Linux on Zipit
Zipit hacker Hunter Davis runs through installing Linux on the low-cost WiFi connected IM device in his latest tutorial.
Gadgets
Open source Homeland Security non-lethal weapon – The Do-it-yourself handheld LED-based Incapacitator: THE BEDAZZLER
Adafruit’s first open source Homeland Security non-lethal weapon project – The “Do-it-yourself Handheld LED-Based Incapacitator: THE BEDAZZLER”. After attending a conference where the $1million “sea-sick flashlight” (THE DAZZLER) was demoed by Homeland Security, Adafruit decided to create an under $250 version and here are the source code, schematics and PCB files! This is not a […]
Live at the Handcar Regatta
The scene along the tracks was controlled chaos, with equal parts corsets and mustaches. Hand built mechanical wonders flew down the tracks, drag race style, and my team and car, the Bumpin’ Contraption finished 4th!
Electrobike Pi
Spotted this sexy commercial electric bicycle in a back issue of Popular Science at the barber shop today. It’s called Pi, and the company that makes it is based out of San Francisco. The magazine article claims it uses a Nu Vinci continuously-variable transmission but the official company specs now only mention a Shimano 8-speed. Sounds like they’re still working out the kinks. Something to keep an eye on, though.
Ignite talk on “Adapting with Technology”
Mark Argo give a terrific little five-minute talk on the history of DIY gadgetry and what we can learn from past as we try to forge a more personalized, DIY future. Ignite
Monome clone using arcade buttons
Travis Chen wrote in to let us know he just finished making his own Monome clone using full-sized arcade buttons. Each of the 64 hand wired Happ arcade buttons is lit with a super bright green LED.
Wi-Fi dowsing rod
Dutch maker Mike Thompson designed and built this WiFi dowsing rod by joining old and new to deliver a whimsically arcane device.
