PingMag brings us an interview with Dana Gordon and Jean-Baptiste Labrune of Mediamatic on how to make hybrid toys. The Dutch Mediamatic centre is known for connecting the physical world with the digital. So, a couple of weeks ago, they held a Hybrid Toys Workshop to teach people how to make physical toys with digital […]
We’re all familiar with the hibernate/deep-sleep features that are typical on your standard laptop. In this mode, the entire contents of RAM are written to the disk and the machine is completely shut down. When it’s next booted, the system is restored to the exact state it was at before sleep, with all of your […]
This appears to me a homemade robot that slingshots a tennis ball when Jerry the dog places it in the barrel. Anyone know more about this device?
This is the latest video of the Big Dog from Boston Dynamics. What would you do if you came across this in the woods? I know, take it apart and see how it works, or run for your life! It is amazing how real this things looks when it recovers from a hit at 0:41. […]
Alexandre sent in this interesting sculpture made from a lot of LEDS and servos to control the movement. There is a video available on the web site. Æ’5³ _ framework 5*5*5 refers to informatics’ modular workspace, called a framework. Here, Æ’5³ ‘s “frames” constitute the framework, a space built up by five modules of 2*2m, […]
Ever wondered how designers make those polished 3D PCB renderings? Flickr user Rob sheds some light on the issue with the comparison seen above – Comparison of a virtual board and a real board, designed in Eagle and rendered using the amazing Eagle3D by Matthias Weißer, which creates files for POV-Ray. It’s like seeing the […]
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 7 PM – 9 PM (ET) ALWAYS FREE! Location: Smith Hall of Art, Room 114 George Washington University 801 22nd St NW Washington, DC 20037 Tom Lee : Cheaper Arduino Wifi Bringing ethernet connectivity to the Arduino for around fifty dollars, Lady Ada’s XPort Shield has gotten people understandably excited. But […]
