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ATTiny based Electronic Candle
Our friend Pete Mills developed this great ATTiny based Electronic Candle, we have seen electronic candles before but what makes this one shine is how the flickering was done. Pete actually sampled the actual flicker patterns of a real candle flame so that this reproduced flame would look as close to the real thing as [...]
Daily Crunch: Zen
Here are some recent stories on TechCrunch Gadgets:
The Zen Table Practices Mindfulness So You Don’t Have To
The Wheel: What Is The Foxconn Debate Really About?
iModela Adds CNC Milling To Your Home 3D Printing Arsenal
How to repair a Timer Control
Todd Harrison from ToddFun has experimented fixing a timer control which he was using to turn on and off the Christmas lights after a certain span of time. With a soldering iron and a bit of troubleshooting we learn what the problem is. Turns out that a part is needed to permanently repair the unit [...]
Google has a Bouncer in the Android Market to keep Malware at bay
Fighting malware has become an everyday phenomenon for mobile OS makers and one of the most targeted mobile OS is Android due to its reach and popularity. Google has now confirmed that to combat the attacks, they’ve implemented a new solution codenamed as Bouncer that scans each and every app in the Android Market for [...]
The Zen Table Practices Mindfulness So You Don’t Have To
Remember those little Zen rock gardens they used to sell for desks? So you could take a minute of your busy day to contemplate the void? Thanks to the magic of Kickstarter, you can build your own automatic, desktop-based Zen garden that will rake itself into endless patterns.
The toy is a little pricey – $999 [...]
Micron CEO Dead At 51
The CEO of Micron Technology, Steve Appleton, died in a small plane crash today in Boise, Idaho. He was 51.
Appleton worked at the company since 1983, starting on the night shift production line. He died piloting a Lancair experimental aircraft around Boise.
He is survived by his wife Dalynn and his children.
Micron is a major [...]
Some Refurbished Xooms Could Put Personal Data In The Wrong Hands
Maybe it was too thick, maybe it was too heavy, maybe you just didn’t like Honeycomb. Regardless of your reasoning, you may want to keep your eyes peeled on your credit score if you bought and returned a Motorola Xoom between March and October 2011, because your personal information may be in someone else’s hands.
That’s [...]
The Wheel: What Is The Foxconn Debate Really About?
Thirty spokes meet at a nave;
Because of the hole we may use the wheel.
Clay is moulded into a vessel;
Because of the hollow we may use the cup.
Walls are built around a hearth;
Because of the doors we may use the house.
Thus tools come from what exists,
But use from what does not.
- Tao De Ching
There’s a carousel [...]
Daily Crunch: Dust
Here are some recent posts on TechCrunch Gadgets:
The Peek Bites The Dust
Steve Jobs Impersonator With Angel Wings And Halo Used To Hawk A Worthless Android Tab
The $199 PlayBook Returns For A Limited Time
iModela Adds CNC Milling To Your Home 3D Printing Arsenal
Upset that the Makerbot can’t produce solid, smooth objects for your home 3D printing pleasure? Why not give the iModela a look.
This CNC milling machine costs a little under $1,000 and uses a drill head to carve out 3D objects in solid plastic. The iModela is made by Roland DG (a subsidiary of the [...]