Friday, April 03, 2009

Arduino finds yet another use in homebuilt 3D scanner

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/arduino-finds-yet-another-use-in-homebuilt-3d-scanner/


The Arduino has long since proven itself to be one of the biggest boons to DIY heads since the soldering iron, but that doesn't mean it's not still able to impress, as amply demonstrated by this simple but effective homebuilt 3D scanner. While there's not exactly much to guide the rookies out there, the project does seem to be straightforward enough for anyone with a bit of experience, with the scanner itself comprised of nothing more than the Arduino, a couple of servos, and the Sharp GP2Y0A02YK Long Distance Measuring Sensor -- plus the necessary code, of course, which is conveniently provided at the link below. Once you've got everything pieced together, you should all set to make polar coordinate scans of your surroundings and watch the time fly by.

[Via Hacked Gadgets]

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Promise's new SmartStor do-it-all NS4600 and easy-setup DS4300 make RAID 5 look easy

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/promises-new-smartstor-do-it-all-ns4600-and-easy-setup-ds4300-m/


While storage is by default a fairly boring topic, we're always happy to see someone try and spice it up -- and Promise sure is trying. The new Promise SmartStor NS4600 and DS4300 offer up four drive RAID 5 striped storage, with the NS4600 pulling full NAS and media server duties, while the DS4300 plays things like a Drobo competitor, with One Touch Configuration to set up new drives and a direct plug into your computer. The NS4600 is where things get really interesting, with the ability to serve up iPhone-friendly video as part of its iTunes Digital Media Server support, SmartNAVI for accessing and viewing media through a web browser, Remote Access Media Center for pulling up media anywhere, and Apple Time Machine Support. The NAS can host USB 2.0 and eSATA drives, and hooks into your network with a gigabit Ethernet plug. The NAS sans-drives goes for "sub $500," while the DS4300 clocks in around $400 -- both should be widely available around mid May. Full feature breakdown is after the break.

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Promise's new SmartStor do-it-all NS4600 and easy-setup DS4300 make RAID 5 look easy originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BenQ's Qisda QPD-111 Creative Design Center MID wins design awards, doesn't exist yet

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/benqs-qisda-qpd-111-creative-design-center-mid-wins-a-design-aw/


Not that we have anything against products that don't exist, but it would seem to us convenient to have something to show on the other end of a couple design awards. BenQ's Qisda QPD-111 just won a red dot and iF award, but BenQ doesn't seem quite ready to show it off to the world. The MID sports a 5-inch screen, and is "designed for highly mobile people pursuing the best Internet experience while on the go." That fancy little red "Hot Key" sends you to the world wide internet with a single press, and the device can handle multitouch pinch-to-zoom and other gestures for browsing. There's also a built-in accelerometer, which lets you switch between communication and Internet functions with a little shake of your precious, imaginary MID. There's obviously no information on price or availability at this point -- we're not even sure what OS it's running -- but it's certainly a sexy and almost potentially usable entrant into the confounding and primarily useless MID market.

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HP TouchSmart tx2z with 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD now $450 off with coupon

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/03/hp-touchsmart-tx2z-with-4gb-ram-320gb-hdd-now-450-off-with-cou/

In the market for a multitouch tablet? HP's TouchSmart tx2z, both the readers' and editors' choice for Tablet PC of the Year in the 2008 Engadget Awards, currently has two stackable discounts totaling $450, dropping the price here to a much more manageable $650. That includes an AMD Turion X2 Dual-core processor, 4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive. Offer expires tomorrow, so hit up LogicBuy soon via the read link for details and the promo code.

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Tropicana Line's Sales Plunge 20% Post-Rebranding - http://tinyurl.com/c9ftvy - costing them tens of millions of dollars

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