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Bag Check

(author unknown) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:00:00 PDT

Spooklight: Wireless Bicycle Light Senses When You're Braking

(author unknown) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:27:14 PDT

Using technology similar to an iPhone, the Spooklight relies upon a three-axis accelerator to determine when the bike is slowing down. It then displays central rear red LED brake lights to alert other road users. Additionally you a touch sensitive pad mounted to your handle bars can be activated to show that you're turning left or right. A wireless signal is sent to the rear LED lights to blink the appropriate amber turn lights. But that's not all the 90g (3.17oz) can do. It has a couple more tricks up its sleeve. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Stylophone Beatbox shows potential

Collin Cunningham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:18 PDT

[begin_noisegeek_rant_here] There's no doubt that the Dubreq's classic Stylophone keyboard holds a special place in the ranks retro-cool musical instrumentats. Similar stylus interfaces have been employed for various synth-DIY endeavors, with ease of implementation being an obvious plus.(who needs switches? just touch GND to a PCB pad!) Unfortunately, the original infamously lo-fi plastic synth wasn't much fun after the novelty wore off and it never sounded as cool as it looked :/

Well it seems someone over at Dubreq realized it's more fun to tap beats, instead of notes. The new Stylophone Beatbox is just as much a toy as its predecessor, but seems a lot more fun to play. The digital sounds may be a bit cheesy, and would probably benefit from some exploratory bending/hacking. The divided contact surface does seem rather neat-o - looks like a great remake for controlling homebrew percussion circuits/microcontrollers/etc. Not bad for ~25 bucks - I'll be hacking one up later this week and will report back my findings.

In the Maker Shed:

SX-150 Analog Synthesizer Kit

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Become a pencil after you die

(author unknown) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:58:25 PDT

Paris 2007, a popularity meter

Matt Mets — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:00 PDT

Tim Schwartz made clever use of an old indicator dial with his piece Paris, 2007. He is using an embedded system to monitor realtime search patterns, in order to determine which Paris is more popular. The meter is constantly updated to show the latest results. It sounds like a pretty fun project to attempt. Anyone know how to get a realtime feed of people's search patterns? [via core77]

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Breath-monitoring dress

Becky Stern — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:00:15 PDT

I'm curious what kind of sensor they're using to make this breath-monitoring dress with dimming/brightening LEDs under the top layer of fabric.

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1987 dating video

Mark Frauenfelder — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:18:18 PDT

So many men to choose from!

Public fountains are disappearing because the concept of public is disappearing

Mark Frauenfelder — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:54:08 PDT

Laura says: "I came across this post where this teacher compares the disappearance of public drinking fountains and the rise of bottled water to the rise in popularity of charter schools."

Public water fountains are not dangerous (unless cooties are real). Tap water is safe, and the spigots are designed to prevent contamination.
The rise of bottled water here in the States shows how a public institution can be demonized and replaced by a much more expensive privatized solution.
Charter schools are like bottled water--they're believed to be superior, and their standards are less stringent that their more public counterparts. (Yes, I know that charter schools are part of the public school systems, but they are not public in the sense that they equally accept all students. This difference matters.)

Charter schools are like bottled water--they're believed to be superior, and their standards are less stringent that their more public counterparts.

packaging | UQAM | Sylvain Allard

(author unknown) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:52:39 PDT

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Anastassia Elias aka Chadou Yama's Paper Sculptures | Sprayblog

(author unknown) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:12:08 PDT

פסלים מגליל נייר טואלט

Sleeveface album art

(author unknown) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:08:37 PDT

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

robot + moustache

swissmiss — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:01:37 PDT

Silver robot pouch with moustache. Made me smile.

swiss kitchen storage

swissmiss — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:29:42 PDT

Swissarmius Cutlery Holder by Art Lebedev Studio.

(via @noodlesandbeef)

הניתוח הצליח, החולה יכול לראות אותו ביוטיוב - קפטן דף הבית - הארץ

(author unknown) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:56:12 PDT

הניתוח הצליח, החולה יכול לראות אותו ביוטיוב -כששיילה מלינס, בת 42 מטנסי, נאלצה לעבור ניתוח מוח לכריתת גידול ממאיר, החליט בית החולים שטיפל בה כי הצלת חייה היא גם הזדמנות טובה ליחסי ציבור. סרטון המתעד את פתיחת הגולגולת של מלינס, שנותרה בהכרה מלאה,

‫איך ייראה גוגל בשנת 2084‬

(author unknown) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:38:31 PDT

Richard Nicholson Photography - 'Last One Out, Please Turn On the Light'

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:26:28 PDT

'last one out, please turn on the lights' - a photographic survey of london's remaining professional darkrooms

Cycle Chic – Theodor Herzl

yanek — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:43:09 PDT

“Herzl beside his bicycle, then revolutionary. About 1900.” This image and the caption is taken from “ALTNEULAND”, novel written by Theodor Herzl in 1902 (English edition, published by Haifa publishing Co. Ltd., 1961)

All-In-One Card Stamp

swissmiss — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:48:41 PDT

Why buy many cards for different occasions if you can have an “One Card for All Occasions Stamp”? It saves time, money and headache. All-In-One Card Stamp by Ji Lee.

Visualizing a Trillion: Just How Big That Number Is?

(author unknown) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:28:11 PDT

Visualizing numbers: One trillion dollars, or 1 followed by 12 zeros, is lots of money but have you ever wonder how big that number actually is?

Scanwiches

(author unknown) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:39:50 PDT