You know how I said we'd have new and exciting stuff to show off this week? That isn't quite the case. It's just been one of those weeks, and we don't have anything ready to go for you. But I can say this - we'll be opening up pre-orders for our brand spankin' new Oomlout […]
Wednesday Links: Flashlights, Lanternbot...
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March 19, 2014
Spring this year seems to be short on sunshine. To compensate for that, today's post is full of shiny things. And butterflies. Butterflies are always a good addition.
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Tilt Beam Flashlight Cute build, a diffuser of some sort would be a nice addition though, unless used for interrogation purposes. (by [Zach DeBord], via Hackaday) |
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Soft Squeezable Flashlight ... for all the nightwalkers. Never step on a cat and blind the sleeping. (Molli, by Jung Soo Park) |
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Robot Garden Lights There's something creepy about the idea of a garden secretly rearranging itself while you are not looking. (Via IEEESpectrum) |
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Macro Butterfly Wings ...look like miniature versions of wings. Fractals everywhere! (By Linden Gledhill, via Designboom) |
Rainbows, unicorns and pixie dust coming next.
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