~e; Electromagnetic News & Views #138
From
brian carroll <human@electronetwork.org>
Date
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:17:36 -0500
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Electromagnetic News & Views -- #138
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00) Electronetwork.org Commentary (8/23/2004)
01) Top Stories of Electromagnetism
02) Electromagnetic health & safety
03) Electromagnetic trash & treasure
04) Electromagnetic security & surveillance
05) Electromagnetic power & energy
06) Electromagnetic current & human affairs
07) Electromagnetic transport & communication
08) Electromagnetic matter & information
09) Electromagnetic trends & inventions
10) Electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
11) Electromagnetic business & economics
12) Electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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00) --commentary--
[comment on oil exporting countries and nuclear power: it would seem
that there is a natural incentive for oil exporting countries whose
wealth is tied to oil to find another source of energy and to be able
to sell the oil instead of use its limited resource for short-term
development gains. nuclear power seems to be one way this is possible
and it is wondered if there is anything to the workings of oil markets
and the desire for nuclear power to offset domestic consumption so as
to capitalize on the oil cartel systems. maybe not though it is
wondered.]
* .US political rhetoric about 'character assassination' by opponents as
common fare of business-as-usual brute-force political campaigning
almost
seems to be something else, in terms of EM: crucifixion by mass media.
this,
in a secular sense, a non-denominational refererance to the moral
judgement
passed down corridors of EM power, media, technology to deliver the
word,
all that is missing, as was requested, is the visible thumbs-up or
down...
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01) --top stories--
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// there is strange timing on this story, it was in the local paper but
// yet widely circulating in online news, so its severity was somewhat
// hard to judge. what is even stranger is that the local paper version
// spoke of Iran striking back against Israel's reactor at Dimona,
should
// anything start down the wrong path. now, with the version drudge
picked
// up, again a mainstream source, it is about Iran attacking the .US
too,
// as apparently the 'peaceful' resolution to the nuclear issues remain
// in a context of increasing threats -- about nuclear plants and
weapons.
// this would appear to be becoming a more delicate and volatile
situation
// for whatever reasons (that would appear to be unreported, as Condi
Rice
// just blanketed the airwaves as to why the .US was hands-off Iran,
then
// a flipflop of tremendous tragic consequence if this is
fast-and-loose,
// with nuclear issues and diplomacy versus more pre-emptive
neoconning).
// * not to disregard the complex issues, but how did this evolve as
such?
// (meaning: how did the .US posture change so radically and so
quickly?).
// it is up to diplomats to address these issues, but this is war
talk...
Iran warns of preemptive strike to prevent attack on nuclear sites
<http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1512&u=/afp/20040818/wl_afp/
iran_nuclear_us_israel_040818201404&printer=1>
'The latest comments mark an escalation in an exchange of threats
between Israel and Iran in recent weeks, leading to speculation that
there may be a repeat of Israel's strike against Iraqi nuclear
facilities at Osirak in 1981.' .... 'He also warned that Iran would
consider itself no longer bound by its commitments to the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the event of an attack.'
// consider the .US has a majority of its active-duty military forces
sitting
// between two countries threatening a nuclear exchange, the .US
needing both
// to get through the already insane situation, then chooses to side
with one
// in its domestic affairs to a degree to be pre-empted in a nuclear
exchange
// -- and this is a policy chosen by the current .US administration, to
place
// soldiers and citizens there in even more dire straights than exists
today:
// a nuclear exchange and the entire .US military could be disabled at
once.
// it was thought things could not get too much worse by choice. (that
is, a
// more balanced, diplomatic position would be fundamental
now)...incredible.
// it is hard to imagine a more inane policy decision, it's truly
incompetent.
[backgrounder] Is Israel planning to attack Iran? ********************
Sharon on the warpath // *** radpills weeks prior...
