This is a cool work of art by Tod Kurt called the Crystal Monster. It shows off the power of 18 BLINKM MAXM that are neatly placed in the custom laser cut box. You probably remember some of the cool Roomba Hacking that Tod also does. "It’s made from over 400 sheets of laser-cut acrylic, more that 240 feet of LED tape (>2200 RGB LEDs!), and around 500 steel
The guys over at Mana Potions have developed a cool new way to play the new AION and get some exercise at the same time. Looks like running and flapping at the same time may be kind of hard but it is a good idea to get a bit of a workout. I wonder how long it will be before more game consoles and game manufactures make exercise part of
If you like Guitar Hero and had some long hair in the 80’s that you are missing this game is for you. Tiago Martins, Ricardo Nascimento and Andreas Zingerle have been working hard on a system that will bring your headbanging memories back. Strap on the long hair wig controller, load in the game software and rock out with your hair. When you are done have a look at
This Rubber Band Machine Gun reminds me of a small version of this one. It seems that the rubber bands could have been a bit more powerful but there is still lots of fun packed in the small unit. The firing mechanism is very elegant and simple.
You may remember this high voltage demonstration that we featured in the past. High voltage electricity is not something to play around with. Here are some interesting examples of some high voltage short circuits. We normally think that wood is a fairly good insulator but as you crank up the voltage it isn’t that good as you will see. I wonder what a squirrel is thinking just before he
Inventgeek has released their Paintball Turret Plans so that you can make your very own! The kit is available here at Ponoko. Sounds like you may be able to wait a bit and purchase a cheaper version direct from Jared at Inventgeek though. "Due to an overwhelming interest, we now have a full kit available from Ponoko.com. This kit includes all the parts you will need to assemble the
A quarter gives you 15 minutes in most meters here in Winnipeg. Based on my calculations this meter is good for almost 6 weeks. Only problem here is that no mater how much you plug the meter you are only able to stay in the spot for 2 hours. I would love to see the face of the meter attendant who comes across this meter though! Here is the
