POV pendant

Reader [Franz Gabel] purchased a POV kit from ladyada and started modifying it for his own application. He assembled the POV without a PCB so it could fit inside a small metal pipe and attached a leather lanyard. He's still in the early stages of the project. It is fully assembled, but he's working on additions like a docking station to recharge and download new messages. He's also developed a … [Read more...]

Shmoocon 2006: Wrap-up

Well, we've come to the end of my Shmoocon 2006 coverage. The conference wasn't all presentations though, there were a lot of other fun activities: The Hacker Arcade featured arcade games that had been modified to generate USB tokens that you could later redeem for prizes. The folks at 757.org modified a skill crane so that it could be controlled from the web. Of course, toys like this at a … [Read more...]