We're back from the Open Source Hardware Summit and the Maker Faire! Did lots; learned lots; got lots of touristy things done too. One of the main highlights was meeting and listening to talks by three of the principle members of the Arduino team. They took pity on English-speakers, and named the new revision the […]
Wednesday Links: Tetris, Tattoo Music an...
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April 9, 2014
Wednesday's here and we are back with the links of death and depression. I mean, sunshine and happiness, of course.
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Tetris on the Face of Skyscraper Now the next step would be to play Tetris using skyscrapers... (via Designboom) |
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Robotic Instrument Plays Tattoos as Musical Compositions This is the first time when the musician's repertoire will be limited by the square footage of their skin surface. (via Designboom, by Dmitry Morozov of ::vtol:) |
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Seeing Sound ...and other things that are normally invisible. (via Gizmodo) |
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What Robot Behavior Makes People Feel Uncomfortable? When they stare straight at us and start quoting Nietzsche backwards while worshiping goddess Kali? No, just starting. Gah, humans are so sensitive... (via IEEE Spectrum) |
Please do not confuse the two: Wednesday means rainbows, flowers, chirping birdies and links!
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Calgary Mini Maker Faire Ticket Giveaway...
We've got two pairs of weekend passes for the Calgary Mini Maker Faire taking place this weekend up for grabs. To enter, send an email to it@solarbotics.com with the subject of "I <3 Solarbotics" to enter. Two winners will be selected Friday the 13th @ Noon.
New Pogo Push Probes in stock
I can't imagine why, but some people want to use these push pogo pins for other uses than robot appendages. Or battery contacts. Apparently they're really good for something called "JTAG applications" too, but I'll leave that up to you to decide. Scroll down to see them listed in the "New Items" column.
Closed for Canada Day (July 1st)
Well now. When we told you to "drop by and say hello" while we were at the Vancouver Mini-Maker Faire, we weren't expecting that big of a turnout. It seems like half the people in attendance were there just to see us. We were thrilled to meet so many of you, and although we were […]
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