Monthly Archives: August 2007

Turn your alarm clock into an accelerometer

Want to do more than simply hit the snooze button when your alarm clock starts buzzing? Want to hit the clock itself, perhaps? (Or slap it? Or smash it? Or throw it against the far wall?) Then check out how the people at Dimension Engineering converted a regular ol’ alarm clock into a nifty accelerometer….

The Sofa Hanger

This isn’t anything electronic, but I’m sure that anyone who’s been using a laptop in any room of his/her house, for instance, would find it convenient to place the mandatory cup of coffee or, why not, a mouse. (Personally, my touchpad is sometimes a nuisance, and moving a mouse on the arm of a sofa…