This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Tire inflation just got easier: using it’s new “Easy Fill Tire Alert”, Nissan, starting in 2013 will make it much easier to keep on top of your tire pressure without the guesswork. Using indicator lights in the dash, it will identify which…
Over the weekend I experimented with some new timelapse workflows using my GoPro Hero2 camera. It involved setting up the GoPro to shoot stills at specific intervals (every 5 seconds in the case of the Sappho’s Head and every 30 seconds in the case of the Crystal Bowl) and then downsizing the stills (using an…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: CaseApp – a new iPhone app lets you create & order a customized hardshell case for your iPhone, on your iPhone for about $30 using your own photos (source) Clothes hangers that tell you how many people ‘Like’ it – a clothing…
This past weekend I completed the longest continuous print yet on my Prusa Mendel…just under 9 hours straight. It’s the Basalt Pencil Holder from Thingiverse. It was printed at 100% scale, 0.20mm layer height with 0.10 infill on a J-Head with 0.35mm nozzle in translucent green PLA. It reached 89.8mm in height (one of the…
The schedule is now live for Northern Voice 2012 so I thought it would be a good time to start reminding folks about it and to buy their tickets as they often sell out. I’m happy to announce that I’m hosting PhotoCamp for 2012 and I have a bunch of great folks lined up to…
My pal Brad (aka Sublime) has been working hard over the last 4 months or so to fine tune his custom designed, pretty much from scratch, portable 3d printer. He’s finally able to offer it for sale via an Indiegogo campaign. As has been mentioned numerous times on this blog, I have been helping with…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: Neva – Evolution of the ski pole: New ski poles keep you informed as you hit the slopes by wirelessly connecting to your Android iOS device, giving you updates on weather conditions, elevation, temperature, incoming calls/SMSs, and has an open API to allow…
We’re just over a month away from Vancouver’s 2nd installment of the Mini MakerFaire (June 23-24). Last year was the first one in Vancouver and it was a blast. I spent nearly the entire weekend browsing the booths, chatting with people and buying far too much electronics at the Solarbotics table. It was also literally…
Surprisingly great explanation of the 3d printing (and scanning) technology that Jay Leno uses to fix cars in his collection…from 2009! The technology in the video has gotten better and way cheaper now but the concepts are the same. via MAKE
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about: Find your way inside a mall or supermarket: GPS works great for getting from a to b in your car but doesn’t work so well indoors. A new technology will help you navigate your way around inside a mall or supermarket. You scan a…