SolderSmoke – a continuing discussion between a couple of ham radio operators about all things electronic and geeky. We have been meeting on Echolink for some time now to discuss what was on our Workbenches and to kick design ideas around for new electronic projects. This Week: SuitSat. Jupiter’s moons. Back yard telescopes. Trip to […]
James Horecka built a monorail for puppies, it’s like pouring sugar in your eyeballs, it’s that cute. [via] Link. In MAKE volume 01, Made on Earth, we have the people version if you’re thinking of building one yourself.
Robot dancers deployed in Australia – “Gone are the twirling aerial ropes that became something of a 1990s signature for the Adelaide-based Australian Dance Theatre. Enter the robots, towering, ambulatory, geometric structures that cross art deco with Lego, or smaller, silvery creatures that swarm across the stage with bunched spidery legs.” [via] Link.
Jonny5rd’s sent us word of things he has made and took photos of – “Rubberband Gun: I wanted a semi-automatic rubberband gun, i had a pizza box, two nails, and copious amounts of hot glue. This is what came of it. And yes, that is a laser pointer. Levitating Lego Lamp: This was origionally one […]
Make music as you walk, dance, run around – “…a unique performance instrument for motion-capture midi control, featuring extensive customization to enable a wide range of musical and visual applications. Setup and operation is simple, intuitive and quick. The suit is modeled on the human skeletal form using rotational sensors placed on the joints. The […]
Eliot on Engadget has a sub-ish $1,000 HTPC how-to, he writes “We’ve seen a lot of home theater PCs lately and being in need of a new workstation, we decide to build one of our own. We started planning by looking around to see what others had done. It would be fun to own a […]
Refik writes – “Sometimes we have a need to measure the temperature of a room, of an object or just maybe a terrarium; so it never gets too hot or too cold for your hamster and it warns the system to turn on a cold or hot fan (ok just a bit Sci-Fi). A DIY […]
