Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
Baring the fact that there is no flash on this camera, this kit is quite cool. After you assemble it you will have a simple point and shoot fixed focus camera. Now, as your building it I don’t see any reason not to add a flash sync contact on the shutter (I did that with a 110 camera in my youth) and who knows what else. Hey, this may become a popular modding platform!
[via Red Ferret]
This is getting close to an actual replacement for human hearing, it can detect sounds but it can’t do anything with the information. Also, the frequency range (4200-35,000 Hz) passes human hearing (20-20000 Hz). Still it is a major step closer to a hearing implant that could restore the hearing of thousands of people.
My brother sent me a link to this. Its quite impressive to see paper worked in this way.
Well this isn’t good news for some people I’ve met… Some MIT students with access to loads of gear checked out the RF properties of some common aluminium foil hat configurations (Fez, Centurion, and the Classical) and discovered, much to the horror of nuts everywhere, that they can amplify frequencies used by government agencies:
The helmets amplify frequency bands that coincide with those allocated to the US government between 1.2 Ghz and 1.4 Ghz. According to the FCC, These bands are supposedly reserved for ”radio location” (ie, GPS), and other communications with satellites (see, for example, [3]). The 2.6 Ghz band coincides with mobile phone technology. Though not affiliated by government, these bands are at the hands of multinational corporations.
It requires no stretch of the imagination to conclude that the current helmet craze is likely to have been propagated by the Government, possibly with the involvement of the FCC. We hope this report will encourage the paranoid community to develop improved helmet designs to avoid falling prey to these shortcomings.
Thats right folks, the hats will let the secret beams into your head. I’m glad I don’t own any stock in Alcoa.
[via Engadget]
From the guys that bring you hand cranked radios and super shortwave sets, C.Crane gives you the Aeonic LED lamp. The 20 high efficiency white LEDs consume 1-2 W of energy. Perfect for use in a motor home or next to your bed.
I love the idea of using LED for home illumination, soft light, pretty much any color you want, make little heat and consume small quantities of electricity.
[via GotoReviews]
Oh yeah, this is some real hydro powered goodness here! I love the idea of attaching a tiny video camera to a water rocket. It brings a time honored classic toy into the modern age.
[via MAKE]