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Awesome Post-It note stop motion animation.

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:24:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Stop motion is and has been getting incredibly popular for some time now but there is equally as much bad as good and this one is one of the few that top them all as awesome!

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

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Tags: stop motion

Super Mario controled with a Theremin!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:13:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I've been debating for several months now on wether to attempt to make a theremin or buy a cheapo but this confirms that no matter what, I MUST have one! I've been seeing more and more really cool projects done with these things and though I don't have time to do any of them, I just have to try playing music on one, not to mention it could keep the kids busy for hours.

Anyway, back to the point, any excuse to play super mario again is a good excuse in my book!!

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

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The end result is a fairly usable input control for playing games like mario. The bars give the much needed visual feedback as to how "in tune" you are, so you have a better feel of where the trigger points are.

Tags: circuits, electronics, super mario, theremin

Hilarious Roger McNamee / Pre parody done by...Roger McNamee.

Thu, 28 May 2009 22:26:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: At first I thought this would be a lame attempt at some cya comedy but it actually turned out pretty darned funny!

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

The ever-quotable, perennially unkempt Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners fame indulged in a bit of self-parody in a mock-commercial screened at D7 before he and Jon Rubinstein took the stage. While incredibly entertaining, the video also acts as a bit of damage control for Roger, who infamously stated that there would be a massive and sudden exodus from the iPhone to the Pre once those original iPhone contracts are up. Palm naturally distanced itself and "clarified" the comments, but that doesn't seem to have dampened McNamee's spirit: in the video he calls the Pre, among other things, "better than Viagra."

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: palm, pre, roger mcnamee

The clock of all clocks...made from clocks.

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:39:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is just awesome... A digital clock made from analog clocks. It doesn't get much geekier than this. I love it!

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

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From the Humans since 1982 design studio comes the Clock Clock - using 24 analog timepieces to form one big digital. Hrrm ... the incredibly smooth hand movement, makes this one look a bit like a CG concept - even still, quite cool. A free font inspired by the piece is available on their site. [via Geekologie]

Tags: clock

Paper notebook... Not what you think! Very cool drawings!

Thu, 14 May 2009 14:34:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is very very cool! What a great concept!

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

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Tags: notebook, paper

Homemade pinball machine from scrap wood...

Tue, 12 May 2009 15:08:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Add an arduino to this thing with a few buttons and bump sensors and you could have a fully functional score keeping pinball machine for less than a $100! I love how he made the paddles, again so simple yet genius! I'm also thinking this would be a great project for my cub scout den to do as one of there last projects before moving on to boy scouts.

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

With some parental help, this can be a kid-friendly project. Building a solid table with a functioning paddle assembly requires some basic woodworking skills, and may be fairly difficult without proper guidance and appropriate tools. But once the paddle assemblies are in place, just about anyone can build ramps and jumps or anything else they can imagine for the upper part of the table. To me that's where the real fun lies--creating various obstacles and then seeing a ball bounce around all over and through them, somewhat under your power.

Tags: pinball, project, wood

Very cool iPhone to Lego NXT robot integration.

Mon, 11 May 2009 14:06:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: When I first read the title I assumed they came up with some crazy interface to talk to the NXT system using bluetooth over an iPhone but sometimes the most simple solutions are the most genius!

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

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This is a demonstration of iPhone to Lego NXT Robot communication via the Safari browser and Lego's Light Sensor. To build this, you'll need a laptop, two iPhones, and a Lego NXT Robotics Kit. First, build your robot. Second write some Java LeJOS Robot code. Third write some Google Web Toolkit web application code. Fourth, plug in your iPhone into the robot, and use either a browser or another iPhone to drive the Lego Robot!

Tags: iphone, itouch, lego, mindstorms, nxt

World's First Brain Orchestra... Instruments need not apply

Wed, 06 May 2009 16:09:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I guess it was only a matter of time. This is some pretty cool stuff though also very scary imo. It probably won't be long before we do everything using only our brains. Can you say Matrix?

BTW, check out the source for a video.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

The Multimodal Brain Orchestra performed its world premiere on Thursday.

Led by an "emotional conductor" and a traditional one, music and video change in time with the performers' brain waves and heart rate.

The project is the creation of the Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) group at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.

Tags: brain, music, orchestra

The 25 most influential microchips of all time

Mon, 04 May 2009 16:23:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: E.T. would not have been able to phone home without #2.

I personally take a big interest in all things electronic and without these chips, most of the things we take for granit today would not exist.

