Close encounters of the MAKER kind – “The 3-foot hovering disks developed by two Orange County hobbyists have sparked a wave of ‘flying saucer’ reports to authorities – Several residents have reported sightings to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in recent months. And word has even reached a Canadian UFO researcher who has posted information […]
Sparkfun has a couple new goodies to check out – “A wireless color camera with audio for under $50! This small, mountable 1.2GHz camera needs only an 8V supply or a 9V battery for operation. We decided to carry them simply because of their size and ease of use.” – Link & they also have […]
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT can be pre-ordered in a couple weeks! – “Place your orders! Beginning Saturday, April 1, you can place an advance order to guarantee receipt of one of the highly anticipated new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets when they release in August. A limited quantity of NXT toolsets will be available for pre-order through […]
Here is a really cool acrylic edge-lit clock inside a hand-carved jewelry box from India. Thanks joevennix! – Link.
Tyler writes – “In a desperate attempt to alleviate the aforementioned problems, I sat down with my friends and concocted the ultimate gaming machine. Unfortunately, unable to overcome the challenges of bio breaks and real life (without taking steps we would rather not go into at this time) we had to settle for the version […]
Turns out you can fit a lot of computers (and other things) on the back of a truck – here’s a gallery of the “overloaded” – [via] Link.
Steve from Robots.net writes – “Microbric Pty Ltd of Australia offers modular robotic kits that allow the construction of a wide range of autonomous mobile robots. The modules are solderless, interconnecting parts built up on PC boards. Microbric recently sent us one of their Viper kits along with an add-on kit containing line-following sensors. The […]
