The Linkielist

Linking ideas with the world

Olympus creates 360-degree HD camera and projector – Engadget

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Robin

Olympus creates 360-degree HD camera and projector – Engadget

DIY: Build a Laser Spy Microphone On the Cheap – Lifehacker

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Robin

Really quick and easy video tutorial

Bottle cleans water in seconds

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Robin

It works by chemically filtering anything larger than 15 nanometers, thus cleansing it. Very usefull for the military or, well, anyone!

Fairlight XYNERGI keyboard

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Robin

This keyboard costs more than the Optimus keyboard, also has OLED programmable buttons and even has a screen on it and easy mode changing stuff, but still manages to look like a throwback from the 60s.

There’s a video after the jump.

Nice lock

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Robin

Want to lock up something and make it look cool too? Samsung has the answer. Pictures speak more than words.

DIY Capacitive Sensor keypad

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Robin

It’s a touch sensor you build on a PCB.

Standing Umbrella

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Robin

A totally simple elegant idea.

Tape2PC USB tape deck

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Robin

Ion Audio has a tape deck you can copy your casettes to PC with, for just under GBP 100,-. They also have a system that copies LPs to PC using the USB port.

Saitek LCD HDDs

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Robin

Saitek is launching some small LCDs which plug into flight simulators (please write a lot of drivers for these things!) and can be used to replace the instrumentation. These Head Down Displays turn your PC into a glass cockpit at around $99.99 per piece.

20 miles bluetooth

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Robin

Yes, you have decided you really, really want to bluespam or bluesnarf everyone within a massive range – then this little box is the one for you. The Aircable Host XR gives 30 kilometers of unsuspecting targets to your PC.

Sony Flexible Coloured OLED screens

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Robin

This seems to have more promise than black and white digital ink: flexible OLED displays. Not so very very flexible yet, but it’s a start. The linked article is a bit down on it, but I want!

Laser Helicopters

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Robin

These tiny remote controlled helicopters are fitted with lasers so you can dogfight each other. When you make a hit, the other helicopter has it’s power cut and crashes to the ground…

Did the smoking nazi’s get to you?

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Robin

Then this thing may be the way to quit. It’s an electronic cigarrette, which “feels like a cigarette, looks like a cigarette, it even emits vapor. In many ways, it is like an actual smoking experience”. $208,- per piece from Golden Dragon

Xuuk Eyebox

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Robin

Tracking how many people look at your products is an expensive thing to do. Sony has a system that tracks people in stores and detects where they are looking and for how long, but expect astronomic prices.

Xuuk is offering the Eyebox, a pinhole camera that connects to your PC through USB2. Install some software and voila it counts the amount of people actually looking at the product / advertisement up to a distance of 10m away. The software links into Google’s pagerank technology for revenue models on a how many times your product was seen and gives you loads of statistics. And this for only $999,-

Using this camera you can measure or track how many viewers your poster has.

Intimate game controllers

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Robin

This is a game controller made from a bra and a pair of shorts. Both have 6 sensors. The woman stands in front of the man, and by touching each other they can play the game. This was designed in response to women feeling alienated by their boyfriends playing games and their exclusion from them.

More using brainwaves

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Robin

Using the brain to control a computer used to be a comparitive rarity, but this article looks at 3 different companies who are launching products soon which allow brain control.

Neurosky Inc should be launching a cheap product towards October 2007 and they want to retail the controller at $20,-

Emotiv Systems Inc is also focusing on the gaming market with the Epoc.

CyberLearning Technology LLC wants to target people with disorders, but has a pricepoint of around $600,- and hooks up hrough existing products such as XBox and Wii.

Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Science

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Robin

This guy is rocket crazy. He’s built a rocket belt, which looks like the James Bond jetpack (and actually works!) and is building rocket cars, bikes, whatever. He’s even built a machine to make Hydrogen Peroxide at home so you can build your own fuel. Viva Mexico!

3D Face recognition locks

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Robin

VisionAccess has a 3D face regocnition unit which they claim will recognise your head from different angles, in different lighting and even with different hair styles. Put it in your car, and instead of them chopping of your hand to steal it, they’ll decapitate you.

Nuclear duster

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Robin

Ron Simandl has been busy developing a duster for invisible particles. He’s come up with a treatment that can turn any rag into a superduster, allowing you to use it to clean your car with as well as Beryllium. Swiffer, move aside!

HUD for your car

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Robin

The simple but effective way to do it! Put a take-along projector under your windscreen, attach it to GPS and it can show you how fast you’re going without you having to look down. Nice! It also connects to your handsfree kit, so you can bluetooth your pda / tomtom / phone to it as well.

System to declutter your desk

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Robin

Oh so simple, but oh so effective – how to get rid of all the computer related gunk on your desk? Strap it to the bottom, of course!

Build your own ECG

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Robin

This tutorial shows you how to easily build a heart rate meter attatched to your PC. Beware you don’t blow yourself up, please.

Liquid Stainless Steel

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Robin

Are you too cheap to buy a stainless steel kitchen appliance, but want one anyway? Here’s your answer – it ain’t supercheap, but it works – it’s a paintjob.

XLR to USB

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Robin

XLR is something used by audio devices – microphones, keyboards, drum machines (and maybe even electric gituars… dunno, didn’t research it). Lightsnake has developed a little kit to just plug these machines into your PC without the need for drivers. The hardware is bundled with waveform and karaoke software, which is nice but not necessary. Neat.

Razer desktop speakers

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Robin

Razer has released the first set of desktop speakers to feature THX. The speakers are specially built to rest on tables and other surfaces, ensuring sound quality isn’t lost when the sound waves hit the surface to give you awesome THX sound. There’s a headphone slot in the system for when you need to tone the volume all the way down and they’ve released a superb quality soundcard to go with it. If it compares to the 32 channel Gravis Ultrasound I don’t know (probably not – damnit Gravis, why did you stop supporting that?!), but it’s about time that real sound output came back on the agenda – all the emphasis has been on graphics improvements in the past few years.