[atduskgreg] posted this cool looking rig.  That’s a batting glove, chopped up and equipped with a flex sensor and a pressure sensor. The end goal was to create a new method of drawing. You can see he’s interfaced with the servos decently. It seems fairly responsive and intuitive. Looking at his results though, make us wonder if all that effort was worth it. We would probably apply this rig to some kind of animatronics.

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If a report from TheStreet.com has it right, Verizon won’t be picking up the Palm Pre after all. Showcased at this year’s CES, Palm’s flagship phone garnered quite the following, and was praised as a potential iPhone killer. Just prior to its official debut on Sprint’s network in June, Verizon said it would offer the smartphone within six months.Sprint replied by saying it held exclusive rights to the Pre through 2009, which left most with the impression that the handset would be available via Verizon in January 2010. Palm’s CEO Jon Rubinstein recently fueled that anticipation when he said the…

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Experts have highlighted the importance of shopping around for insurance, warning that insurance premiums are rising and will continue to do so in the future. Lovemoney.com said that due to increasing risks in various areas, for example floods and storms, insurance providers are raising their prices. It cited recent statistics from the AA which suggested that comprehensive car insurance prices had risen by an average of 11% over the past year.An insurance expert for Think Money commented: “Research appears to suggest that average insurance costs have risen over the past year, but people could still save money by shopping around…

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[Paul] wrote in to show us this little project he did for his kids. His children love playing with their toy cars. In an effort to give them even more fun while playing, [Paul] built a stop light for them. He’s using an ATtiny13 to run them and has the source code available on his site. Not only did the kids get a new toy, he got an excuse to go build something in his workshop.

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If you have put a lot of effort into your business, the last thing that you want is to see your hard earned assets stolen by a criminal. Business owners tend to choose surveillance systems to help them.
If you are thinking about installing surveillance cameras, the law generally dictates that you have to inform people that they are being watched in this way and therefore cannot have the element of surprise by hiding cameras from the view of criminals. However, to make sure that they cannot damage them easily and disarm them, armored cameras are now becoming very useful.…

One of the most cost-effective ways of advertising and marketing is by requesting auto insurance quotes online. Compared to the traditional ways of asking for auto insurance quotes, online car insurance quotes can save clients as much as 30 up to 40 percent off of their vehicle premiums. However, there are still some people who have not done this before. With the accessibility and convenience of the Internet, this is a great time to explore this option. Take your time and do not be confused with all the offers and insurance packages that you see online. Moreover, you must also…

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The current global financial crisis has not deterred governments such as Hong Kong from investing in technology innovations that deliver results to its citizens. Questex publication Enterprise Innovation talks with Hong Kong government CIO Jeremy Godfrey to find out the key priorities within the next few months. Enterprise Innovation: There has been talk of economies bottoming out. But if the worst is over does your focus or key priorities within government shift at all? Jeremy Godfrey: I don’t think that anything has happened in the last two months to significantly change the way we view things. It’s great there are…

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Google’s plan to digitize millions of books hangs in the balance in a court case that has ballooned in complexity. Google reached a tentative settlement agreement with authors and publishers to proceed with the project, but the court has been besieged by third-party briefs. The case could be a “lifetime career” for some attorneys, quipped Gardere’s Peter Vogel.September is shaping up to be a crucial time for the future of Google’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) much-vaunted digital library. The month has already seen a flood of briefs on a proposed settlement in the lawsuit filed by authors and publishers over Google’s effort…

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