What do you get when you combine some particle board, 112 mirrors and our closest star? The Solar Death Ray. Each of the tiny mirrors are angled to hit one area (the target). The Solar Death Ray can heat the target up to 500-600 degrees Celsius (930-1100 degrees Fahrenheit). More about the tech here, and some target gallery action here (burnt stuff).

Previously on Makezine I posted up a POV (Persistence of Vision) round up and this seems like the Logan’s Run end game of LED arraying- the Revolver. This MIT Media Lab project uses the same technique as most POV projects, but revolves the flat plane of blinking lighting to potentially create 3D images. Check out the site for images, source and videos. Has anyone ever made a POV metronome?

Jonathan doesn’t have a complex LAN, but he does like to keep a tidy NOC. Say hello to the Lan Caddy. He uses disposable aluminum baking trays to house the power strips, wires, etc… It’s just a matter of time until the LAN caddy has been productized and on sale at BestBuy for $29 (with $10 rebate).

Here’s a photo from pmtorrone (me) uploaded to Flickr and posted to our Makezine.com blog. I think it’s going to work out now. Let’s see. Click the image for a larger view.

Update: Thank you for all the responses, we found our AZ makers! We (were) looking for a Maker in AZ to be interviewed by a local paper. You can be a Make subscriber, Maker contributor or Make-pal. The image is the Arizona state flag, I really like it- who knew it was that cool.

There’s quite a bit of POV (Persistence of vision) projects lately. Most POV projects are a series of LEDs (lights) blinking and when moved produce a word- it’s the same “hack” when you play 30 frames a second to see a movie. A couple years ago I made a pair of shoes that spelled “NIKE” when you run (View image) and when I get time, they’ll display speed too. If you’re interested in the POV “movement” here are a few great examples to get started. Drewish’s 2-sided pov toy, Lady Ada’s minipov and Make pal EverythingDigital’s recent posts using off the shelf parts.

PSP Video 9 is a free tool that will manage and convert video files to play on your PlayStation Portable. The cool part is- you can add Videora and using RSS, and BitTorrent subscribe to video feeds. While this is just another example of podcasting, videocasting, etc… the really interesting thing here is that many portable devices capable of playing audio and video are hitting the market with applications that can automatically grab and convert stuff you want from the cloud using RSS and BitTorrent. Music, Audiobooks, eBooks, how-to videos, movies, TV, it’s all starting to really happen.