<http://www.iht.com/articles/534912.html>
'Now Israel, claiming to prepare against a possible "hit on its
nuclear reactor," has started distributing antiradiation pills to
civilians in townships surrounding it. In a country that has always
sought to keep its nuclear activities out of the spotlight, that is a
highly unusual step.' .... 'Even if the Iranians are working on a bomb,
Israel may not be their real concern. Iran is now surrounded by
American forces on all sides - in the Central Asian republics to the
north, Afghanistan to the east, the Gulf to the South and Iraq to the
west. Shamkhani expressed Tehran's unease at the American presence in
an Al Jazeera interview broadcast late Wednesday, in which he hinted
that some Iranian commanders believe they should strike first if they
sense an imminent threat from the United States.' .. 'Wherever U.S
forces go, nuclear weapons go with them or can be made to follow in
short order. The world has witnessed how the United States attacked
Iraq for, as it turned out, no reason at all. Had the Iranians not
tried to build nuclear weapons, they would be crazy.' .. 'Though Iran
is ruled by Islamic fundamentalists,...' .... 'In the end, it all
depends on Ariel Sharon...'
// 'electrifying america' is a book by David Nye, accounting for a
wide-scope
// view of the various processes of electrification, including
agricultural...
[and] Electricity consumption to increase by 3,000MW // Electrifying
Iran...
<http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/
Default.asp?NewsCode=24809&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy>
'He noted that in view of increased electrification of agricultural
wells, electricity consumption growth is expected to hit 9 percent this
year.' .. 'Fazlollahi further noted that production index for
cross-country power grid has decreased compared to last year, which is
alarming.' .. '“The more country moves toward increasing production
capacities, demand for electricity will increase,” he noted.'
The Story of LED // great! .pdf DIY AC-LED photoessay. via
electronics-qa
<http://www.invisible-robots.com/circuits/The_Story_of_Led.pdf>
// NEETS = Naval electrical engineering training series, online, html,
free...
NEETS, MODULE 01--INTRODUCTION TO MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENT
NEETS, MODULE 02--INTRODUCTION TO ALTERNATING CURRENT AND TRANSFORMERS
NEETS, MODULE 03--INTRODUCTION TO CIRCUIT PROTECTION, CONTROL, AND
MEASUREMENT
NEETS, MODULE 04--INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, WIRING
TECHNIQUES AND SCHEMATIC READING
NEETS, MODULE 05--INTRODUCTION TO GENERATORS AND MOTORS
NEETS, MODULE 06--INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC EMISSION, TUBES, AND
POWER SUPPLIES
NEETS, MODULE 07--INTRODUCTION TO SOLID-STATE DEVICES AND POWER
SUPPLIES
NEETS, MODULE 08--INTRODUCTION TO AMPLIFIERS
NEETS, MODULE 09--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE-GENERATION AND WAVE-SHAPING
CIRCUITS
NEETS, MODULE 10--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION
LINES, AND ANTENNAS
NEETS, MODULE 11--MICROWAVE PRINCIPLES
NEETS, MODULE 12--MODULATION PRINCIPLES
NEETS, MODULE 13--INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITS
NEETS, MODULE 14--INTRODUCTION TO MICROELECTRONICS
NEETS, MODULE 15--PRINCIPLES OF SYNCHROS, SERVOS, AND GYROS
NEETS, MODULE 16--INTRODUCTION TO TEST EQUIPMENT
NEETS, MODULE 17--RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
NEETS, MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLES
NEETS, MODULE 19--THE TECHNICIAN'S HANDBOOK
NEETS, MODULE 20--MASTER GLOSSARY
NEETS, MODULE 21--TEST METHODS AND PRACTICES
NEETS, MODULE 22--INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL COMPUTERS
NEETS, MODULE 23--MAGNETIC RECORDING
NEETS, MODULE 24--INTRODUCTION TO FIBER OPTICS
<http://www.tpub.com/content/neets/>
Fellow Hobbyists and Mad Scientists
Primarily Electrical with Websites!
