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RIP Steve Jobs. You, and your Homebrew Computer cohort and Apple Computer, fundamentally changed our lives, through technology. Multiple times. You (and Apple) made magic with technology. I literally gasped the first time I picked up the new MacBook Air. Not a lot of consumer tech makes me gasp.
We’ve posted about Phillips’ Ambilight (Wikipedia) real-time multicolor display backlighting system, and various DIY versions thereof, before (see below). If you’re not familiar with the idea, watch a few seconds of the embedded video, as it’s hard to appreciate the effect from still images. If you believe the hype, this kind of dynamic backlighting improves viewing by making it more “immersive” and reducing “backlight bleed.” In any case, it’s certainly cool-looking.
Find yourself needing something to prop up your smartphone to video chat or watch some YouTube? How about this snazzy smartphone bracelet stand from Etsy seller oopsmark? Hand-tooled thick leather construction and an adjustable chrome post finish off this fashionably functional accessory.
Very cool idea from Ponoko seller ticktock showroom, and reasonably priced at $100 US. Could be a fun remake, too, especially if, like me, you’ve been looking for a use for that old piece of motorcycle chain you can’t quite bring yourself to throw out. [via Boing à la Boing]
The Biosensing and Networked Performance workshop at conference at ISEA 2011 in Istanbul helped participants create their own GSR sensor for the iPhone. [Via Arduino]
Um. Wow. It’s attributed to MOCPages member PLUM B, and here described by The Brothers Brick: “[F]eatures a clip-fed firing mechanism that shoots rubber bands – perfect for taking out the paper Locust horde. If that’s not enough, the saw blade on the front of the gun is motorized for slice and dice action.”
Highlights from the MAKE Flickr pool this week include more life-size transformers, a geodesic dome made of bamboo, a side-by-side hybrid bicycle with a surfboard in between, and more! Check it out!
