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Wiimote hacked to create a multitouch display on almost any surface!
Awesome idea, great youtube video.
Via gearlog:
Using a Nintendo Wii remote and some software that he ginned up himself, Johnny Chung Lee of Carnegie Mellon University took a few ballpoint pens, replaced them with IR lights, and presto! Since the Wii tracks IR lights, Lee found that practically any surface -- a projector screen, a tabletop, an LCD ( Read more... ) -
Lloyd Alexander has died
Lloyd Alexander wrote some of my favorite childhood fantasy books, including The Black Cauldron series (The Chronicles of Prydain).
Died yesterday at 83 years of age, and his wife of 61 years died 2 weeks ago.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/05/18/entertainment/e082014D93.DTL&feed=rss.news
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Decrypting the frozen music of Rosslyn Chapel
Too cool. Cymatics in action. Reminds me of the exploratorium, the exhibit where you pour sand on the thin metal plate, then run a violin bow (or saw) across the side, and make pretty patterns from the sand vibrations.
"A father and son who became fascinated by symbols carved into the chapel's arches say they have deciphered a musical score ( Read more... ) -
Serenity voted top SCI FI movie of all time
Ok, so there were only 3,000 voters, and it was a poll by SFX magazine, an UK publication.
What's your top 10?
Here is their top 10:
1. Serenity
2. Star Wars
3. Blade Runner
4. Planet of the Apes
5. The Matrix
6. Alien
7. Forbidden Planet
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey
9. The Terminator
10. Back to the Future
Source: SFX magazine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ ( Read more... )
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