Wisdom from the net as collected by Charlie (aka Cyberchuck)
Oct 25th 2007cyberchucktxLISP & Open Source & Programming & Ruby & Technical & Virtualization
Rubinius: A Ruby virtual machine with teeth.
Rubinius is a project to develop the next generation virtual machine for the Ruby programming language.Rubinius draws on the best virtual machine research and technology of the past 30 years and incorporates the newest research in dynamic language implementations. Continue Reading »
Oct 18th 2007cyberchucktxMobile Communications & Technical & Wearables
Livescribe Digital Pen: “Turn Your Paper On”. Fascinating digital pen with built-in audio recording and an OLED display. It uses “dotpaper” (a paper with special patterns, printable on user printers) to be able to digitize/recognize the user’s writing and digitize on the fly. Continue Reading »
Oct 17th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & LINUX & Marketplace & Technical & Wearables
Chumby, the beanbag computer from China. Very cute, open source, and inexpensive. Only drawback: must always be plugged in (never goes to sleep). I classify this as a “wearable” anyway, since someone will figure out how to portably power the thing.
[ from the BoingBoing post on the Chumby ]: The Chumby — a squeezable wireless beanbag computer — is finally shipping! Continue Reading »
Oct 14th 2007cyberchucktxSysadmin & Technical & Web22 & Windoze
Oct 12th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & Technical & Wearables
LED message badge kits from Holoshop.
The scrolling LED message badge gets the point across without even saying a word. The future is here, start advertising with the all new LED Scrolling Message Badge and get the word out to everyone you come across.
Oct 11th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & Mobile Communications & Technical & Wearables
Fuzzy Sensor Development Kit: used to build “buzzy” (to the touch) sensors and switches. Each kit includes 1 Sensor Pompom, 1 Tufted Sensor, and 1 Quantum Evaluation Board that lights an LED and buzzes!. Continue Reading »
Oct 11th 2007cyberchucktxMobile Communications & Technical & Wearables
Communicating clothes: flexible fiber optic display embedded in clothing. France Telecom has invented a flexible fiber optic screen that can be embedded in clothes, allowing static or animated graphics to be displayed. Continue Reading »
Oct 11th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & Medical-Biological & Technical & Wearables
Woven Electronics: maker of etextile products. Applications include Woven Cable, Perimeter Security, Custom Cable, and Backshells.
Oct 9th 2007cyberchucktxEnergy & Marketplace & Technical
Citizenrē : Bringing Solar Power to Your Home. From their “about”:
The use of solar electricity is a significant step toward energy independence, and also a huge step in preserving our environment. And Citizenrē makes it easy and affordable for virtually any homeowner to take that step. Continue Reading »
Oct 7th 2007cyberchucktxIndependent & Media & Politics & Progressive & Progressive2
Of the world TV: Of The World TV: independent worldwide media service. Continue Reading »
Oct 7th 2007cyberchucktxChristian & Philosophy & Politics & Progressive & Progressive3
Revolution in Jesusland: “a guided tour for secular progressives to America’s fourth Great Awakening”.
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Oct 3rd 2007cyberchucktxBlogging & Education & Marketplace & Media & Online & Technical
The Red Ferret Journal: tantalizingly tasteful, tacky and taut tech trivia. Fasinating blog of all sorts of “stuff” including : Mango – learn a language online for free and the North American Telephone Area Code map.
Oct 3rd 2007cyberchucktxMobile Communications & Technical & Wearables
Leah Buechley’s LED tank tops: one of several fascinating projects by her. Others include the “LilyPad LED Patch”, “LED bracelets”, “sewing circuits”, etc. Continue Reading »
Oct 3rd 2007cyberchucktxMarketplace & Mobile Communications & Technical & Wearables
Interactive textile construction (”stitchable circuits”): @ Hack-A-Day. Article on Leah Buechley’s work on stitchable displays. Continue Reading »
Oct 3rd 2007cyberchucktxEducation2 & Hardware & Marketplace & Misc & Technical
Hack a Day: hack a day serves up a fresh hack each day, every day from around the web and a special how-to hack each week.
Oct 3rd 2007cyberchucktxGraphics & Hardware & Mobile Communications & Technical
Sharp shows off multi-touch optical scanning portable LCD (article at Engadget 10/2/2007). Today at CEATEC Sharp showed off its optical scanning LCD — a 3.5-inch 320 x 480 portable display with an optical scanner integrated into each pixel, making the screen capable of scanning business cards and other visual information placed on its face. Continue Reading »
Oct 2nd 2007cyberchucktxMobile Communications & Technical & Video & Wearables
Lumus Optical: next-generation optical displays. Designer glasses with a built-in HUD (see-through display). Two models: 640×480 and 800×600. Continue Reading »
Oct 1st 2007cyberchucktxMobile Communications & Technical & Video & Wearables
Engadget Engadget page o’ video glasses/microdisplays: not sure of the date on the article, but shows MyVu as one of the featured articles.