World clock site…
Wow, this is fun/morbid/scary to put on an extra screen or flat panel… via BoJ.
Computers & Mobile
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Opening the underground lair of the Cowtown Computer Congress
The Cowtown Computer Congress (CCCKC) is opening of their Underground Lab to the public for a week of events starting March 2, 2009. The CCCKC is the first organization of its kind in the Midwest. They hope to serve the community by providing technology classes, donating unique projects to local organizations, and providing technology assistance […]
Mobile Phone Mega-Market in Shenzhen
Bunnie visited the cell phone market in China… One thing that’s true about the technology markets in China is that the more you learn about it, the less you find you know. Liam Casey, “Mr. China†himself, and the CEO of PCH, came in and said exactly that our first day on the tour. I […]
$100 Linux wall-wart launches
$100 Linux wall-wart launches… Marvell Semiconductor is shipping a hardware/software development kit suitable for always-on home automation devices and service gateways. Resembling a “wall-wart” power adapter, the SheevaPlug draws 5 Watts, comes with Linux, and boasts completely open hardware and software designs, Marvell says. In typical use, the SheevaPlug draws about as much power as […]
Visualizing the number of links on 98 popular websites
Visualization of of the # of links on the homepage of the top 98 websites (MAKE is in there!)…. via Waxy.
Phone sniffs your breath to detect diseases
Phone sniffs your breath to detect diseases… Applied Nanodetectors Ltd (AND) of the UK prototyped a mobile phone that can detect various diseases from user’s breath and exhibited it at the International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference (nano tech 2009). The handset was manufactured by Nokia Corp of Finland. AND is aiming to do businesses with […]
Getting acquainted with Arduino + Processing
I know there’s a number of folks out there who love Arduino sketching but have yet to really break the ice with Processing (same here!) Morgellon posted this basic orientation for communicating between the two pleasingly similar environments – and he didn’t forget to post the relevant code either. Using both environments in tandem, opens […]