Archive for February, 2008

Alarm backup power from phone lines?

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

I came across this site called 5min.com. It's a how-to style video sharing site with heaps of neat tricks and tips. This video below got me thinking about emergency backup sources for such things as alarms etc. Watch it to the end. How to Get Free Electricity Watch more DIY videos on 5min.comhttp://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Get-Free-Electricity-12198 Near ...

Dave the Lifekludger for Rudd’s 1000 at Australia 2020 Summit

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

UPDATE: Mark Pesce writes an excellent article on how and why the Summit needs to be and extended conversation: Laurel talks here about Kevin Rudd's call for an Australia 2020 Summit [video] to gather ideas from 1000 Australians on 10 issues: • Future directions for the economy, including education, skills, training, science ...

Turn phone into walking radar to detect physical spaces

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The "Walking Radar" project connects up a Basic Stamp and IR sensor to your cell phone in order to detect objects in the environment and influence games on the device or trigger SMS messages to be sent. [Make] It occurred to me this gadget if hooked up to the vibration part ...