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Convert an Old Slide Projector for Modern Video Use

Convert an Old Slide Projector for Modern Video Use

Projectors can be expensive. Fortunately, slide projectors are not. The idea has probably occurred to many of us that one of these could be melded with modern electronics. It’s possible it’s been done before, but This converted model, made at the Cairo Hackerspace (that’s Egypt, not Georgia), is the first working version that I’ve seen. The […]

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Animated Sculpture using Projected Light

Animated Sculpture using Projected Light

Even if you’re not a big fan of The Boss, you have have to admit that artist Brian Fernandes-Halloran’s sculpture of his mother dancing to Bruce Springsteen, called “Brialliant Disguise,” is pretty incredible.

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“Heads Down” Display for Bicycles

“Heads Down” Display for Bicycles

So far the coolest thing I’ve seen at SXSW has been this clever early-stage prototype from our own Matt Richardson. It’s a “dynamic bike headlight” which can project your speed (and other useful information) onto the road surface in front of you. Matt showed off the proof-of-concept build, this morning, at Bike Hugger’s Built: Make & Tell event. Well done, Matt!

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LaserShark is a Homegrown Laser Projector

LaserShark is a Homegrown Laser Projector

Over at Baltimore Hackerspace, Jeffrey Nelson has been designing a showcard laser projector.

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Inertial Control Orb for Desktop Spherical Display

Inertial Control Orb for Desktop Spherical Display

I didn’t think Nirval Patel’s DIY desktop spherical display unit could get any better. I was wrong.

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Homebrew Liquid Resin 3D Printer Gets Resolution Boost

Homebrew Liquid Resin 3D Printer Gets Resolution Boost

We’ve previously posted about Junior Veloso’s liquid resin 3D printer, which uses a DLP projector beneath a bath of resin to cure an object into its appropriate shape. Junior is reporting a huge gain in resolution from multiple improvements in the design. From our friends at Hack A Day: He’s keeping most of the juicy […]

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