One Laptop Per Child @ Amazon
Cory at Boing Boing reports that Amazon will start selling the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop in November; they’ll be continuing the buy-two, get-one, donate-one system through December – great for holiday gift giving!
Computers & Mobile
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iPhone document scanner
Here’s a clever cardboard iPhone rig by Cincinnati design student Kyle A Koch which keeps it at the right distance to photograph sheets of printer paper. Apparently Kyle and I share a propensity for losing hard copies of things. Via Core77.
Sensor based music generator for iPhone
The RjDj music generator software uses sensor data collected through your iPhone’s mic, accelerometer, etc to alter its audible output. The way in which it uses this data is determined by the particular ‘scene’ loaded – one scene uses ambient noise levels to modify a simple melody, while another triggers breakbeats via movement. I’m guessing […]
Makers use Firefox
I do reports each month about how the MAKE site is doing in terms of traffic and all sorts of metrics, I don’t think I’ve ever posted any of the interesting tidbits so I’m going to start doing that… here’s one, most of you visiting the site are using Firefox (this is for the month […]
Hyperlink turns cursors into yarn
”Hyperlink” is series of large needlepoint canvas and yarn sculptures of the typical hand icon that your cursor changes into when you hover over a link on any web page. The set consists of 4 of the large hands by the artist Ben Fino-Radin who is known for his remakes of technological objects and icons […]
List of problems solved by MacGyver
List of problems solved by MacGyver only on Wikipedia of course via Kottke. MacGyver is in a room trying to get out, but sees the key in the other side of the locked door. He takes out a map, unfurls it and sticks it under the door. He then pushes the key out of the […]
Fantastic Contraption
This Flash game called Fantastic Contraption lets you build animated machines to get around bypass obstacles and get to a goal. It’s the perfect mix of mechanics, puzzles, and video games. I had fun refining my machines to make them better. Via Buzzfeed.
