Elizabeth writes in – When I was a kid, I remember using crayons on a map as the election returns came in, as we tallied the votes for each state. I wanted to do that again this year, so I mashed together a map and put it on flickr to share with my friends. I […]
The “Gigapan” robot allows an ordinary digital camera to take a giga-pixel photo. Check out the video above to see it in action. via Taiyoung Ryu
Gorgeous.
If you want to take a stab at amateur astrophotography, or have a telescope with “goto” or auto tracking capability, you either need to make a substantial investment in hardware and software, or you can built your own computer controlled mounts and use a variety of open source telescope guidance software packages. I caught the […]
[Pics by Gary Mattingly] Steam Powered, the first California Steampunk Convention has drawn to a close. What a fantastic, inspiring event! Bowlers and top hats off to Ariane Wolfe, Tofa Borregaard, Richard Bottoms, and everyone else who made the con come off so well. I met tons of cool, friendly, and talented people, marveled at […]
This looks like a really interesting way to make flexible circuits. It uses some specialty printers and materials, but the author does list alternative solutions. These circuits are ideal for applications where weight and/or size is critical. Check out the instructable for a nice step-by-step tutorial. Produce your own single-sided flexible printed circuits using a […]
One of our readers sent in this project that uses a vintage record player as a base for an iPhone dock. I love adding new functionality to discarded antiques. Check out the link for more pictures of the build. Umm… Yeah. So, about a month ago, I found an old Waters-Conley Phonola “portable” record player […]
