Under The Bridge (via Allard One)

Under The Bridge (via Allard One)

Headlines don’t get much better than this (via minifig)

Headlines don’t get much better than this (via minifig)

Rifle-mounted cup-holder - Boing Boing

Gadget of the century.

dance me to the end (via shades of mediocrity) I like this guy’s stuff, just added him as a contact. I like his style.

dance me to the end (via shades of mediocrity)

I like this guy’s stuff, just added him as a contact. I like his style.

Google to connected netbooks to the cloud.

Google announces Chrome Operating System, open-source Windows competitor - Boing Boing

How The Chalkbot Works (via ktakeyama) (via Make)

Looks like a fun toy to build at home. I’m thinking servos and texas with an Arduino, rather than the chalk sprayers.

Textas are a bit thin… perhaps a dot matrix + ink ribbon version just for the hell of it? The important factor is autonomy.

Mobile Innovations (via kenyacitizentv)

Kenyan home automation via mobile phone. Looks like 3210s so SMS rather than bluetooth.. good text plan hopefully.

Reminded me of a video I saw a few years ago of an African kid doing 12v lighting in his village with solar and scavenged car batteries. All electrical theory was self taught. With that curiosity and initiative. I wonder if he went much further, like this guy.

Wolverine - The Animal

Has anybody actually seen a wolverine? Certainly not worthy of being an X-Men hero… it’s the largest land-dwelling species of the weasel family! WTF?

Dork Yearbook

Vale Atari 2600.

boards:ottantotto [Small Electronic Thingies for Doing All Kinds Of Fun Stuff]

Another reduced size Arduino compatible board. Don’t know if it’s any cheaper than ModernDevice.com’s Really Bare Bones, the designer isn’t overly interested in starting a store. Design files are available so small runs for group projects or education can be organized via any online PCB service.

I like the ottantotto because it includes the serial interface, while the RBBB does not, but the availability and kit form of the RBBB has a lot going for it, particularly for my immediate concern of presenting a new project to a new audience.