Crazy, beautiful human being designs 3D raycaster engine for Arduino
Look, not everybody gets to be super smart. Some of us have to struggle along with our mediocre intellects and just bask in the glory of genius. Like this time: we ran into Adam Wolf at Maker Faire in New York, and while many burgeoning hackers were using their Arduino to flip LEDs on and off in vaguely interesting ways, Adam was showing off a 3D raycaster engine. It's like witnessing some sort of alternate history where Wolfenstein 3D came out for Atari first. Just to give you an idea of the technical challenge: half of the Arduino's memory is used up by the frame buffer alone! The game is controlled and displayed using the Video Game Shield Arduino add-on from Wayne and Layne (Adam is Wayne), which enables RCA video output and compatibility with Wii nunchucks for dual analog control. Adam actually plans to add enemies and make a full game out of his engine, just to rub it in. Need some visual proof to believe all this? Check out a video after the break. The Video Game Shield will be up for purchase on September 29 for around $22, or you can buy it at the Maker Faire this weekend.
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Wayne and Layne Name the Thing Contest - 150
The prize this week is a multi tool, perfect for opening things that were not designed to be opened. This contest will run for one week (Sept 25 - October 1, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it.
Please do not give the answer in the comments.
Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the message body consisting of:
The name of the item in the above picture
An example of what the item pictured above can be used for
The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.
Below is a picture of the prize.
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'America's Test Kitchen' Rates Blenders With Ridiculous Features
In the market for a new blender? The nerds at 'America's Test Kitchen' have rated some wacky models with reversible action and double blades. (See the video after the break.) Their consensus: polycarbonate plastic containers and powerful motors make for the best blenders (duh). But, while ATK recoils at the prospect of spending more than $100, we still have our eyes set on a gorgeous, 3-peak-horsepower Vita-Mix.
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'America's Test Kitchen' Rates Blenders With Ridiculous Features originally appeared on Switched on Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apple iPad set for a fantastic 2011
With the plethora of rival tablets heading our way, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the Apple iPad is on the market and doing fantastically well. The tablet market would have still probably taken off in a big way even without the iPad but Apple’s involvement and investment clearly paved the way for other tech manufacturers to join the party.
2010 has been a great year for the iPad so far, and we haven’t even entered the holiday season when the Apple tablet is likely to be the must-have item for anyone even slightly geeky. However, 2011 could be even better for the iPad, even though it’s the year the iPad will face its truly challenging competition.
There are three main reasons why this could be the case, as indicated by VentureBeat.
First, and potentially foremost, is the number of corporate customers Apple could pick up over the next year. Apple hasn’t been a big player in the enterprise sector until now, but the iPad is changing things rapidly. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster suggests that half of the Fortune 100 companies are now either testing or using the iPad for their corporate needs. If accurate then Apple could shift up to 21 million iPads in 2011.
Then there are the sales possibilities in emerging markets. The iPad is now available to buy in China, which is a very large, and potentially very profitable market for Apple to venture in to.
Thirdly, there is the fact that the iPad is getting more mainstream by the day. Best Buy will be stocking the device in all of its 1,093 this week, with Target joining them in early October.
I expect the iPad to fly off store shelves between now and the end of 2010, but it’s 2011 that could truly be the year of the iPad. Unless, of course, one of the many contenders to Apple’s throne can step up to the plate with a tablet as affordable, usable, and sexy as the iPad. Fingers crossed. Because competition is good.
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