Month: July 2011

Makey Awards 2011 Nominee 09: iRobot Roomba, “Most Hackable Gadget”

Makey Awards 2011 Nominee 09: iRobot Roomba, “Most Hackable Gadget”

Founded in 1990 by a trio of MIT alums, iRobot’s first big break came in 1998 with a DARPA grant that lead to the development of their now-famous PackBot. The automatic vacuuming robot Roomba, the company’s flagship civilian product, was launched in 2002 and has become a resounding commercial success, with more than six million units sold to date.

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3D Print a Zoom Hot Shoe Mount

The hot Thingiverse thing on my radar this week is this hot shoe mount for a Zoom audio recorder for the top of your camera.

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Top 10: Binder clips

Top 10: Binder clips

While searching for related content for this morning’s clever plastic bottle top hack post, I noticed that we have lots of binder-clip related tips, tricks, and hacks. Here are the most trafficked.

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