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BAMF2010: CMT 380X Blackbird

Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 4:03pm MDT by Phil Burgess

Okay, we lied, we totally want one of these too. The CMT 380X Blackbird is one wicked hybrid car! Looking like it just rolled off the set of the next Batman film, the Blackbird is the brainchild of Electronic Arts Chief Creative Director [Richard Hilleman]. Starting from a kit car base — the Factory Five [...]
Spark plug music

Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 2:20pm MDT by Jakob Griffith

This is (video above) perhaps the most abstract way of playing sounds…ever. Yes, we’ve heard Hard Drive music and Obsolete technology bands, but [DJ Sures] brings us the first ever, spark plug instrument. Much like Velcro and Teflon, the musical spark plug is claimed to be an accident. After testing energy use vs. spark power with [...]
BAMF2010: SolarPump Charging Station

Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 12:39pm MDT by Phil Burgess

Amidst the noise of a bazillion robots and Tesla coils at the 2010 Bay Area Maker Faire, we located a bubble of usable WiFi, and got a nearby power charge to boot. If nothing else here, we want this: The SolarPump Charging Station is a self-contained oasis of free power for laptops, cel phones and [...]
Talking clock sounds just like you

Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 10:28am MDT by Mike Szczys

We’d bet a large portion of our readers don’t remember when you could call the phone company and get the time of day. Gadget Gangster is bringing back the tried and true method with this talking clock. Just press the button and the ‘operator’ will read the time of day to you. Record your own [...]
Composting to create hot water

Posted: May 23rd, 2010, 8:28am MDT by Mike Szczys

Want nature to supply you with 130-150 degree hot water? [Onestraw] shows you how to get just that by building a compost heap that heats water. Finding himself the proud owner of a dump truck of green wood chips [Onestraw] went about building his own version of Jean Pain’s thermal compost pile. The idea is [...]