This one time, at band camp, I stuck a USB cord in my iMac. It downloaded pictures from my digital camera. Mmmm, yeah. Downloading. A real USB “key” Waiting for 4G? Nokia has you covered gCubik iPhone prototypes hit eBay Arduino and Processing? Who would have thought! A tasty chocolate painting T-Mobile tightens its grip on prepaid traffickers Om Malik ...

So can we all agree Watchmen sucked? Come June, your Wii should act like it originally should have At least our president has some good ideas Your dog or cat will love you forever Have an iPhone? Easily find a toilet near you Can’t afford NERF? Maybe you should downgrade to this thing The new Arduino is out! 6Gbps of ...

Links, links and more links. Make sure you wait 30 minutes before swimming. ASUS and Lamborghini, part two Five Minute Candles California should follow Google’s corporate mantra Blackberry App World (no joke) The Arduino strikes again! Beautiful LEGO masonry One of KidRobot’s more kooky creations Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT ...

Presented without comment. My review of Noby Noby Boy How lazy can you get? Easily create your own sodas I got a bad case of that Playstation disease going around Carbon fiber ski luggage Rumor is that the PSP2 won’t use UMD Arduino experimentation If you must… Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT ...

Put on your “O” face, ’cause it’s showtime. Even cavepeople feel the heat of the recession Store your billiards equipment in style I don’t see this $99 desktop working very well Rock Band is coming to the PSP? Odd Rock a style your grandfather would appreciate MAKE has a great article on the Arduino, servos and pots Controlling computers via ...

Feeling frisky this Friday morning? Fire up Gmail and go to the “Labs” section. You’ll find that there’s now an option that allows you to view multiple inboxes at the same time. In a nutshell, you can essentially create multiple window panes inside of Gmail for viewing things like your inbox, drafts and labels all at one time. Pretty nifty, ...

The Wii Fit was tough to find this holiday season and it seems that it hasn’t gotten any easier to come across. If you’ve got a Wii Balance Board collecting dust because you’d rather not use it to play video games, why not do as the CCCKC do. Jestin Stoffel and Vince Thompson used an Arduino microcontroller and two servos ...

Any true nerd would love to receive a working robot to do his/her bidding. Joe-Bot does just that. It’s a three-foot inflatable robot that can be controlled via a wireless remote. Make him turn, make him walk, but don’t ask him to call it a comeback. It�s your very own robot friend! Standing at over 3 feet tall, this inflatable ...

We’d personally like to wish you happy holidays from the staff at Gearfuse. Whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah or Festivus, the team would like to wish you a good one. Spend some time with family, eat some delicious food and unwrap some fantastic gifts. Who knows, maybe you’ll score an Arduino this year! We’ll be taking off today and tomorrow ...

My buddy Peter Wang made this path finding robot using a PIC16F876 chip. The interface is done with WinPic software uploaded via serial port. The robot detects obstacles in its path, moves towards them and then avoids them by going around them or by going in the opposite direction. It’s run by four AA batteries which power three motors and ...