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NASA’s WorldWind on a Pocket PC

NASA’s WorldWind on a Pocket PC

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Every time I check in on what Casey @ Brains-n-Brawn is up to, it’s always over the top impressive. Adam on #joiito send me this latest gem- the latest project is a port of NASA’s WorldWind application for a Pocket PC. 1st cut at porting NASAs WorldWind desktop app (C# and Managed Direct3D) to run on a Pocket PC (C# and MD3DM). It currently does not work with the satellite imagery, but it does work with all the locally installed data, as well as handling some of the add-ons. Nicely done! Link.

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Solarbotics

Solarbotics

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Zunk writes “While traditional approaches essentially start with a “brain,” and attempt to build robots “downward” from that, BEAM robotics starts from simple reflexes, in a “bottoms-up” approach. The majority of BEAM robots are non-computerized (although simple CPUs can be used to drive them, in a “horse and rider” sort of way). Unlike many traditional processor-based robots, BEAM robots are cheap, simple, and can be built by a hobbyist with basic skills in a matter of hours. Because of this, BEAM is an excellent way of getting started in robotics, and of learning about electronics”. Link.

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Apple Granted Patent for Tablet Mac

Apple Granted Patent for Tablet Mac

Figure7 Th Wow, a Tablet Mac might be hitting the scene soon! Awhile back there were stories (2004) about a tablet Mac and today Mac Observer reports “Apple Computer was granted a patent for an enigmatically titled “Electronic device” Tuesday, May 10th, 2005. Illustrations for the device clearly indicate it to be a tablet-style Macintosh, and patent filings specifically compare it to the “HP Compaq Tablet PC” and several other tablet machines“. Of course if you’re jonesing for one now, you can always make your own.

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Virtual 2XL

Virtual 2XL

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Growing up as an only child, I spent a lot of time with an 8-track playing “robot” called 2XL. You’d get tapes and he’d ask you questions, to answer you’d press a button and then depending what you pressed it would play another portion of a track. It was pretty cool at the time and the Science tape was my favorite. Someone has made a Flash based one with many of the tapes you can try out and play. Memories! Link.

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Make your Own Hologram Kit

Make your Own Hologram Kit

holo.jpgMSNBC’s Gary Krakow got the DIY bug and made some holograms using the Litholo hologram kit. The article explains what holograms are, how they’re made and special “instant hologram film” used to make the home versions. Usually holograms require that there be no motion at all, but the home kit from Litholo gets around that and from what the article says, produces great results! Link.

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