ArduIMU quadcopter drone
Packed with infrared and ultrasonic sensors, the ArduIMU Quadcopter from maker Jose Julio can hover in place and avoid objects.
Month: May 2010
EVO 4G rooted
Looks like the Sprint EVO 4G has been rooted. That’s close to two weeks before it’s set to launch. There aren’t many details other than the group responsible acquired their phones at Google I/O and have yet to publish their methods.
An iris by any other name?
Right, so, here’s a question for the nomenclaturally aware mechanical engineers in the audience. Last weekend, I was exposed to two equally awesome objects that include radially-opening apertures that I call “irises.” The first, to left, is Alan Rorie’s Aperture Lamp, which includes an adjustable opening to control the amount of light it emits. The […]
Cardboard irising peephole model
Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow picked up my post yesterday about Christopher Schaie’s gorgeous brass and wood irising door peephole, and within a few hours one of his fans made a cardboard replica and presented it to him, in person, at a book-signing. And then Cory blogged the replica. All within the space of 24 hours. The internet is an amazing thing.
Dharma Initiative Cupcake Holder for Lost Finale
Ok, raise your hand if you’re watching the “Lost” finale tonight? I thought so! Hopefully you’ve made some great “Lost” treats for the party, just like Sam Walker’s handmade cupcake holder. Make sure to let us know if you made your own “Lost” party favors, too! [via Agent M Loves Tacos]
Go to Maker Faire for free!
Kim Pedersen of monorails.org write in to share how he was able to see the Faire for free.
Ben Cowden’s “Wayward Calliope”
One of the highlights of our tour of the Maker Faire grounds last Thursday was this “Wayward Calliope” by artist Ben Cowden of Applied Kinetic Arts. Turn the crank, and a combined mechanical and pneumatic power transfer system activates a choir of slide whistles to produce a sound that is simultaneously beautiful, creepy, and hilarious. Somehow. It’s rather harder to appreciate in a noisy exhibit hall, so if you were at the Faire and saw, but couldn’t hear, be double-dog-sure to check the vid.