The Vinyl Killer is a toy car that plays records by driving around in circles with a built in speaker, the Scratchophone adds bigger speakers, more power and just looks darn cool. Here’s a shot of how it was constructed if you want to make your own. Via BoingBoing.
WMMNA posted up about a Pohang University of Science and Technology invention- DIY home cancer and diabetes detector. “All you need is a few drops of blood and some simple knowledge of cancer and diabetes,” said Professor Yoo Jae-chun. “Just like operating a CD player, you push the button and wait for a result. But this is just for checking, not for treatment.
Some great examples of money origami. Folding paper money (or “money origami”) is my one true creative output. My best original designs include spiders, eyeglasses, sailboats, and framed portraits. I got started in high school when I learned how to make a ring out of a dollar bill. I generally make these items to leave as tips. I like the money spider the best.
Here are some of the first photos of the 2006 Lexus RX 400h Hybrid. It’s pretty weird to “start it up” it’s just on, and then later after you’re moving the engine will kick in. I’ll have more later, but here are some geek features: 3 power ports for things like a Stompbox, Tablet PC display for live Google maps, etc.. Bluetooth which I’m not sure what exactly it can do with yet, but will know soon. And of course, it’s hybrid so you can get over 600 miles before needing to fill up.
Wow, this sounds like our Maker fair! I’m going to check this out and report back. Explore the world of engineering and science at the UW College of Engineering Open House held on April 22 (9am – 3pm) and April 23 (10am – 2pm). From water rockets to robot games to making liquid nitrogen ice cream, the college offers more than 100 hands-on exhibits, making this educational event truly interactive and fun. More at the UW College of Engineering Open House site.
It’s fun to make MIDI out of game controllers, but it might be more fun to control games using MIDI! Peter asks…“The real question is, can we get two MIDI guitars together and manage to pull off “dueling banjos” AND get a decent Pong score?”. The wait is over, MIDI controlled pong– Download PongKong here.
There’s a group called Flickr hacks which has some interesting things you can do with photos and more. I had posted an idea about using Flickr as a universal translator- you type in what you want to do, say, find, eat or whatever on your phone and you get a picture back that you can show someone you’re trying to communicate with. It’s based on a book called “Point to it“. Steeev from the group made a prototype which can found here. Neat!
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