For a time, it looked Aptera might be missing out on the US Department of Energy’s funding bonanza for energy-efficient vehicles due to its car’s three-wheeled nature, but it looks like President Obama has now had the final say on the matter, and signed legislation that makes both two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles eligible for the [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thanks to Arduino, a modified 3.5″ disk drive, and The Imperial March MIDI file, this anonymous reader was able to recreate the song using a standard floppy. No speakers were used in the making of this clip, just lots of vibrations. Continue reading to watch.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
You’ve seen the $9500 Periodic Table turned coffee table, now here’s the DIY version. To build your own, you’ll need shower tiles of various colors, a permanent marker, and a custom crafted table. [via Imgur]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, British engineer Iain Sharp decided to spend 12-months and $800 building a real-life version of Atari’s Lunar Lander game, complete with a “science-fiction-sounding mission operator.” Click here for first picture in gallery. The computer measures success by the lander’s descent rate and its final position [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
More than just a LEGO diorama, this stunning Japanese temple has “fish [that] swim against the stream while the shishi odoshi breaks the ‘quietness’.” Continue reading for a video. This shrine, by gtahelper, is top notch. It’s packed with all sorts of incredible details, including the first Shishi odoshi that I’ve seen. [via BB]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
That’s right, this ListenUp MP3 player on eBay from 1997 is claimed to be the first true MP3 audio player. According to the seller, “only 25 units were produced for testing and evaluation and a few units were actually sold.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery. When audiohighway.com had its public offering on [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
ITG’s xpPhone isn’t just a concept, like the renders may lead you to believe, but a rather a functional smartphone that has already made its way to trade shows. It features an AMD Super Mobile CPU, up to 1GB of memory, 120GB HDD, 4.8-inch touchscreen, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, stand-alone GPS, and Bluetooth connectivity. Video after the [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Designed by Scott Jarvie, the Clutch Chair was created using 10,000 drinking straws, and looks quite comfortable to say the least, though a bit fragile. According to Scott, “the Clutch Project began as a microscopic observation of the structural composition of trees and the directional properties of Capillary tubes (xylem).” Continue reading for one more [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
What you’re looking at above is the computer that sent the very first email via ARPANET, 40-years ago on October 29, 1969. Simply put, “the message was sent from the UCLA SDS Sigma 7 Host computer to the SRI SDS 940 Host computer.” Click here for first picture in gallery. Like most systems of the era, [...]
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Amazon is selling the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 for only $86.63 shipped, originally priced at $249.95. Featuring “a lightweight honeycomb aluminum casing and magnesium frame structure, these open-air headphones produce no sense of pressure on the ears, offering a completely natural listening experience.” Product page. The sound is smooth and relaxed, with deep resonating bass and [...]
Well I just wanted 2 get yall’s comments on if i should get a laptop and if so which kind so yeah, plz comment, respond, wutevah
Saturday, October 31, 2009
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