And MAD HOBBYIST web resources in general
<http://members.misty.com/don/madlinks.html>
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02-- electromagnetic health & safety
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Voice-guided Mobile Phones To Complement Guide Dogs
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/08/040815233803.htm>
'The guidance system is constantly in touch with public and real time
databases: bus, train and tram routes and schedules, information about
roadworks, news and weather services. The system helps in planning the
trip and guides to the next stop. It also informs of the arrival of the
vehicle and tells where to get off. With the help of satellite
positioning, a visually impaired person can also store walking routes
that have already been tested and proven good. The system is not a
replacement for the white cane or the guide dog, but serves as a
complement and opens up new possibilities for the visually impaired.'
ELECTRICAL MISADVENTURE // beware. graphic photo. person on powerline.
survived.
<http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/sparky.htm>
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03-- electromagnetic trash & treasure
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Electricity helps revive damaged coral reef // *** em-enviroarch
<http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1093014421412_2/
?hub=SciTech>
'The wires are part of an ambitious underwater experiment: using
low-voltage electrical current to stimulate regrowth in a badly damaged
coral reef.' .... 'Covering a total length of 305 metres, the Karang
Lestari Project is the world's largest coral nursery ever built using
this technology.' .... 'Wires carrying the electrical current are
secured to the [rebar] bars and are plugged into onshore charging
stations. Brown estimates the amount of electricity used in a week is
about the same as a 60-watt lighbulb uses in a month.'
Tips, Tricks & Gadgets
from the Technicians themselves
<http://www.anatekcorp.com/ttg/tiptrick.htm#Tricks%20of%20the%20Trade>
[and] Sci.Electronics.Repair (S.E.R) FAQ - V3.000a
(7/30/04) Main Table of Contents (ToC)
<http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/>
Antique Radio Schematics and Capacitors - JustRadios
<http://www.justradios.com/>
Old TV Components
<http://www.eclipse.co.uk/mikey/components.html>
// the big discovery in trying to learn more about sensors, here, was
that
// their linearity and resistance were often the way things were
measured,
// or sensed, and not some special circuitry. instead it is a rather
basic
// effect or process that is captured in some electronic device,
hooked-up
// to a circuit to interpret this change. (at least, it seems that
there are
// types of sensors that are components, though maybe there are other
types.)
// if there is an 'analog' aspect (N) of a range of possible outcomes
at a
// scale, maybe the sensing could cover a range which could then be
computed,
// given calibration in a circuit, like thermister circuits seem to
require.
// (could quantum effects exist in analog-digital realms,
simultaneously?).
// (maybe temperature is a composition of atoms as a calculating device,
// a nanotube is a computer, or a nanotube is a temperature circuit...)
Nanotubes may have no 'temperature'
Could quantum effects plague miniature devices?
<http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040816/full/040816-4.html>
'Physicists have made a bizarre discovery: the concept of temperature
is meaningless in some tiny objects. Although the concept of
temperature is known to break down on the scale of individual atoms,
research now suggests that it may also fail to apply in rather larger
entities, such as carbon nanotubes.' .... 'But the physicists divided
the compartments into smaller and smaller boxes, until they reached a
point where the chain could never reach thermal equilibrium because of
the statistical fluctuations inherent in the quantum world.' .. 'At
this size limit, hot spots can sit next to cooler spots, without any
energy flowing between the two. Moreover, the temperature of one
compartment may fluctuate unpredictably over time. "It all boils down
to the quantum uncertainty principle," says Hess.'
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04-- electromagnetic security & surveillance
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[em-quote] Buchanan Book Declares: 'No Conservative Party Left In
Washington'
<http://drudgereport.com/flashpb.htm>
'"The Beltway Right has entered into a civil union with Big Brother."'
.... [unrelated...] "... Washington is all accelerator, the brakes are
gone." (177)'
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05-- electromagnetic power & energy
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// basically, every 'old' house with original wiring (and very expensive
// to rewire) would be held at a disadvantage, it would seem, versus the
// newly built and wired suburbian utopian peddled as best-housing model
// for the insurance industry, by volume discount, and the long commute.
Insurance based on wiring halted // *** never heard of such practice
before...
