21st Century Sundial
March 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Cool Gadgets
Ever wanted a next generation sundial on your wall? Well, these folks know how to make one.
“This is a simple project of a sundial wherein the pinion is replaced by a line LASER I took from a LASER level. The LASER is mounted on a RC servo which in turn is driven by a micro controller. The micro controller keeps the time and turns the RC servo accordingly.”
Click here to read more about how you can make one.
Steal iPhones, Use Them Stupidly, Get Jailed!
March 24, 2009 by Kris Ferderer
Filed under Mobile Gadgets, Off Topic
Sayaka Fukuda, 29 year old shoe designer, was on the N train platform at Fifth Avenue station near 59th Street when she was mugged.
Startled, Fukuda went home and did what anyone would do. Filed a police report and waited for justice to nab this criminal.
While browsing her email, she found something unusual. An outbound email. It’s a little complicated to send an email while you’re filing a police report.
The outbound email was a picture of the very people who mugged her and stole her phone.
Picture sent in, criminal busted, phone returned.
Moral of the story: If you’re going to steal something, learn to use it first.