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Solution to using your phone too much, contact lense

Posted on December 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Ever been told you are looking at your phone too much.  Here is a possible solution (future), a gent created a screen that works in a contact lense.  This could be better than the google glasses since its built in.  … Continue reading →

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Xerox is better than HP…or Dell

Posted on December 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting report written up by stock research company.  The end result, they favor Xerox but there are allot of caveats. http://seekingalpha.com/article/1058141-is-xerox-a-value-or-a-value-trap

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Is it a motocycle or a car

Posted on December 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is neat, its like a 2 wheel car.  I like how it uses segway like tech to balance itself.  And being electric with a 200 mile range…this would be a nice commuter car (depending on safety features).  But the … Continue reading →

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Capacitive Touch Business Cards

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice design for a business card with a TI 430 on it.  Its $8 a card, but its a good way to get your name out there.  Check out the authors video for more. http://chasingtrons.com/main/2012/3/2/touch-enabled-business-card.html

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Drone for watching your kids get on the bus

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

I seem to be on a bus theme today. Nice write-up of a dad that built a quad coter to follow/monitor his kids as they go to the bus.  He uses an arduino under the hood. http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-diy-kidtracking-drone

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Xerox Researcher wins award

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

For black engineer or the year.  Not just for research but for giving back to the community. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121206/BUSINESS/312060037/antonio-williams-xerox?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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Adding command tools to Android without rooting the box

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically the author is using busybox under the hood.  A good idea and will avoid “voiding” your lic. agreement  on an android device. http://hackaday.com/2012/12/05/common-linux-tools-on-android-without-root-by-installing-busybox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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And you thought being on a Short Bus in the US was bad

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

It could have been worse….Its a funny gallery of what qualifies for a “school bus” in other countries. http://gizmodo.com/5964677/a-dozen-short-buses-you-wouldnt-make-jokes-about/gallery/1

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Wasn’t I just saying Mexicans should just buy WWII tanks?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

I had mentioned in this post  that the Mexicans should just buy old WWII restored armored cars instead of DIY. And look, In Indiana they are having a huge auction of the stuff….sigh.. If you see any gangster style folks … Continue reading →

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Opensource simple password generator USB device

Posted on December 6, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice little design for a password generator/ authentication token for USB.  Not sure how secure it is, and I think the YubiKey would be a better solution for about the same cost (unless you get this one in quantity) http://myweb.cableone.net/benlunt/blog/2012/09/index.html#Password_Generator

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