Beer Shooting Fridge
At first glance this might look like your average beer fridge, one that could possibly be in any dorm room in the country. If you take a closer look (or watch the video after the break) you will see that it’s actually an air cannon powered beer launcher. A fancy iPhone interface allows the user [...]
Awesome Rubik’s Cube Solving Robot
I know that there are 100′s if not 1000′s of websites and applications that will help you solve the almighty Rubik’s Cube, but how cool is having a Lego robot built with the Mindstorms kit do it for you. By using a Lego webcam and some homebrew software, the CubeStormer scans the Rubik’s Cube and [...]
Star Wars TIE Fighter Web Cam
I’m a big Star Wars fan. Maybe more so than the average Joe (yes I read a lot of Star Wars books if you must know) but I’m not sure if I’m a big enough fan to add a TIE Fighter web cam to my desk. For those nut jobs fans who would consider having [...]
3D Scanning With Milk And Legos
What do you get when you mix Legos and some Milk? Yes, you do get a 6 year olds dream, but you also get a 3D scanner. Just take some Lego, milk, and a web cam and use the software from Moviesandbox to input the image to your computer. It’s so simple that you end [...]
USB Missle Launcher
This isn’t exactly what I’d call a very productive gadget, but it sure can be some fun. The USB Missile Launcher has a 5 meter range and an armament of three missiles so you’re going to have to take careful aim when pointing it at your co-workers. The really cool part of it all is [...]
Poor Mans 3d Scanner
Don’t have $4000 + to purchase a high end 3d scanner? Using a simple web cam, a free (as in beer) piece of windows software and a laser line level you too can achieve the same stunning results. The David Laserscanner does just that. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: – A camera (e.g. [...]