<http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4940077.html>
'Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Friday directed the Minnesota Department of
Commerce to suspend approval of an insurance product that State Farm
Insurance Companies had planned to sell in Minnesota.' .. 'The product
would base a policy's price on the age of the wiring in a house. Basing
the price of insurance products solely on the age of a house --called
redlining -- is prohibited by state law.'
Argentina: Electricity workers attack office
<http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=04/08/21/7354932>
New Blast Rocks Texas Natural Gas Facility (8/20)
<http://www.reuters.com/
newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6033424>
'The blast at Duke Energy Corp.'s Moss Bluff storage facility in
rural Liberty County, about 40 miles northeast of Houston, occurred at
about 1:30 a.m. after a valve failure fed new supplies of gas into the
fire, the company said.' .... 'Liberty County Sheriff's Department
officials said about 75 residents who live within a three-mile radius
of the facility were evacuated following the explosion.' .. 'A giant
column of fire from the storage facility was shooting about 1,000 feet
into the sky, about 10 times the height of the flames on Thursday, as
pressure from the leaking tanks increased.'
ELECTRICITY demand up 12.5% in July
Japan Today - Tokyo,Japan
ELECTRICITY demand stagnates in Spain
New Ratings - USA
RURAL Polk town without electricity fears being forgotten
Orlando Sentinel (subscription) - Orlando,FL,USA
ENERGY Report Underlines Electricity Dilemma
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
COUNCIL brainstorms on electricity needs
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
LOW-COST electricity comes to Fort Drum
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
BARMEK to Cut Off Electricity to 300,000 Customers
Baku Today - Baku,Azerbaijan
70 still without electricity after storms
New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand
INDIA News > Andhra to disconnect illegal electricity connections:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
RIVERS to Generate 305mw of Electricity in 2005
This Day - Lagos,Nigeria
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06-- Electromagnetic current & human affairs
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From: Wordsmith wsmith (at) wordsmith.org
Date: Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:04:51 PM US/Central
To: linguaphile (at) wordsmith.org
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--via media
<http://wordsmith.org/words/via_media.html>
via media (VY-uh MEE-dee-uh, VEE-uh MAY-dee-uh) noun
A middle way.
[From Latin, from via (way) + media,
feminine of medius (middle).]
This term is used by the Anglican Church to refer to
itself, as a middle road between the two extremes of
the Roman Catholic Church and evangelical Protestantism.
Television and Sprawl Contribute to Deterioration of Communities //
archnewnow
<http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/506576/?sc=wire>
// what about language, culture, differences, who is the control group,
// are they all-american suburbans from upper-classes with 50s names?
Name game increases sex appeal // MIT? (oversimplification, no?)
The right name can affect how others rate your looks.
<http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040809/full/040809-4.html>
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07-- electromagnetic transport & communication
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Italian deputies drowned out in mobile phone clampdown // **
engadget.com
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040820/tc_afp/
italy_parliament_mobile>
Satellite reveals the biggest of big bangs // can geological oiltech
pinpoint?
<http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=959452004>
'Using satellite technology to observe the Antarctic gravity field
from thousands of miles above the earth, the international team of
geophysicists found evidence of many large meteorite impact sites
across the entire continent.' .... 'However, those wishing to make a
journey to Antarctica to see for themselves the craters left by the
interstellar objects will be disappointed. Lying beneath the East
Antarctic continental ice sheet, most of the sites are not visible
because they are shielded by hundreds of millions of tons of ice.'
United Air Raises Fuel Surcharge // 15.00 USD per one way flight
(microstory)
<http://www.reuters.com/
newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6033686>
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08-- electromagnetic matter & information
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Don Klipstein's LED Main Page
<http://members.misty.com/don/ledx.html>
ULTRAVIOLET 275-395nm Gallium Nitride LED // beware.
<http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/leduv.htm>
[and] INFRARED 700nm - 4.9µm // chip die visible.
