Jake writes in regarding our post on “House Trucks” – “Any discussion of house trucks has to include the mention of Rolling Homes – Handmade House on Wheels by Jane Lidz. That book was the inspiration for my own school bus to camper conversion project.” – Link.
Russ from MI sent in this incredibly interesting online store filled with projects, kits, lasers and a lot of high voltage gear – “Information Unlimited is a New Hampshire corporation dedicated to the experimenter and technology enthusiast. Formed in 1974, our highly creative company holds many patents ranging from weapons development to children’s toys.” – […]
Get outside and see some stars folks – “Ground-based astronomy could be impossible in 40 years because of pollution from aircraft exhaust trails and climate change, an expert says. Aircraft condensation trails – known as contrails – can dissipate, becoming indistinguishable from other clouds. If trends in cheap air travel continue, says Professor Gerry Gilmore, […]
Here’s a fun robotic luggage concept from architect/designer Peter Yeadon – the Fido luggage bot follows you around like a loyal companion as you travel. I’ve hauled a lot of robots -in- suitcases, but it would be nice to have my suitcase doing something more than get heavier or lost. [via] Link.
Nathan writes – “Working feverishly at the 2006 Carrier Convention I built a functioning replica of Carrier’s newest air conditioner, complete with the compressor, valves and working fan. It took every hour of both days of the convention, but in the end I was happy with the result. And with that spinning fan, wow, what […]
Spark electronics has a $39 GPS logger that works with Google Earth – “The Lassen iQ FAT16 Datalogger is the latest widget from SFE. This little board will datalog all GPS data (longitude, latitude, speed, altitude, etc) up to 440 hours with a 256MB SD card using FAT16 format! Direct and automatic text file recording! […]
Troy writes – “I was looking at the Make flickr pool and saw your sweet silk screened moleskin. So after some quick searching, I found these: Quick ‘n dirty silk screening – Link. Professional and involved – Link. Neither seem particularly daunting once you grasp the concept. I just have to start drawing up or […]
