Grandpa’s Magical toys Customer Review: Grandpa’s Magical toys
This movie is wonderful for children of any age. They will learn songs, hand games, and also about friendship. They will also learn that you are never to old to have a childlike heart.

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As cane toad populations explode, the animals are getting creaky.

American Museum of Natural History Halloween bash
The Museum is having its 12th annual “Spooktacular Halloween celebration” Wednesday October 31st. from 4 to 7 PM You will be greeted by characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Clifford the Big Red Dog and more as you wander the halls of the Museum. Other activities include trick-or-treat, create creepy origami, and make crafts including “boo”-tiful ghosts, spooky “boo”-kmarks, and Venus fly traps. American Museum of Natural History Halloween bash - Link. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

Joystick Takes Cues by Voice
The technology lets you surf by making simple sounds like “ah” and “oo.”

Austin Maker Fair 2007 (more photos)
Eric (our video intern) just posted up a MASSIVE set of photos from Maker Faire - Link & slideshow. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

toy Oscilloscope
Rob writes in -Sometimes the best way to take a step forward is to take a step back in time. So Andrew Smith designed a fully-functional toy oscilloscope, made out of parts he found in his junk box, such as the EF91, EF80 and EF184 valves. Using a DC-DC converter to power the old (but still working) 7cm CRT he discovered in his loft, Andrew housed it in the same wooden box as the rest of the circuitry. The whole system runs from a single regulated 12.6V DC supply, which can be derived from a wall-wart PSU. Doc Brown would be proud.Meet Andrew’s blast from the past (Gadget Freak) - [via] Link & more. [Read this article] [Comment on this article]

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