Patapon: I normally can’t stand rhythm games, but this one is a ton of fun.
iPhone SDK: Finally! Looks great to me, but I am not happy about the ‘no background apps’ policy. I’d like 3rd party chat apps and feed readers to be able to alert me from the background. Hopefully, background [...]
I’m heading back to TechShop tomorrow. It’ll be my first visit since the Grand Opening and I’m looking forward to it.
I’ll be there at 6pm for the Basic Laser Cutting class and I’m staying for the 8pm Advanced class.
Now, if I can find some Patapon vector art…
I’ve been playing with a series of BlinkMs hooked up to an Arduino and I am impressed.
UPDATE (2/17/08): Added more videos to the bottom of this post.
UPDATE (2/17/08): Code is available here.
I’m making a Knight Rider (KITT) Light Bar to celebrate the premier of the new Knight Rider Made-For-TV Movie (tomorrow night on NBC). I’m using an Arduino Diecimila board and 18 LEDs.
Here’s a picture from a few hours ago. [...]
LeapPads and the like have been around for a while. Put a specially configured booklet into an electronic pad. Tap a button or two with a special pen. Then let your child page through the booklet tapping on pictures and sentences to hear the story and learn the words.
Tag is different.
With Tag, [...]
Chumby has been shipping for a while now and people seem to love it! I love that hacked Chumbies are already starting to roll in!!
Congrats, Bunnie!
More Photos At Flickr
I bought a Kindle on Monday (see Amazon, CNet). It arrived on Tuesday. Here are my impressions.
At $400, it is more expensive than the Sony EReader, but the Kindle has wireless (free EVDO) access to the Amazon store so you can buy books while you are away from your computer and start reading [...]
TabletBlog is running a contest: The best response to ThoughtFix’s video will win one of Nokia’s new N810 Internet Tablets. Entries are due by 11/16, so HURRY! Reggie, Jonathan, ThoughtFix and I will be judging.
ThoughtFix gets the Nokia scoop AGAIN. Nice move!
Update: Bought a Sidewinder this weekend and it is wonderful! I find myself actually using thumb buttons for once. Also, the mouse is wide and comfortable. It’s nice to see that the container for the weights and alternative feet holds the cord really well. The cord holding feature was clearly not [...]
Diginfo has a new video of the Sony Rolly (due later this month). I’m still shocked that noone has built a homebrew version of the Rolly, yet, with Lego Mindstorms.
$350 US, available only in Japan (9/29/07).
Engadget’s notes here. Videos here. Original post and commercial here. Update: Akihabara News has a hands on video.
1GB of audio storage and can stream from bluetooth devices which support A2DP. Clever UI - hold the Rolly vertically, twist the top wheel to change the song. [...]
The wait has just begun. We saw the first (viral) video of it last week.
The wait is almost over. Word has it that there is a Rolly release party in Japan on the 10th.
So what is it? A Wii for music? The new (tiny) Aibo platform? I’ll try to remain [...]