Clip Source: spectrum.ieee.org

If it weren’t for the TMC0281, E.T. would’ve never been able to “phone home.” That’s because the TMC0281, the first single-chip speech synthesizer, was the heart (or should we say the mouth?) of Texas Instruments’ Speak & Spell learning toy. In the Steven Spielberg movie, the flat-headed alien uses it to build his interplanetary communicator. (For the record, E.T. also uses a coat hanger, a coffee can, and a circular saw.)

Tags: microchip, technology

When illusion combines with virtual reality... Virtual Illusion?

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:06:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This has got to be one of the coolest videos I've ever soon. Not only is this guy an incredible card magician, but also someone has done some incredible work on the virtual reality side of it. Kudo's to all involved!

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

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Marco Tempest demonstrates his playing card magic and augmented reality hybrid act using - "100% real-time stuff - No post-processing. Programmed In C++ with OpenFrameworks, OpenCV, ARToolkitPlus, MacCam and other Open Source goodies..." Very cool to see AR tech finding its way into established performance crafts like this. I'm guessing we'll see these techniques combined with live/performance and projection more and more as ARToolkit catches on. [via Create Digital Motion]

Tags: magic, virtual reality

Ledger Art... Unbelievable!

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:10:09 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I can't even begin to imagine how much time must be invested into these.. The precision of the cuts is nothing short of amazing.

Clip Source: blog.makezine.com

Tags: art

Touchpad with video.. Dare I say "It's about time!"

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:32:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Considering how long the Nintendo DS has been around and how unbelievable successful it's been, it really surprises me that we haven't seen this for computers already! It seems like such an obvious advancement and for me it would finally make the touchpad usefull since I despise them at present. I for one can't stand touchpads and won't purchase a laptop unless it has a touchpoint which really limits my options... This may change my oppinion of them.

Check the source for a video.

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Sure, the icons and apps demonstrated are all a bit lame but the idea of repurposing that 4-inch space for a dual-purpose trackpad and secondary display / widget panel is killer.

Tags: laptop, touchpad

The sink faucet for geeks.... Is nothing sacred anymore?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:02:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: My first response to this was, "you've got to be kidding me, how pointless"... But then the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was quite genius! If you think about it, most people spend a decent amount of time in front of their faucet throughout the day. Wether brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your hands you can now check email or the weather while doing any of those without bringing your laptop with. Now if they could just make it know when I want to brush my teeth vs wash my hands so I never have to adjust the temperature at all!

Check out the source for a vid, though it's not english you still get to see it in action.

Clip Source: www.bornrich.org

Using a facial screening application, the iHouse Smart Faucet recognizes the user and automatically turns on the water to the preferred temperature and flow. The touchscreen on the top of the faucet can be used to access email, check your calendar, check the outside temperature, among other things. With the help of face recognition technology, the SmartFaucet triggers the heater, which heats the water quickly to the desired temperature and flow.

Tags: faucet, sink

Speak n' Spellbinder... Will the speak n' spell ever see it's end?

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:53:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Man do I wish I still had mine from when I was a kid! I still can't get over how popular these things still are... If you search ebay for them you will find tons of original along with tons of pre-bent ones if you want one that has all the work done for you. Personally, this is another item on my ever growing list of things I will modify some day.

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Mysterious music man A.J. Gannon's put together this wild Rock Band guitar / Speak n' Spell hybrid for use on his upcoming album. Calling it the Speak n' Spellbinder, the letters are individually mapped to the buttons on the neck of the axe and it boasts tons of really insane effects. The result is something a little grating, if totally, randomly awesome. Just further debunks that myth about video games making you lazy, doesn't it? Check out the video demonstration after the break, and be sure to hit the read link for many, many more insane instruments made by Gannon.

Tags: circuit bending, hacking, modding, speak n spell

Commodore 64 laptop... Not coming to a store near you.

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:31:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I'm so jealous of the people that have time to do this stuff... I can't begin to imagine how much fun it would be to build something like this. And even more fun would be the reaction you get from people when you show it off.

This really brings back some memories for me. I never had a c64 myself but several of my friends did and I remember being in awe over them... I would really love to get my hands on one now!

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Benjamin J. Heckendorn seems unusually enthused by his latest hack'n mod, calling the Commodore 64 laptop "probably one of, if not my favorite project I have done." That's saying something from the man whose brought the "Benheck" finesse hammer down upon just about every modern and classic PC / game console and accessory you can think of. The C64 lappie features a C64C motherboard, a Gamecube power supply, and special 1541-III DTV device that emulates a floppy drive using a FAT-32 formatted SD card -- all while keeping true to the beige 8-bit spirit of the original. And if we're not mistaken, he's controlling it with an Atari joystick seen in the video posted after the break. Then again, there could be an Xbox 360 controller hiding in that joystick knowing Ben.

Tags: commodore, hacking, modding