MAKE 23: How to shoot mosquitoes with lasers

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• MAKE 23: How to shoot mosquitoes with lasers
• Apple features first wave of Game Center-enabled games in App Store
• DropPub Sends Any File to Dropbox's Public Folder and Copies the Link to Your Clipboard [Downloads]
• EMSL Egg-Bot kit drops this month
• Google Maps for Android gets GPS navigation for walking routes
• Stop-Motion. Human. Pac-Man. [Pacman]
• An In-Depth Look at the Factory That Makes the iPhone Possible [Foxconn]
• Olympus E-5 leaks point to September 15th launch, familiar design
• The iPod Nano Watch Is Here and It Is Glorious [Conversationstarter]
• The Quick Tabs Extension Enables Keyboard Navigation for Your Tabs

MAKE 23: How to shoot mosquitoes with lasers Posted: 09 Sep 2010 04:00 PM PDT Huge problem: Malaria kills millions, but you can't just spray DDT anymore to wipe out disease-carrying mosquitoes (DDT also wipes out, oh, majestic bald eagles). What do do? You could search for another toxin to spray. Or, if you're 3ric Johanson at Intellectual Ventures Laboratory, you could invent a new gadget. A gadget that tracks mosquitoes and blasts them out of the air with lasers. IVL's Photonic Fence is audacious making, and only MAKE Volume 23 shows you exactly how they did it. In "Beam Weapon for Bad Bugs," Johanson takes you inside IVL and explains their technology and how his team solved four key problems to make it work: spot the bugs, target 'em, identify 'em (only females mosquitos bite -- you knew that), and then blast 'em in milliseconds. Along the way you'll learn about computer vision software, mirror galvanometers, mosquito wing-beat frequency, and how to make what can't be made, when you want to do what can't be done. Bonus: Make: Online has an behind-the-scenes tour of Intellectual Ventures Lab and their ultimate maker workshop for electronics, photonics, machining, culinary arts, and more, at makezine.com/23/mosquito. From the pages of MAKE Volume 23: MAKE Volume 23, Gadgets This special issue is devoted to machines that do delightful and surprising things. In it, we show you how to make a miniature electronic Whac-a-Mole arcade game, a tiny but mighty see-through audio amp, a magic mirror that contains an animated soothsayer, a self-balancing one-wheeled Gyrocar, and the Most Useless Machine (as seen on The Colbert Report!). Plus we go behind the scenes and show you how Intellectual Ventures made their incredible laser targeting mosquito zapper -- yes, it's real, and you wish you had one for your patio barbecue. All this and much, much more. Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Gadgets | Digg this!

Apple features first wave of Game Center-enabled games in App Store Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:30 PM PDT Filed under: Games, Apple, iPhone In case you're having trouble finding games to play on Apple's new Game Center, the App Store has your back. Apple added a new featured section for Game Center games, where you can see which apps are leading the pack in adding Game Center support. There are some old classics like Flight Control (highly recommended at only 99 cents) and Real Racing, plus tower defense bestseller Fieldrunners and pretty puzzler Zen Bound 2. Of course, Zynga's FarmVille for iPhone is in this first group, and it's one of the first apps we've seen that needs the multiplayer capabilities to function properly. While the quality of these first games is high, selection is still very limited, and there's no sign of Project Sword or the Game Center-enabled Angry Birds that we saw in Steve Jobs' iOS 4.1 unveiling. Leaderboards and achievements are cool, but I personally can't wait for real-time multiplayer battles! Apple features first wave of Game Center-enabled games in App Store originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Apple - iPhone - App Store - Steve Jobs - Flight Control

DropPub Sends Any File to Dropbox's Public Folder and Copies the Link to Your Clipboard [Downloads] Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT Windows only: If you use Dropbox to share files with your friends, free app DropPub makes it even easier by adding an item to the context menu, from which you can make any file public and add its link to your clipboard. More »

EMSL Egg-Bot kit drops this month Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT I'm generally not much of a kit-buyer, but it seems like each one Windell and Lenore release is better than the last. They almost had me with the Bulbdial clock; I will probably not be able to resist the new Egg-Bot kit. They're taking preorders now, and the first kits are supposed to ship at the end of this month. Looks like new orders are already backed up into October. More: EMSL's interactive Conway's Game of Life exhibit Bare-bones evil from EMSL Deluxe LED Menorah Kit from EMSL Read the Full Story » | More on MAKE » | Comments » | Read more articles in Kits | Digg this!