<http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledir.htm>
[and] True RGBFull Color LED
<http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledrgb.htm>
LEDs 101
<http://members.misty.com/don/ledd.html>
Snock's High Voltage Page
<http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/5322/hv2.html>
Tjaco's design graveyard // High Voltage generator
<http://www.geocities.com/tjacodesign/index.html>
<http://www.geocities.com/tjacodesign/hv_gen/hv_gen.html>
'... This is the place where electronic appliances are brought back to
life.
No, this is no repair site.... here body parts are fused together to
create new awesome creations........'
Build a Variable Voltage Supply for Cheap
<http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200112/variable.html>
'This is a variable voltage 1.5A supply I threw together for bench
experimenting for under $10. With a 24VDC wall wart, this board can
produce anywhere from 23V to 1.2V'
Inside a Power-Cube Transformer // ** see inside a wallwart...
<http://www.howstuffworks.com/inside-transformer.htm>
<http://science.howstuffworks.com/inside-transformer1.htm>
<http://science.howstuffworks.com/inside-transformer2.htm>
'The big question remains, however - why can't somebody standardize
all of these little cubes?!'
Wall Warts – the good, the bad, and... the ugly
<http://www.glitchbuster.com/wallwart.htm>
'AC adapter, wall transformer, power pack – they go by many names, but
the most popular seems to be "wall wart." Although they are indeed an
"unsightly protuberance," they look pretty good to me most of the
time...' .... 'There are two major categories: those with AC output,
and those with DC output. The warts with AC output don’t have a whole
lot more than the [step-down] transformer inside the plastic "brick."
The DC variety has diodes – typically four – to "rectify" the AC to DC,
and maybe a capacitor on the output to filter the voltage peaks left
over from the AC.' .... '... [W]hen we select a wall wart for a
particular application, several things need to be considered... '
[related] Ultimate Low Power Module
Replaces every wall wart in the area, all at once
<http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Ultimate_20Low_20Power_20Module>
Standard DC powerports
have standardised external ports on the pc box for periferals
<http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Standard_20DC_20powerports>
Reusing Wall Warts
<http://octopus.freeyellow.com/wallwart.html>
Voltage Comparator Information And Circuits
<http://home.cogeco.ca/~rpaisley4/Comparators.html>
talking electronics - interactive electronics e-magazine
<http://www.talkingelectronics.com/index.html>
online electronics books (integrated publishing) // .US Army...
<http://www.tpub.com/electronics.htm>
Antennas and Masts, Audio, Batteries, Computer Equipment, EE (NEETS),
Electrical Equipment, Electronic General Test Equipment, Electronic
Meters, Electronics Technician, Electronic Test Facilities, Electronic
Calibrators, Fire Controlman, Information Technician, Inverters,
Lasers, Microwave, Multiplexers, Oscillators,, Oscilloscopes, and
Spectrum Analyzers, Radar Surveilance, Radio Sets Diagnostics &
Installation, Signal Generators and Converters, Telecommunications
Operations, Vehicular Radios'
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09-- electromagnetic trends & inventions
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Solar-powered toothpaste-less toothbrush // funny.
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/6214323776608533/>
The Cloud debuts: there goes the 1-hour motel rental // funnier.
<http://www.engadget.com/entry/1387385637448262/>
Zap, Bam: Light-activated Glue Holds And Releases Workpieces In A Flash
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/08/040818085302.htm>
'In the new approach, the workpiece is anchored to a steel fixture
that conforms to the underside of the workpiece. At strategic locations
on its surface, the fixture has holes capped with small, round, raised
pads made of commercial sapphire, a relatively inexpensive ceramic
material. These pads, which De Meter calls gripper pins, act as lenses
or windows for ultra violet or infrared light used to set or destroy
glue anchoring the workpiece.' .. 'To load a workpiece, dabs of
adhesive are placed on the gripper pins and the workpiece is put on
top. A quick zap of low intensity ultraviolet light from a UV spot lamp
delivered through the gripper pins causes the adhesive to set and form
strong, tough, stiff bonds with the workpiece in seconds. The yield
strength of the cured adhesive bond is greater than 5500 pounds per
square inch.' .. 'When machining or other processing is completed,
infrared light delivered by a laser through the gripper pins destroys
the adhesive bonds and releases the workpiece. The laser blast destroys
the adhesive bonds in a fraction of a second without heat transfer to
the fixture or the workpiece.'
