Wired Wednesday – CES Edition: Raven, Qoobo & Timebox-Mini
Fresh from Las Vegas and CES, this week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these items that I found while wondering the convention halls for Wired Wednesday with Ben Wilson:
Fresh from Las Vegas and CES, this week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these items that I found while wondering the convention halls for Wired Wednesday with Ben Wilson:
Bad jokes about the name aside, I’ll be ordering an iPad just as soon as they are available: I’ll probably order the 32gb model with 3G radio. Not 100% sure I’d use the 3G network option but I’d rather have the option…especially since it’s unlocked – which is a big deal by the way. This…
As part of my continuing adventures with a 3D printer, my next project is printing an actual 3D printer, the opensource Prusa Mendel, a Reprap derivative. Well, printing a good portion of it anyways. Aside from a larger build platform which utilizes a slightly different way of printing from my MakerBot (both the extruder and…
As I mentioned previously, iCaved during the iPad launch weekend and drove down to Seattle and picked up a 32gb wifi iPad. My decision to drive across the line to get one was further justified (to me) by the fact that Apple then had to delay the international release of the iPad over a month…
On the weekend, during the Vancouver Island Mini Maker Faire, we had a chance to finally play around with ReconstructMe. It’s software that allows you to create 3d models using the Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sensor. Long story short, we can not believe how well it worked our first try: The software was a little fussy…