Here’s a handy little data source, probably fun for webscraping and visualizations: http://www.worldometers.info/. Thanks to Kristin O’Friel for the link.
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<p><a href=”http://www.iwar.org.uk/” target=”_other”>IWAR</a> – the Information Warfare site.
Comments closedIt’s basically an open design for actrive RFID:”OpenBeacon is a free design for an active RFID device which operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band…. The intention of this project is to offer a wide range of use cases such as visitor or item tracking and wireless remote control with a free self-contained and low-cost RFID design.”Thanks to Massimo Banzi for the link.
Comments closedSajjadah 1426 is a prayer rug woven with electroluminescent wire that increases its brightness as it’s pointed more toward Mecca. A compass module built into the rug senses the orientation and changes the brightness of the EL wires.
Leave a CommentThe Responsive environments group at MIT has done a number of interesting projects: parasitic power from shoes, various radio-connected sensors, and more.
Leave a CommentThanks to Yosef Birnboim for the link.See also the Trojan Room Coffee Machine, which was the first web cam…. The coff-e-mail project at Texas A&M follows in the spirit of the Trojan Room Coffee Machine.Thanks to Anees Assali for the link.
Leave a CommentAlzado.netcontrol of spotlights in a public square, operated over the net.
Leave a CommentControl of spotlights in a public square, operated over the net.
Leave a CommentLess Is More (More or Less): Speculations about the Design of Computers – Bill Buxton’s essay on the weaknesses of general-purpose computers, and why application-specific, networked appliances are a better idea.
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