Here’s a new technology blog (& videos) that was recently launched by GE Global Research, GE’s R+D center. It’s called “From Edison’s Desk”. The site has entries directly from their researchers about the technology work they are doing – everything from nanotechnology (check out superhydrophobicity) and hydrogen energy to medical imaging and holographic data storage. […]
More Roomba hacking and projects, Boston Globe – “Some people are tinkering with their Roomba robotic vacuums, but not much of it has to do with cleaning floors…for some, the disc-shaped machine that zips across floors sucking up dirt and dust is more than an electronic housekeeper: It’s a science project on wheels, a surrogate […]
These are great, homemade DIY vehicles from Chinese farmers – the sub was made by a 67 year old farmer from a village near Wuhan, China. [via] Link. Related: MADE ON EARTH – Link.
Jensect writes – “[Here are] photo directions for making your own paint chip wallet! I saw one of these in the back of ReadyMade magazine. I had a big stack of paint chips, and a little extra time…” Link. Related: Other crafty/maker wallet making – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member AizeMashehu writes – “My Monsta-Mac-Attacker is an ongoing project consisting of a homemade hard-drive-selector-switch and homemade fanbuses as well as modded [liquid-safe] external water cooling and best of all it runs Mac OSX, Linux KDE and Windows XP!.” Link.
Adam writes, “Here’s a post on my knitting blog of my most recent project, paying homage to Apple Computer back in the glory days of the Apple II and the Lisa. It’s a felted laptop bag for my iBook, and I needle felted on the Apple logo. My plans still include adding a shoulder strap, […]
OK, this isn’t Microsoft’s SPOT technology, it’s another one, from Sun and it’s all about sensors – “Sun Microsystems detailed on Monday a Java-based wireless-sensor development kit that it intends to sell to researchers, universities and hobbyist programmers.” – Link. Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT) – Link. Not related?: Microsoft’s SPOT (Smart personal […]
