Archive for the 'Electronics' Category

Mind controlled gaming

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Very cool idea.  Although, having played hours of WOW at this point with my kids I’m not sure it’s so important to move even less than one does now while playing video games.  I’d actually like to see someone incorporate a wii-fit or some other sort of controller that REQUIRES more interaction.
Damn!  I am [...]

SparkFun Electronics

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

SparkFun Electronics - Higher end toys for hackers and robotics enthusiasts.  Great GPS and gyro/compass boards.  While you’re there, check out the Port-O-Rotary: Rotary style cell phone.  Just pop in your sim card and plant it on your dashboard in the car or pull it out of your briefcase during a meeting.  OLD SKOOL at [...]

Circuit Board Design Software

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

fritzing.org - Need to make your own Circuit Boards?  This (free) software will help.
Created by the University of Applied Sciences in Germany.  Still in it’s Alpha stage as of this writing.