LED Bike Spoke Messages

hokey_spokeys.jpgThis is nearly too geeky, even for us: Hokey Spokes make up a set of LED blades that attach to your bicycle’s spokes and spell out words and poor images while you ride about town, keenly aware of precicely how idiotic they make you look. The perfect compliment for your favorite pair of bicycle shorts, the blades communicate with each other using infrared and are actually programmed with your Palm, so you can make changes while on the run. I wouldn’t be surprised if an entrepreneuring bike courier in New York started selling his spoke space for ads, really. Actually, for only $30-$40, the images they can create look pretty damn cool. On a computer screen. And not in “real life”.

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Originally from Gizmodo

Eight Foot Long NES Controller

Giant NES ControllerAs it turns out, the Nintendo Entertainment System controller is pretty easy to mod. Basically, all you need to do is extend the leads, and you can put any enclosure around the internal circuit board. The crew at Attack of the Show decided to build what they believe to be the largest NES controller of all time. It is eight feet long, and works perfectly.

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Originally from Gear Live

gm onstar hacking

onstar serial hackthis site shows you how to jack in to the gps receiver inside any gm onstar system.  it’s as simple as
soldering a up a serial cable.  you can then connect to it and either run some gps diagnostic software, or switch
the device to nmea mode so that you can use it with your gps mapping software in your car pc.

if you’ve got an onstar system but aren’t paying for the service this might be just the hack for you.  thanks for
the link leo!

Originally posted by Jason Striegel from hack a day

Airport Monitor 2.0 Lets You Watch LAX Air Traffic Live

LAX air traffic
Feeling stressed? Try being an air traffic controller for the Los Angeles airport. (Ok, now that deadline doesn’t seem so bad.) Here’s a cool website and program that monitors LAX air traffic live. You can click on a plane and see the flight number and airline, zoom to 80 miles away or in as close as 5 miles and even replay certain days. Very cool use of Java.

Originally posted by Alice Hill from RealTechNews

Turn air into water- Dolphin 2

Dolphin2_small1This spring you will be able to turn air into water with the Dolphin 2 by Air2Water.  Picture a water dispenser that requires no bottleS and no pipes and you have the Dolphin 2 which not only converts air into potable water but serves it up either hot or cold.  No word on pricing but if it’s not too expensive this sounds like the perfect solution to ending those water deliveries.

The Dolphin 2™ will provide membrane filtered, UV-purified and treated hot and cold water without the inconvenience of buying water refills, storing used and unused water bottles, and troublesome piping. Not only will the Dolphin 2™ provide hassle-free water, it will provide filtered water on demand. The temperature units’ heating elements will not only maintain water temperature, but also provide a quick temperature recovery for steaming hot water.

(via TRFJ)

Originally posted by jk from jkOnTheRun