Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
This looks like an OK MP3 player. I think I might get one as a Christmas gift for one of my kids. If she likes it I might get one of my own. The list of features is impressive. Text to speech, images display, a recorder, FM radio… If only it used a removable memory device for storage it would be perfect! Hum, I have a soldering iron and I’m not afraid to use it. I wonder if I could ‘extend’ it’s storage capabilities a little (like by 1GB).
Delivering pizza in the ‘bad’ part of town? Like to screw over your drug dealer? If so, you might want to save your pennies for one of these:
This is a regular Levis Strauss type denim jacket with a level IIIA bullet-proof lining cleverly sewn into the inside. Perfect for casual wear this jacket offers all round protection against all rounds up to, and including, .44 magnum.
Man, who wouldn’t want this tripod? Just being able to shoot directly down would be enough for me but the window mount is the real deal breaker.
This is a happy discovery. Who would have ever guessed that chewing gum would speed up recovery from colon surgery.
You don’t have to shell out the big bucks if you want a micro sized R/C plane. You can do like these guys and build your own. I think that if anyone likes to tinker and build things at least once in their lives they should conquer flight. I can’t think of a better way of doing this than to build a tiny plane that you can fly in your own home. Think of the benefits, the only thermal it can catch is over the coffee maker and if it does catch it your not going to be running for miles after it. It it smacks into a door frame and turns into art rather than a working plane your the only one that sees it happen and thus are spared the embarrassment.
Make sure you read the twin motor steering section!
This Japanese tea serving robot showed up on a few places on the ‘net today. I have long wondered if anyone would ever offer one of these in kit form and now I have my answer.
You can get one from the Robotstore for $90US ($170US if your a wimp and can’t build it from the kit).
The driving force of the original tea-carrying doll came from a spring made of whale whiskers (actually whale teeth). All the other components, such as its gears, body and escapement for speed adjustments, were made of wood. How does it work? When a tea cup is placed on the tray, the stopper is released by the whale spring attached to the doll’s arms; the spring forces the stopper to engage again when the cup is lifted from the tray.
[via Engadget and MAKEzine]
Karakuri kit