Heads-up iPhone AR navigation system
Tokyo-based Ubiquitous Entertainment has built the iPhone ARider, a portable head-mounted navigation prototype.
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Electrobike Pi
Spotted this sexy commercial electric bicycle in a back issue of Popular Science at the barber shop today. It’s called Pi, and the company that makes it is based out of San Francisco. The magazine article claims it uses a Nu Vinci continuously-variable transmission but the official company specs now only mention a Shimano 8-speed. Sounds like they’re still working out the kinks. Something to keep an eye on, though.
Ignite talk on “Adapting with Technology”
Mark Argo give a terrific little five-minute talk on the history of DIY gadgetry and what we can learn from past as we try to forge a more personalized, DIY future. Ignite
Monome clone using arcade buttons
Travis Chen wrote in to let us know he just finished making his own Monome clone using full-sized arcade buttons. Each of the 64 hand wired Happ arcade buttons is lit with a super bright green LED.
SPARK Project #2, Post #2
So now I have the cabling to talk to my Create, but I need to know how to configure messages and what to send in order to control the robot.
Foldable mobile device stand that fits in your wallet
If you’ve ever been stuck on a cross-country flight and needed something to prop up your mobile while you watched a movie, then you’ll love this clever adjustable folding stand from the creator of the iPhone Paper Clip Stand.
Processing script makes Mona’s eyes move
Bitartist has written and posted a Processing script that causes the eyes of an onscreen portrait to follow your face as you move past a camera. Primo haunted house material. Thanks man!
