Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Chris Anderson on DIY drones



Have advances in robotics made it possible to make low-cost, unmanned aerial vehicles like model planes and blimps in the comfort of your own home? Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine, Chris Anderson, looks at DIY drones, and how to spy on your neighbours or unwittingly compromise high-security institutions.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Siftables, the toy blocks that think



MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?