Now that RFID tags are a measly .005 x .005 inches and is 7.5 micrometers thick. A host of new tagging options are available. Gone will be the day when you ask for a check at the end of a meal at the restaurant. Simply order what you want, eat and get scanned at the cash register on the way out. Mixed in with the pepper on your hot dog
Janos Marton wanted a small, low power computer system. Most people would buy something like a Shuttle computer. Well I guess there is no fun in buying a case when you can make one! Janos took a 1.5 liter Ballantine’s whisky bottle and had a large slot and a few holes cut into it. For the guts he bought the following: Intel P3 733EB processor 256MB notebook RAM 40GB notebook
Anigmo has revolutionized the concept behind a light switch. This new design does not require physical contact to operate. Hand movements in front of the plate is all that is required. Gone are the days of clap on clap off… Click here to see how to work the lights. Source : I4U
After outgrowing the capability of his Homeseer home automation system this guy decided to build his own. The system consists of a wide variety of hardware, everything from off the shelf X10 to custom build modules. For example to monitor his electricity consumption he is counting the number of times his meter flashes in a minute. What does it monitor? The easier question is what doesn’t it monitor… Currently it
So you say you want to build a server farm? Take a look at this one! Hey whatever works right… Source: Digg
Want to build a stun gun? You would be surprised how simple the electronic circuit is. The basic concept is to take a small voltage source and convert this into a much higher voltage. This is done by pulsing a high gain transformer and storing the high voltage in a capacitor. Click on the schematic below for a detailed look at a nice simple design from Electronics Lab. How Stuff
Jesse Sullivan lost both of his arms in a work related accident. He is now the worlds first real bionic man. How does it work? “NECAL uses nerve-muscle grafts in amputees to gain added control signals for an artificial arm. Doctors take nerves that used to go to the arm and move those nerves onto chest muscles. The nerves grow into the chest muscles, so when the patient thinks “close
