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When two ham operators made contact, they sent each other postcards. Here’s my late Grandpa’s stash of QSL cards from the people he met around the world.
This gallery contains 65 photos.
When two ham operators made contact, they sent each other postcards. Here’s my late Grandpa’s stash of QSL cards from the people he met around the world.
Interacting with wearable computers is the most brutal UX challenge of all time. Today we explore the unforgiving hellscape that is controlling wearables.
For the last few days, I’ve been working on a set of data gloves comfortable enough to wear all day, every day. I settled on a ring-like form factor and the exceptional polyimide Flexpoint sensors. It’s comfortable, not cumbersome, and damn cool looking.
I used this excuse to learn some OpenSCAD and made a parametric model! You can view the model on Thingiverse and easily customize it to fit your fingers.
These are just sensor enclosures for now. The next bit is making some driver electronics, based off the Teensy and peripherals I used in my hacked P5 Glove.
Most people have nothing to gain from a heads-up display or a wrist computer. Do you?
The more of the following are true, the greater an unfair advantage you can gain from a wearable. Consider getting your practice now, before you lose to someone who did.
Aside: This is why I believe college and grad students have a tremendous amount to gain from wearable technology. They operate in a scored system, the punishment for a mistake is catastrophic, they work as many hours as possible, must bring a massive corpus of knowledge into every decision, have considerable time-management constraints, require extended focus, work in teams, and often have awkward chunks of downtime.
I strongly believe that the first successful consumer-oriented heads-up display will be an assistive tool for high-performing students in ultra-competitive schools.
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The Nuclear Option is my Magic: The Gathering war chest with magnetically-activated animated edge-lit deck boxes. Learn how I hacked together this nerdy showpiece.
A simple 3D-printed token tray to keep track of Android: Netrunner’s many, many doodads.
I made it in half an hour to prove to my girlfriend that yes I can, in fact, 3D-model shit. Download at Thingiverse.
The new version has better corners, but this picture has tilt-shift.
The Epson Moverio BT-200 is a great heads-up display attached to a shit computer. Here’s how to replace its worthless chip GPS antenna with a high-powered active receiver.
Car can shift its own gears. People take their hands off the shifter.
Car can maintain its own speed. People take their feet off the gas when the road’s empty.
Car can adjust its speed to follow the next car. People take their feet off the gas in traffic.
Car can stay in its lane and merge. People take their eyes off their blind spots.
Car can take on- and off-ramps by itself. People take their eyes off the highway.
Car can stop at stop signs and red lights. People take their eyes off the signs.
Car can nudge steering wheel when the GPS says to turn. People take their eyes off the map.
Car can make turns automatically. People take their eyes off the road.
Car can fully recline the driver’s seat.