Edge Lit Displays Do you ever need a cheap, quick way to make an impressive display? Do ever want to show more than a blinking LED but want something easier to use than a LCD? Do you want to make light appear to hover in mid-air? At the last Maker Faire I had a bunch of interactive gizmos for people to play with, but one question I was asked more than any other was "How did you make those displays?" Edge lighting exploits a fun property of light called internal reflection where light can get trapped inside a transparent material. Simply put we shine a light in the edge* of a clear piece of plastic and etch it where we want the light to come out. Keep reading to see how easy and quick it is to get this effect. *And thus the name "Edge Lighting"
electricfoxy Flightradar24.com - Live Flight Tracker! Suunto Ambit puts GPS navigation, performance tracking and heart rate monitor on your wrist Suunto Ambit puts GPS navigation, performance tracking and heart rate monitor on your wrist Image Gallery (24 images) The Ambit watch is Suunto's latest GPS-enabled watch, following up on the X10. View all Essentially an updated version of the Suunto X10, the Ambit provides a combination of navigation and performance-tracking features that Suunto says makes it the go-to watch for outdoor athletes, from casual hikers to hard-charging mountaineers. You can use the GPS to track or route waypoints and navigate your way to and from your destination. On the performance side, the Ambit uses an integrated accelerometer along with the GPS to track your performance via such measures as speed and distance. When you equip the Ambit with the optional heart rate belt, it doubles as a heart rate monitor. When you get back inside, you can upload your data to Suunto's Web community Movescount.com for analysis, discussion and planning. The Ambit watch will hit the market in March. About the Author
HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT Welcome to the KOBAKANT DIY Wearable Technology Documentation Workshops least likely scenario This workshop is part of a course at the Ernst Busch Hochschule in Berlin. Workshops soft sensors for soft bodies FURTHER_READING_WATCHING_LISTENING_ Elektronische Textilien als Material und Werkzeug_ Hannah Perner-Wilson, Irene Posch, 2020 “Welche Fasern leiten Strom? Workshops connecting bubbles This semester, we are sitting in a strange bubble at home. Sensors 6 really wearable sensors The textile sensors on our website are often not designed to be manipulated with your hands. Workshops soft interactive technologies This workshop is a part of a course at the Art Academy Weissensee Berlin. Workshops ETextile Adventures This workshop is part of a course at the Ernst Busch Hochschule in Berlin. Sensors Sole Sensing Rather simple way of making insoles with 3 pressure sensors located at different pressure points of the foot on the ground. Actuators Vibe Modules Workshops from SPACE to SPACE with NO SCREENS? Power
Ultimate Soup Base and a few soupy examples The beginning of any great soup is its base. Counter to what one might think, using stock, bouillon, wines or even beer just can't make up for whats provided by a good base. There are many classic soup bases, but the most adaptable is what I will be covering. History, well mine anyway: Going back to my Vancouver days I started as a cowboy chef, "someone brought in to inject new blood", at an Italian bakery bistro called Ecco Il Pane. The key to making so many different soups was to have a great base, something that you could turn into almost any flavor palette. Anouk Wipprecht PassiveAggressiveNotes.com Cool Tools Access to tools, techniques, and shop tales from the diverse worlds of DIY Food tips too good not to share Ramen noodles are often a punchline in jokes about poor college students, singles eating over the sink, and starving artists. Every now and then, a book comes along that captures a whole subculture within the pages of a modest paperback. First published in the early 1980s, The Bedside Reader is a legendary collection of machining lore, shop tips, clever workholding tricks, and war stories from the world of lathes, mills, and surface plates. What makes Lautard’s book special isn’t just the tips (though there are hundreds of excellent ones), but the way it invites you into the mindset of a maker always looking for a better, smarter way. If you like building tools, repairing old machines, or just enjoy reading about people who approach their work with care and precision, The Machinist’s Bedside Reader belongs on your bookshelf… right next to your calipers and tap and die sets.