Mike Figgis‘ Fig Rig works equally well for guys in sneakers and guys in suits, but they’re not free, which is why you have to love Keith Lewis’ DIY version. PVC is sexy!

Posted July 23, 2008 by Casey
Categories: Dispatches. Tags: camera holder, diy, Fig Rig, PVC, steadicam, video. Be the first one.

My friend Troy sent along a pointer to The Gadget Show’s feature on DIY hoverboards. They claim it all goes together with basic tools, a leaf blower, plywood, a bit of pipe, and other various parts totaling about £150. Oh yeah, they also recommend “an insurance policy with good fringe benefits,” and being as British [...]

Posted February 22, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Questionable...funny. Pointless., Technology. Tags: diy, do it yourself, Gadget Show, hover board, hoverboard, hovercraft, Jason Bradbury, leaf blower, The Gadget Show. Be the first one.

CubeSat is Cal Poly’s plan to make space accessible to the rest of us. That is, they want to make it easy and cheap enough to launch satellites that even high schools can get a chance at it. Engadget says they call it “the Apple II of space exploration” (link added). Here, read this:
The CubeSat [...]

Posted October 17, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Technology. Tags: calpoly, cubesat, cubesat project, diy, diy satellite, launch vehicle, microsatellite, pod, pods, satellite, space, space exploration, space race. Be the first one.