Category Archives: Random

Build Your Own Billabong Jumper

Posted on April 8, 2010 by gemmell

I was in a surf shop on the weekend looking at $100 billabong jumpers thinking “surely Ele could make this”. So I came up with this idea of having a website which sold material and patterns for hip clothing. The … Continue reading →

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Flow AugmentedReality

Posted on March 5, 2010 by gemmell

An Augmented Reality app which looks at water and tracks bits of foam, grit, whitewater etc etc to indicate flow. Good for lifesavers or as a screen on a beach for people to look at the currents in real time. … Continue reading →

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Bean BagBag

Posted on March 5, 2010 by gemmell

It’s a bean bag which has backpack straps on it so you can lump it anywhere. It’s got a couple of pockets and maybe even a cooler section. Great for events or festivals, easy to do. You could do it … Continue reading →

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Energy Transmission

Posted on January 14, 2010 by fletcher

Australia is big, how do we move electricity efficiently between (nuclear) power plants and the people.  Cable loss is significant.  Small scale power plants (solar, gas, wind) are all good because they can be located close to populations.  Bigger (coal, … Continue reading →

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Desalination

Posted on January 14, 2010 by fletcher

The plan is that we will use the comments in this post to explore ideas for how to produce simple desalination.

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Cars that drive themselves

Posted on January 8, 2010 by gemmell

Why don’t we have cars that drive themselves yet? I’m thinking of a 4 tiered untrusted system. You don’t need to do it for every road, but the major routes would be nice – just so you can take your … Continue reading →

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HeliDuster FeatherCopter

Posted on January 8, 2010 by gemmell

Want to get your husband or kids involved in the cleaning? Introducing the new helicopter featherduster – it’s a small RC helicopter with feather dusters on the end of the props. Hone your skills to remove that pesky cobweb in … Continue reading →

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Sleep Ears

Posted on January 8, 2010 by gemmell

These are “socks” for your ears – i.e. they are made of some kind of breathable fabric that you can lay on without hurting your ear – but in the middle is a small speaker. They aren’t noise cancelling, but … Continue reading →

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