The Computer-On-a-Stick (COS) is a USB Flash Drive featuring its own Onboard Operating System together with a full suite of Microsoft Office-compatible applications. It’s Linux based and includes… the powerful Mozilla Firefox Web Browser, Evolution email, and Yahoo & MSN compatible Instant Messenger for superior Internet connectivity Link.
Modcast is a podcast (if you don’t know what a podcast is, see the FAQ) dedicated to bringing you the latest news from the tech modding community. It’s basically a radio show, but not live, geeky, and dedicated to technological discussions. The main focus is cool mods and hacks for your PC or home electronics, but sometimes we will discuss other topics. Link.
Many hobbyists are beginning to rediscover the appeal of classic microcomputers from the 70s and early 80s.
A furniture maker by day, Andrew Argyle had been making clocks for years when he discovered that eBay had made previously obscure nixie tubes easy to obtain.
When the Art League of Houston gave two local artists the freedom to transform soon-to-be-demolished houses into one giant sculp- ture, the artists jumped at the opportunity.
Covered in brown shag carpet and propelled by gray, rubberized wheels, Clocky, a mobile alarm clock invented by Gauri Nanda of MIT’s Media Lab, may be the next pet rock.
Dale Dougherty wonders what would it mean for products to be more maker friendly, not just user friendly.
