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Turbo Hobby IV-18 Video Mini-review

Full review here: http://www.tubeclockdb.com/

Sonic 4 Episode 1 coming tomorrow!

Well, the version of for the iPhone came out a few days ago and the Wii version comes out tomorrow, 10/11/10 and will cost 1500 points or $15 USD w/o tax.  The initial reviews so far indicate that it is essentially a remake of the original versions of the game with newer graphics and sound.  [...]

I’m ready for Portal 2 to be released

Swift stated that future Portal developments will depend on the community’s reactions, saying, “We’re still playing it by ear at this point, figuring out if we want to do multiplayer next, or Portal 2, or release map packs.” While some rumors regarding a sequel arose due to casting calls for voice actors, no confirmed sequel [...]

How Printing Ink is Made

A Chief Ink Maker shows how colour and ink is created from the raw ingredients–powder, varnish, and passion. Everything designers and printers need to know about the process, the challenges and joy of ink making. http://www.theprintinginkcompany.ca/

IN-12 NixieKits.eu Preview

I just got my new IN-12 Nixie clock in the mail from NixieKits.eu and this thing is impressive.  I will be doing a full video review over the weekend and posting it on tubeclockdb.com.  Trust me, you will like this one… Tubes: IN-12 Nixie tubes, 18 mm digit height, decimal points with flashing LEDs. Background [...]

Time Lapse Experiment

This is a time lapse experiment that I have been tinkering with for the last month.  I wanted to try a new work flow based around raw images instead of JPEG images.  Every frame was captured as a raw image and imported in to an Aperture 3 library.  From there, I batch processed the images [...]

Old School Daft Punk

I have no idea who originally created this.  If you do, please leave a note in the comments!

Flash on the Nexus One running Froyo

Well, I manually updated to Froyo on my Nexus One and some video sites, like South Park Studios, work great.  After upgrading to Froyo, you have to manually add the Flash beta plugin but after that, you’re set.  Sadly, Hulu and ABC don’t work.  If you find more video sites that work, please post them [...]

Apple Keyboard + UV Light

I have a question for all material scientists & plastic experts.  I have an Apple wireless keyboard and a near-UV LED flashlight.   As one would expect, many things fluoresce:  tee shirts, white paper, etc.  What is odd, is that only some of the keys on my keyboard do this.  I would expect this to be [...]

Minneapolis Clouds

I’ve been experimenting with ways to take the best time lapse using the Canon 5d Mark II and I’ve come up with two distinct methods that are worth sharing.  The first method involves shooting normal video and speeding it up while the second involves a more traditional approach of shooting frames and combining them to [...]