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Benjamin Libet and Pre-empted decisions
In response to Maturana and Varela’s proposition that on organism only exits in the present, and what constitutes the present-past-future, I tried in vain to remember the specifics of the work on time consciousness by Benjamin Libet. Here are two … Continue reading
Saiko5 WiFi enabled LED light fixture
Wireless controllable LED lights! The Saiko5 Light Fixture incorporates a Light Brick 5 and a Light Shield 7 along with case, power supply, and Arduino UNO into a single fixture with the Saiko5 Firmware is installed on the included Arduino … Continue reading
555 timer contest!
The biggest, newest, most-independently conceived 555 timer design contest the world has ever seen!, has an Art category: Use 555’s in a unique way to enhance music, sounds, animation, performances, art pieces, etc. There will be less focus on unique … Continue reading
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HP’s new “Dick Tracy” watch
Thanks Sean for this article from Mercury News article about a new HP’s new research with flexible displays.
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Spandexman
Shop Spandexman.com for all your spandex needs—superhero outfits, lucha libre masks, anything form fitting.
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Paper Circuits
Flickr set showing off Leah Buechley’s (of Lilypad fame) paper computing. Includes videos! Plus, a post in the Hi-Lo tech wiki, showing off making circuits with conductive paint Ciat Lonbarde‘s paper circuits. Paper Circuitry at Home: Electric Origami shows how … Continue reading
Galvanic Skin Response
I was doing some research for a project that might use GSR and wanted to post some resources that might be useful. Chris3000 has a nice page with links and info describing his own work, including a couple schematics. Here’s … Continue reading
Kid Chameleon Helmet
Afterglow Visual Productions created a cool helmet? for DJ Kid Chameleon out of a scavenged Mac Plus, and iPad and a bicycle helmet. Very cool.
Cell Phone sniffer
A couple of cell phone detector circuits: Cell phone detector with schematic, explanation, and another. Some students last year tried these out with mixed results, might need to be investigated further. ***UPDATE*** found a couple useful links for more general … Continue reading
Mask Making
Just a couple of links I don’t want to forget if I feel the need to get into mask making Polytek and Smooth On. Pictured (a different sort of mask) is a fashionable swine flu mask by Samiraboon.
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