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Afternoon Linkage for October 30th, 2008

What a World Series. How ’bout them Phillies?! The RIAA gets a taste of its own medicine Rock Band will get Beatles tracks Pop bottles with a crowbar The Phoenix Mars Lander is wrapping up it’s mission I’ve got to have this fish radio Here’s a keyboard with built-in heat and cooling The iPod blazer MIDI on an Atari 2600 ...

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Afternoon Linkage for October 28th, 2008

I’m trying to think of a way to incorporate my Arduino into my Halloween costume. If you have any ideas, let me know in the comments! London is getting a 43 acre mall Turn your iPhone into a Game Boy The human chess piece That moon looks kind of angry… 2009 LEGO Pirates A fish blimp Check out this double-neck ...

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Sony’s Got The Best Controller

Stuart was in the market for a more comfortable controller for his rover platform. Unfortunately, all R/C controllers are flimsy and not so conforming to one’s hands. So instead, Stuart used a PlayStation 2 gamepad and totally DIY’ed himself a new controller for the rover. Operating wirelessly, the PlayStation controller controls the rover in such a way that you feel ...

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Temperature Sweater

Call it a radical departure from the usual material on our site but I like the concept of the Temperature Sweater. With an embedded LCD on the sleeve, you’ll know when it’s getting cold enough to wear a sweater. One sleeve displays the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit whilst the other displays Celsius like a true working thermometer. Concept? Sure, but ...

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DIY: Mini Segway

Think you can ride a Segway? Sure, it might look easy – until you fall. For those not skilled in the ways of a normal-sized Segway, perhaps a mini Segway would be more to your liking. This DIY project found on the Arduino.cc forums was posted by user Arduino.poet whose created this mini-Segway which has no practical purpose but does ...

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The Little Robot Cockroach That Could

Check out Guilherme Martin’s first attempt at making a robot. He uses an Arduino and motor shield with one servo for steering and a standard DC motor for movement. It’s dubbed “baratinha” meaning “little cockroach” in Portuguese. Using two micro-switches as if they were antennae, baratinha is able to detect obstacles in its way.� It’s just like a real cockroach ...

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Mathematical Butterflies

Those of you skilled in ActionScript or Processing might want to give this formula a try. Designed by Clifford Pickover, the mathematical formula will generate butterflies of all shapes and sizes. I bet by using an Arduino to generate objects and using Processing to render the output, you could end up with some beautiful patterns and shapes. Oh, but the ...

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Afternoon Linkage for August 29th, 2008

TGIF. Happy hour starts at 3pm today, right? Either way, you can still win a cool prize this weekend. Baller 1985 Casio White Wristwatch Step furniture? D’oh! Rappers alike are bound to love Dragon’s Machine sunglasses I’ve got the power (redux)! Most likely the best implementation of solar power yet More Colette x GAP clothing! Pippi Legostocking A nice book ...

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EEPROM Cufflinks Scream Class

Found on Flickr user Jmarler’s page, these EEPROM cufflinks are extremely beautiful. Soldered in place forever, these won’t be good for powering your Arduino but they could get your laid with a hot mom… Link (via)

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