Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Howtoons is primarily based off of a one-page cartoon. The twist is that these cartoons tell you how to do inventive things. The cartoon format makes the whole experience much easier to jump into for the kids. You can learn how to build an air canon, or even how to count in binary on your fingers. Yeah... that'll impress all of your fellow geek friends. Videos are also posted so you can actually see some of these creations in action. If you would like to suggest a project to the site, feel free to do so. While this site is great fun for the kids out there, the young at heart will also enjoy examining the various creations. It's a swell way to do something creative with your kids on a rainy afternoon.
 

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Canada's new quarter.  The contest to design a commemorative quarter for this year's Canada Day was won by an 11-year-old from BC with this great, cartoony design. I think this is the best coin I've ever seen. (Thanks, Ben!) [via Boing Boing 6/23/2004]
 

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

GameBoy-based robot microcontroller. Want to build a microcontroller-based robot and have a GameBoy Advance or two lying around? Charmed Labs offers a GameBoy Advance adapter which makes your GBA an embedded development system for robotics, data logging, etc. You can also use the adapter to install the eCos embedded realtime operating system.
via DailyGadget and flashenabled. [Street Tech 5/3/2004]
 

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Tux Racer is a game that has you sliding down a snow-covered mountain on the belly of a penguin while trying to collect fishdoing this very thing while assuming the role of the Linux penguin. This version of the game is free and open source - two things that you would expect in a game that features Tux. Start entering the cups to win the title as the ultimate mountain slider downer... or something like that. The game allows you to customize the conditions in which you race, such as time of day, fog, and wind. Collect the herring that are scattered across the course to obtain a high score. More courses will be unlocked once you prove yourself on the slopes. Tux Racer is a nice game that has been around for quite some time. It's perfect for young kids due to the fun and wacky atmosphere that is present.