Western Digital My Book 4TB External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 (File Backup and Storage)

Put your digital life on the high capacity My Book desktop hard drive with ultra-fast USB 3.0 connectivity. WD SmartWare automatic backup software and password protection with hardware encryption ensure your data is protected.

Ideal for:

Transferring files up to three times faster when connected to a USB 3.0 port
Connecting with your USB 2.0 port today and using with USB 3.0 when you’re ready
Protecting your data with automatic, continuous backup
Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music
Securing private or sensitive data with password protection and hardware encryption

(vía Amazon)

May 10 2013

Matrix Effect With a Ceiling Fan and One GoPro (Ghetto Bullet Time)

A simple trick to get awesome Matrix-like “Bullet Time” footage for waaaaay less money than most people spend on it with huge camera arrays.

May 08 2013

Klutz-Proof All the Hardware!

Let’s Build Everything This way!

(vía Cheezburger)

May 06 2013

LCD, LED, Plasma, OLED TVs as Fast As Possible

LCD, LED, Plasma, OLED - These terms get uses by sales people at your local TV store, but do you REALLY understand what they mean? Learn the basics in under 3 minutes!

May 04 2013

LEGO Technic - Spirograph

A fully motorized functional spirograph.

setechnic.com/Forum/topic7691.html
http://forum.brictechnic.fr/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=5173

May 04 2013

Controlled Flight of a Robotic Insect

Inspired by the biology of a fly, with submillimeter-scale anatomy and two wafer-thin wings that flap at 120 times per second, robotic insects, or RoboBees, achieve vertical takeoff, hovering, and steering.

The tiny robots flap their wings using piezoelectric actuators — strips of ceramic that expand and contract when an electric field is applied. Thin hinges of plastic embedded within a carbon fiber body frame serve as joints, and a delicately balanced control system commands the rotational motions in the flapping-wing robot, with each wing controlled independently in real-time.

Applications of RoboBees could include distributed environmental monitoring, search-and-rescue operations, and assistance with crop pollination.

Find out more at wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrelease/110/

May 04 2013

DIY High Voltage Thor’s Hammer: Mjolnir at 80,000 Volts

I wanted Thor’s hammer (Mjolnir), but I wasn’t going to accept any old boring plastic prop. I needed something with a little more POP.

I worked with Staci Elaan to build this hammer that has a solid state tesla coil inside. When you push the button, 80,000 volts of electricity arc from the top.

It will light up any flourescent bulbs around, scare children, and leave the smell of ozone behind. It is super fun!

You can read TONS of details here:
hackaday.com/2013/05/02/high-voltage-thors-hammer-mjolnir-at-80000-volts/

May 04 2013

Kim Komando - Komputer Kindergarten

It’s not tough to use a computer!

Apr 29 2013

The Click Keypad Watch

A chunky number pad and no distinguishable display adds up to a cool new way to showcase the time!

Calculator, number pad or Digital locker? It’s a Keypad watch you’ve never seen before.

Even though you think you know how it should work, think again, geek.

Perfect for killing time especially for those professionally trained.

(vía Fancy)

Srsly?

Apr 29 2013

Seagate Slim 500 GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

The Seagate Slim portable drive delivers easy-to-use, highly flexible protection for your files on Windows computers. This pencil-thin drive also works seamlessly with your social media accounts so it’s simple to back up and share your online photos, movies and more.

Product Features:

500GB storage capacity
Included Seagate Dashboard allows you to use the Protect function to set up easy automatic back up with one-click or scheduled plan
Save feature can be used to back up user-generated content from your favorite social networks
Share feature to upload multiple files to social networks at once from your computer.

(vía Amazon)