Sorry for the slow posting this week. I’ve been pretty busy with stuff lately. Some of which includes new and exciting articles and projects coming up on Zerosign. Check back early next week for some sweet geeky action.
In the meantime, check out this film student’s project of Megaman: The Movie. It’s an interesting idea, if only they had a few million more dollars for a budget.
This is too great not to mention. A new reality show in the U.K. recently revealed to its three lucky contestants that what they thought was an actual journey to outer space was infact a reality t.v. hoax show staged entirely inside a warehouse in Russia. However, despite their humiliation and disappointment at not actually being ‘cosmonauts’ they were rewarded with £25,000 for their troubles.
“When I thought we were coming back to Earth I was planning my speech. I was going to say it had been my childhood dream. Now I’m a little bit heartbroken,” one contestant said.
Greg, our friend over at DIYlive.net, has a neat writeup about some of the more usefull circuits for the technically inclined. I know that I have put some of these nifty little circuits to good use throughout my past projects and will continue to do so in the very near future. You could look at these simple connections as the fundamental building blocks for your own DIY projects.
A few of my personal favorites:
10. The 5v regulator
9. LED
8. Transistor as a swtich
A corporation releasing a kit that will allow you to directly access the internal controls of their product? I never thought I’d see the day. However, it appears that iRobot is taking this unbelievable step by releasing the “Roomba OSMO//hacker” - a serial control interface that will allow you to connect to and program your Roomba.
This update is not a necessary enhancement for Roomba owners, rather it is intended for software programmers and roboticists to create their own enhancements to Roomba.
This interface will totally open the Roomba to homebrew apps! The mind quickly becomes dizzy with the possibilities available with this. Could I really have the robot servant that I have always dreamed of? I applaude iRobot for their bold move. If more companies released interfacing kits I have no doubt that this world would be a better place for it. [via]
