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Vinyl isn’t dead - play old records with a laser turntable


h1 June 28th, 2006

Tokyo (Japan) - Leave it to the Japanese to take the old and neglected vinyl record albums and literally blast them into the 21st century. Japan-based ELP Corporation has released the LT-1LRC laser turntable which uses not one, not two, but five lasers to read the pits and grooves on records. Record collectors shouldn’t have to worry about any damage because the lasers harmlessly bounce off the pits and grooves of the record - something that can’t be said for the traditional record needle
laser

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Contest Dual-booting WinXP and OSX on an Intel Mac


h1 January 24th, 2006

The Race is on a reward has been offered ($100) to try and work out how to boot XP on the new Mac.
I’m not really sure why but if people are willing to pay $2500 for a nice note book and then run XP with poor driver support and whats sure to be and unstable experience then good luck to them. If they want to pay someone to show them how to introduce windows headaches into an otherwise plesent experience then good luck to them.
Dual-booting Contest TUAW

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12 Sided Calendar Generator


h1 January 3rd, 2006

desk calendar
If you dont have the money to buy a new calendar or swimsuit models are not your thing you might consider using this web page to generate you own. This is also a great poject for school teachers I prefer the rhombic dodecahedron. But its a little more work if you live in a country that dosent use A4 paper.
12 sided calendar

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Robot Fish


h1 December 31st, 2005

robot fish
A wondeful page with all sorts of different robot fish including student projects from a Tokyo university. Most seem quite simple in principle using just one or two RC servo motors. This looks like it could be lots of fun.
Robot fish

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Film Can Cannons


h1 December 1st, 2005

cannon
With a loud BANG! and a flash of orange flame, these cannons shoot a plastic film can up to 20 feet!

Beautifully crafted out of rich hardwoods, these make wonderful executive paperweights or business card holders when they aren’t being used to bombard the office down the hall.

Everything you need to build the cannon — pre-cut and finished wooden parts, the ignitor, the wheels, even the fuel!

Film Can Cannons: Scitoys Catalog

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Stereo Camera


h1 December 1st, 2005

dual photo
A great little article showing how to build a stero camera from two digital disposables. Great if you need one and the price is perfect, Around $20

DIY Digital Stereo Camera

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Institute for Applied Autonomy


h1 November 15th, 2005

Institute for Applied Autonomy
gw robot
GraffitiWriter is a tele-operated field programable robot which employs a custom built array of spray cans to write linear text messages on the ground at a rate of 15 kilometers per hour. The printing process is similar to that of a dot matrix printer. GraffitiWriter can be deployed in any highly controlled space or public event from a remote location.

The advent of next generation military/police technologies for urban use has made engaging in active social insurgency an increasingly risky venture. Real-time video surveillance systems (1), networked databases, urban infiltration robots (2), and a flurry of “nonviolent” restraint and subjugation technologies threaten to have a chilling effect on traditional methods of cultural resistance, particularly the creation and dissemination of subversive texts. The Robotic GraffitiWriter (GW) was developed in response to the need for a high speed, teleoperated, portable platform that operates beyond the line of sight (BLOS) to disseminate unsanctioned content in the dynamic adversarial urban environment. In repeated testing, this system has proven its effectiveness on such high risk/high profile targets as the U.S. Capital Building as well as numerous urban commercial and municipal spaces in the US and abroad.

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PirateMaps


h1 November 9th, 2005

yahoo map
A wonderful example of the Yahoo Map API.
This looks like it has great promise. I wonder when of if any of the map comapanys will do Australian maps.

pirateMaps

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Police Called In To Investigate Sony


h1 November 8th, 2005

Police Called In To Investigate Sony
A leading software company has accused Sony of spying on tens of thousands of people who buy Sony music CD’s.

Computer Associates said that new anticopying software Sony is using to discourage pirating of its music also secretly collects information from any computer that plays the discs including hundreds of people in Australia who buy BMG Sony music. One of the world’s largest software and information technology companies, Computer Associates is the latest to wade into the growing controversy over Sony’s efforts to curb theft and illegal pirating of its music.In Europe Police have been called in to investigate Sony’s actions.

An Italian digital rights organisation has taken the first steps to possible criminal charges over the XCP software which, it was recently discovered cloaks itself on users’ computers and communicates with Sony servers over the Internet.

Police Called In To Investigate Sony

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drewish.com: 2-sided pov toy


h1 November 8th, 2005

bike lite
This guy has used a simple pic processor and the POV princible to make his bike wheels write text. A cool idea but probaly quite distacting to other road users.
drewish.com: 2-sided pov toy

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