Google Maps for Android gets GPS navigation for walking routes Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Utilities, Google, Mobile, Android Pedestrians might get exercise or save on gas, but they don't get the fancy turn-by-turn GPS directions that drivers do. Or, they didn't until Google decided to release Walking Navigation in Google Maps 4.5 for Android. Android users can now use GPS navigation in walking mode, getting suggestions for the best pedestrian routes Google knows about. This navigation mode isn't just a copy of driving mode, either. It's got pedestrian-friendly features like vibrating when you need to make a turn, and a map that turns as you do. Walking navigation also uses satellite imagery by default, to give you a better idea of where you are. You can also use the Street View smart navigation feature in the Google Maps search bar to decide which way to walk. This is a fantastic idea, although I'm sure there are still some kinks to work out. If you've got an Android device, we suggest you, well ... waaaalk this waaay! Google Maps for Android gets GPS navigation for walking routes originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments GoogleMaps - Google - Navigation - Google Street View - GPS

Stop-Motion. Human. Pac-Man. [Pacman] Posted: 09 Sep 2010 03:00 PM PDT 111 human pixels. Countless colored t-shirt changes. Weeks of planning. That, some homemade bleep bloops, and four long hours in Baden, Switzerland's Trafo cinema will get you one incredible stop-motion game of human Pac-Man. More »

An In-Depth Look at the Factory That Makes the iPhone Possible [Foxconn] Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:52 PM PDT Bloomberg Businessweek has just dropped an incredibly up-close look at controversial Chinese electronics supplier Foxconn and its founder, Terry Gou. It's the most thorough look to date at one of the most powerful—and intriguing—manufacturers in the world. More »

Olympus E-5 leaks point to September 15th launch, familiar design Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:41 PM PDT We've already heard a few rumors about Olympus's supposed E-3 successor, the E-5, and the folks at 4/3 Rumors have now turned up another pair of leaks ahead of the DSLR's expected launch later this month. That includes a teaser that seemingly confirms that the camera will be announced on September 15th (just a day off the earlier rumor), and what appears to be the first image of the camera itself -- or a tiny corner of it, anyway. Those both suggest that the camera will sport a strikingly similar design to the E-3 it's replacing (something backed up by 4/3 Rumors' "trusted sources"), and the camera's specs also seem to be in line with what we've heard before -- including a bump from ten to twelve megapixels, and new 720p/30fps recording mode. Continue reading Olympus E-5 leaks point to September 15th launch, familiar design Olympus E-5 leaks point to September 15th launch, familiar design originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  4/3 Rumors (1), (2)  | Email this | Comments

The iPod Nano Watch Is Here and It Is Glorious [Conversationstarter] Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:38 PM PDT Everyone knew it the moment they saw it. Hell, even Steve Jobs alluded to it when he was unveiling the thing. The new multitouch iPod Nano was made to be strapped to a watch band. Here it is, for $17. More »

The Quick Tabs Extension Enables Keyboard Navigation for Your Tabs Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:30 PM PDT The Quick Tabs extension for Google Chrome lets you hit a single hotkey to pop up a list of all your tabs, and you can use the keyboard to quickly narrow down to the tab you’re looking for. If you frequently use loads of tabs, this could be a great extension for you. It’s inspired by the search and switch functionality in many programming editors, and it really works well. Hit the Ctrl+M shortcut key, which is configurable in the settings, and then start typing. Hit enter to flip to the tab you want. Note that you’ll need to restart all your Chrome tabs before it’ll work. Thanks to @cbeust for pointing this one out. Quick Tabs [Google Chrome Extensions]

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