hack is for you. Never miss a call again because you have the tunes cranked and no more looking at the caller ID box to see who is calling! “As described elsewhere, I’ve now got my music collection ripped onto a server PC. A new problem then became apparent: when the phone rang, I had to find (a) the
This is quite a unique looking amp. It was built using a kit from Chipamp.com, There aren’t very many wood amps around… Hopefully heat isn’t a problem 🙂 I would hate to see the outcome if it was. Chipamp.com has some simple to build DIY audio amp kits. This one is a their LM4780 Dual Mono Kit. This is what you get in the kit: “LM4780 Dual Mono Kit Contents
Here is a simple LED mirror ball project that can be completed in less that an hour and should not cost much money. My daughter is getting interested in electronics and she wanted to make something for her room. Parts Used: – Mirror Ball from the dollar store – Various Colored LEDs – Resistors to current limit LEDs – Wire – Wire connectors – Heat shrink – Transformer Steps: –
Can’t afford a motorcycle to attract the chicks? The Cruzin Cooler is the next best thing. 🙂 “Why didn’t we find this sooner? As a person who just had a beer at 9am, this would be perfect! I’d hop on, roll down to the bodega, suit up with a few sixpacks, and head home, all while sitting on my comfortable Cruzin Cooler. This cooler has a gas or electric motor
Here is a cool project that you could build for about $20.00. Check out the full build details. “This project details a small & simple, but very powerful USB charger for your mp3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other gadget you can plug into a USB port to charge! The charger circuitry and 2 AA batteries fit into an Altoids gum tin, and will run your iPod for hours!
Great idea but I wonder how much practical use most of these will get. Well I guess lots of people want to see the wall behind my monitor. 🙂 If you are looking for other cool webcam things check out Phillip Torrone playing with the Logitech Quickcam Orbit MP. “Webcams finally got an upgrade with the SOIOS 55-Cam 360. It has a 0.35-megapixel sensor and FireWire support. With 360-degree, 270-degree,
