Firemen Lift Car Using Water
Ever wonder how much force is coming out the end of a fire hose? Well watch this video to answer that question. Looks like 8 fire hose water jets can lift an entire car!
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Internet Enabled Coffee Machine
Next time you walk over to your coffee maker to turn it on jut imagine the time you could have saved if you had a Internet Enabled Coffee Machine. 🙂 “The goal of our implementation was to make the machine useable in both standalone and Internet connected modes. This means breaking into the push buttons and interfacing with the status LED. However the PCB within the machine floats at MAINS
Autonomous Sentry Gun
Have a look at this Autonomous Sentry Gun that was built for the Defconbots competition. The site has lots of good documentation of the build. (Article mirror) More videos after the jump. “The electronics for this project are going to be relatively simple as well. To control the three servos (pan + tilt + firing), we are going to use the Pololu 8-channel servo controller. Normally we might use
Robotic Restaurant
Automation is everywhere, have a look at this Robotic Restaurant for a cool example! Video after the jump. “You select your meal from touchscreens that are installed on every table, and it arrives via a spiral slide a few minutes later.” Via: TechEBlog and Gizmodo
Youscope Oscilloscope Graphics Demo
Check out this Youscope Oscilloscope Graphics Demo More impressive when you learn that a 15 year old made the demo! “A demo using an oscilloscope to display something. It was third in assembly 2007 shortfilm compo, and won altparty’s most original entry prize. The oscilloscope is connected to PC soundcard and is in X/Y-mode, with right channel connected to X and left to Y input.” Via: Make
iPhone Hacked to run NES
Apple wanted the iPhone to be a closed system. With a bit of creative coding that has all changed. If you want to play some NES games, all you need is a iPhone and you are good to go! Have a look at the Google Code page for the iPhone NES Emulator for more details. Video after the jump. “A native NES emulator for the iPhone, currently using the InfoNES
Self-Destructing USB Hub
Looking for a new addition to the network closet. How about a Self-Destructing USB Hub? Flip some switches and press a button to activate! “It’s a BOMB Switch-like Gadget to burst all stress you have to the sky! But another main identity of the BOMB Button is USB Hub port. Yes, it works well regardless of dropping Bomb!”