iPhone 4 steadicam
We’ve seen our fair share of steadicams over the years. Not content with waiting around for a commercial solution, maker Spencer Watson decided to whip together this gimbaled steadicam for his new iPhone 4.
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iPod speaker in hollowed-out tree trunk
Yes, it’s a log. It’s also an iPod speaker with quality sound called the iTree. Austrian designers KMKG worked with speaker company Lenz to design the 130-pound curiosity.
Gorillapod iPad Stand
Creative re-use is always a plus. Check out this Joby Gorillapod being used as an iPad stand.
Design Space Q+A: Sony Ericsson
Next up in our Design Space series we visited interface designer George Arriola at the San Francisco Sony Ericsson office. George was kind enough to draw back the curtain and permit a peek into one of the most secretive and innovative telecommunication industries — mobile phones. Come take a look with us. No NDA required!
TRRSTAN, the audio controlled cellbot
The folks over at cellbots.com are at it again. Meet TRRSTAN, a cellbot controlled via the audio jack on a mobile handset. The site is a little vague on the details, but whatever they’ve got going on should ultimately drive down the price tag. Add an approachable way to program it and you’d have yourself one heck of a low-cost robotics platform.
AppEliza and AppInventor
Brief video show AppInventor in action Robert Oschler, from RobotsRule, sent us an excited message about Android AppInventor and the application he made with it, AppEliza, a modern take on the classic Eliza therapy chat-bot: AppEliza is a free ELIZA style therapist chat-bot for Android phones. You talk to it and tell it your problems, […]
Open source VESA-compliant CNC iPad wall mount
North Carolinian Jonathan Danforth designed this laminated iPad wall mount, which he calls The Walet Mount, for CNC manufacture, and made the DXF files freely available on Thingiverse so you can make your own. The back features keyhole slots for direct-to-wall mounting and VESA-standard holes for mounting to any compliant monitor mount (such as an articulated arm) and the side features a contoured through-hole for the headphone cord. Jonathan will sell you a complete unit manufactured in Plyboo bamboo plywood for $65. [Thanks, Angus!]
