3D scanner using standard webcam
Qi Pan, a PhD candidate at the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, has developed a novel approach to capturing 3D objects with a standard webcam.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Stained glass d20s
From Flickr user Bloodthirsty Vegetarians, who also produce an eponymous podcast. [via Neatorama]
LEGO-sized hole punch by MUJI
Paper craft meets LEGO with MUJI’s quad hole punch and kits, available November 27th at MUJI Japan. [via CRAFT]
DIY accelerometer controlled USB gamepad
Check out this homebrew accelerometer controlled USB gamepad using a PIC18F2550 from Starlino. You’ll find code and schematics on their site.
Banned Xboxs flood online marketplaces
Banned Xboxs flood online marketplaces via BBG. Hundreds of Xboxs have appeared on online marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist in the wake of the mass Xbox live bans. Over the past week Microsoft has banned nearly one million users from the online gaming service after finding that they had modified their consoles to play […]
“Father of video games” documentary
Motherboard has this wonderful look inside the world (and workshop) of Ralph Baer, creator of Pong, Simon, and other electronic/video game classics. Ralph Baer and His All-Purpose Boxes
DIY bike repair stand
Sometimes our bikes break, and when they do it’s a lot easier to repair them if you have a stand. Too expensive? Then make you own bicycle repair stand with a few parts form the hardware store.
