This little guy weighs only 20 grams and measures 8 centimeters from motor to motor. It runs on a Cortex-M3 CPU that takes input from an accelerometer and uses a couple of gyroscopes to keep balance. The quadrocopter is controlled by a 2.4Ghz radio transmitter, uses a small 110 mAh LIPO battery pack from an R/C plane and uses a PC to handle the telemetry.” via Hackaday
Update: Endeavor will not launch today due to power unit problems.
Stamp-size satellites developed at Cornell University are getting a test run aboard the space shuttle Endeavour when it launches today.
“Three prototypes of these chip satellites, named “Sprite,” will be mounted on the International Space Station after the space shuttle Endeavour delivers them on its final flight, which is scheduled to launch at 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29.”
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A startup called TenKsolar, based in Minneapolis, says it can increase the amount of solar power generated on rooftops by 25 to 50 percent, and also reduce the overall cost of solar power by changing the way solar cells are wired together and adding inexpensive reflectors to gather more light.
Connect a Sketch is a pair of Etch A Sketch tablets that are hacked together to communicate so that whatever is drawn on one screen is automatically drawn on the other. Collaborative etching and sketching!
Designed by Andrew Little. More of his work here.
via Slash Gear
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This is a fun video showing Katee Sackoff (Battlestar Galactica) playing with Quantum Mechanix’s awesome $1500 Viper replica.
Starting today seventeen of the world’s finest classic sports cars from Ralph Lauren’s legendary personal collection will be on show at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. “The Art of the Automobile” features select cars from the designer’s prolific stockpiles, one of the most extensive in the world. via Cool Hunting
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Jonathan M. Gitlin of Ars Technica has a great article at Wired about racing games and real racing.
“As a hardcore racing fan, the first racing game I really got into was a Super Nintendo F1 game. But it wasn’t until the release of Gran Turismo on the PSone that the game console could finally provide a virtual outlet for those with the desire, if not the cash, to go racing.
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Radio Shack is going back to its roots! 2,000 of their stores will feature expanded hobbyist sections beginning this month.
via Make
… Read More → "Radio Shack decides it loves DIYers after all"“Since the March 11 earthquake, the lack of chips from this plant is a big reason automobile production has slowed to half its normal rate in Japan, and is at a crawl in some factories in the United States and elsewhere.”
Read the article via New York Times
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