I wish I had one of these, how cool would it be to have your coffee made by a Commodore 64?
[via BB]
Translated version of http://tontos.splinder.com/post/8596280
Calpis, Standing the Test of Time
A very Japanese geek sort of thing. I like the taste of it myself, it’s kind of a milky fizzy drink.
CALPIS is…well, a lactic acid drink ( according to my dic.) and born in 7/7/1919 !
Wow very old 🙂
[via Metroblog Tokyo]
G73 Pano Pinhole 35 Camera
I’m happy to see that my projects are having an effect of people.
After seing this Team Droid pinhole camera.. I was inspired to create a Golgo73 version of a panoramic pinhole camera.. The main difference was that I wanted to use 35mm film.. It’s much cheaper.. And more importantly -> Way easier to find.. I was aiming for a small form factor initially.. But I went a bit bigger to make first time construction easier..Below is what I came up with.. The G73 Pano Pinhole 35..
Nice job, I like that he used fome core for his construction material.
[via MAKE]
Suppressing The Static Electricity
Now here is a handy gadget (no puns please). It’s a key ring that’s available from japan that will equalize the static charge on you and your car. The result is that you don’t get a nasty zap when you touch the door. The page is kind of old and these might not be available any longer but the idea is pretty cool. I need one of these for my wife, she can’t stand getting zapped when she gets out of my car. I suppose I could make one out of a plastic tube and a 10 Meg ohm resistor but the alien had has a cool look.
Classic Video Pong Kit
Super! Just the way to spend a project evening.
Blocky table tennis with a ball and two paddles was one of the first real video games to make it into mainstream culture. It took an awful lot of high-tech electronics in 1972 to create this classic game. Now however you can cobble together your very own Classic Video Table Tennis Game with a little determination and some basic soldering skillz. This kit contains a pre-printed circuit board and 39 various resistors, diodes, and capacitors. Solder everything together (following the instructions we hope) and plug the audio and video into any standard TV for instant Table Tennis action. You can play against another lowly human or challenge the computer at four different skill levels.
I wonder if the kit can be hacked to make variations on the game… Hockey or even handball???
Cool Looking Desk Lamp
At first glance this looks just like any other magnifying lamp but this one is different. With the two 10 watt lamps you should get very even lighting when working on small projects. The price is right too. I’ve been looking for a small desk lamp to go one my workbench and this might be it.
[via red ferret]