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10-- electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
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EXPLORE A STUN GUN
<http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/stunner.htm>
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11-- electromagnetic business & economics
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Cheney Is a Quiet Force Behind Bush Presidency // oil, war, energy task
force...
<http://www.reuters.com/
newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=6037280>
Oil Nearing $50 a Barrel... (8/20)
Oil Falls from $49, Iraq Violence Peaks
High crude here to stay -- Calgary Sun
ELECTRICITY, water rates slated to rise
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
CO-OP TO DOUBLE ELECTRICITY RATES, LAY OFF WORKERS
Curry Coastal Pilot - Brookings,OR,USA
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12-- electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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nixie tube clock
<http://www.tripoint.org/kevtris/Projects/nixie/index.html>
<http://www.tripoint.org/kevtris/misc/images/
General_Population_Closeup.jpg>
<http://www.tripoint.org/kevtris/misc/images/General_Population.jpg>
2600 // atari (artifact presentation)
<http://www.tripoint.org/kevtris/2600/index.html>
bankzilla // "Why I Cannot Sell These..."
<http://www.tripoint.org/kevtris/2600/bankzilla.html>
'This is one of my biggest projects I've ever undertaken. Bankzilla
consists of 50 chips fitted onto two double-sided circuit boards,
crammed into an Atari 7800 console case. On the outside, it looks no
different than a regular old 7800. But when you turn it on, it's quite
obvious this is no ordinary console!' .. 'What it is: Bankzilla is a
complete all-in-one Atari 2600 with every game I can get ahold of
crammed inside. The game is selected via an on-screen menu using the
joystick. So far, I have managed to accumulate 838 different ROMs,
including many prototypes and demo games. The LED on the front lights
up different colours to indicate which controller should be used to
play the currently-selected game.' .. 'The Guts!'...'
L.E.D. Pedestrian Signal
<http://www.industrialliquidators.com/wesell/handsignal.html>
[* very close to programmable EM jewelry, though more fashion-based
than educational (basic learning of electronics, kit format, BASIC,
learning about microcontrollers and circuits). very neat, though.
and extremely large and probably somewhat heavy. it has a hubcap
necklace feel and there is even a picture in the gallery of this
as a car medallion (like a mercedes benz hood ornmament symbol).
EM programmable jewelry is a largely different concept.]
PIX LED jewelry // ***
http://ilovepix.com/en/htm/main.htm
http://ilovepix.com/en/htm/concept.htm
http://ilovepix.com/en/htm/board.htm // specs.
http://ilovepix.com/en/down/pix.zip // powerpoint (10mb)
'Using small and bright LED matrix(177LEDs), moving pictures, images,
texts, and various patterns are displayed. Intense visual effects
related to emotions, opinions and information are fashionably
displayed.'
[and] Korean PIX concept points the way the fusion
of human communicating fashion // *** via engadget.com
<http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=3092>
<http://www.gizmo.com.au/pics/3092_08.jpg>
<http://www.gizmo.com.au/pics/3092_02.jpg>
[and] Interactive Name Badge for networking events
<http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/news/news.asp?articleid=2543>
'Just under 10 cm wide, 9 cm high and weighing 170 grams, the nTAG is
similar in appearance to a traditional conference badge. But with
infrared sensing, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system, LCD
screen, and three simple control buttons, nTAGs act as a personal host
connecting individuals with mutual interests and needs.'
[and] France Telecom develops clothing that communicates with the
surroundings
<http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=3043>
<http://www.gizmo.com.au/pics/3043_03.jpg>
MAKE LED TRINKET LIGHTS.
<http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/trink.htm>
GROW YOUR OWN LED BONSAI.
<http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/bonsai.htm>
Luminosity Monstrosity.
<http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/hamster.htm>
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