I branded myself, about 8 years ago, with a cookie cutter and a blowtorch. The first time my dad saw it, he asked if someone had held me down and mutilated me in some kind of gangland reprisal. Dad thinks my life is a lot more exciting than it actually is. Anyhoo, Cory just boinged this link to the Shapeways blog, wherein is described a nift...
Conrad2468 on Thingiverse printed this LED clip for his glasses. Great for reading, soldering, and face tracking (use an IR LED for that one). Read more | Permalink | Comments | [...]
Android hacker Akia Harada has successfully ported the latest version of Android to the T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream. It's an early build that needs optimization, but it does boot and gives those brave eno[...]
These tiny cufflink lighters by Etsy seller YOUgNeek are sure to come in handy whenever you want to light something. I really like the idea of functional accoutrements- anyone selling a soldering i[...]
Pictures from the longest solar eclipse of the century. Boston Globe - Earlier today, the moon passed directly in front of the sun, causing a total solar eclipse that crossed nearly half the Earth[...]
Incoras Solutions Ltd today announced the full release of MediaDesigner version 1.2, Eclipse-based design and test workbench that dramatically reduces time-to-market, costs and risks in the developmen[...]
MightyOhm points out this tutorial covering some basic setup for using the Eclipse programming software with AVR chips. If you're not familiar, Eclipse is a cross-platform open-source development e[...]
In some sense, the Eclipse Public License (EPL) is a “mortgage-free” license in that one is allowed to add components and market them in an open-source or closed-source way. You can take[...]
Rog8811's managed to pack a green laser diode, mirrors, motor and battery into the slender form factor of a Zippo lighter - resulting in an extremely portable pattern projector. Very cool, and as[...]
Macraigor Systems, LLC today announced immediate On-Chip Debug Technology (OCDemon) support for the MIPS32 24KE, a high-performance RISC core family with DSP enhancements.[...]
Paper based designs can lead to paper clip designs. It is good how he has each of the parts he needs ready to show. Look ma, no pliers! This one has a good narrative explaining the choices invo[...]