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If you ever hope to approach the level of coolness exuded by Reggie Watts, LittleBits’s latest creation, the Synth Kit , might be your best bet. Success is not guaranteed: Watts’s mastery, which you can view in all its glory above or over on his YouTube page, takes time, creativity, ingenuity, and talent. But, with the Synth Kit, amateurs can at least start to make some noise. advertisement advertisement The Synth Kit, like the other littleBits kits, “breaks down technology into its very basic parts to bring the power of electronics to everyone,” LittleBits CEO Ayah Bdeir explained to Fast Company. But instead of using bits to build motors, lights, and motorized lights, the 12 magnetic pieces in this box click together to build an analog synthesizer, much like the ones sold by KORG , a partner for this project and an icon in the synthesizer world. Like the other kits sold by LittleBits–all of which are intended to make engineering and … [Read more...] about Craft Works: Engineer Your Way To Rock Stardom With The LittleBits Synth Kit

Strawbees, a simple building tool for kids, has been years in the making. It started when founder Erik Thorstensson was growing up in Sweden, and he realized how expensive traditional toys were after his mother told him to make another Transformer himself, rather than buy him brand new one. Later in life, Thorstensson traveled to India for a community service project, where the kids he worked with took to playing with the volunteers’ clothespins as if they were toy construction modules. advertisement advertisement If rudimentary clothespins could inspire children to start thinking spatially and creatively, a sleeker–but still inexpensive–solution couldn’t be far off, Thorstensson thought. To build Strawbees, Thorstensson created a flexible, plastic building unit that’s shaped like a flat lollipop. One end is designed for inserting a straw and the other end can hook onto other yellow connectors. “There is an almost infinite number of different ways of … [Read more...] about A Toy Kit For Little Architects And Engineers

Why pay $250 for a Nest Wi-Fi-connected thermostat when you can build your own? It sounds complicated–the kind of thing that might require at least a little bit of engineering experience–but it’s not. With the littleBits Cloud Module, a building block for Internet-connected gadgets announced at this week’s TED conference, that Nest-like thermostat just became a lot easier to build. advertisement advertisement “The Internet of Things” is one of those trendy, nebulous terms that many people kind of understand, but few people entirely grasp. Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits — a modern-day Lego set that lets anyone build electronic devices–had her first experience with the Internet of Things (physical devices that connect to the Internet and each other, like the aforementioned Nest thermostat) about a decade ago, when she encountered Internet 0 , a protocol that allows users to control physical objects remotely. “I went from being … [Read more...] about Now You Can Make Your Own Internet-Connected Gadgets, No Engineering Skills Required

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Just over 13 months after the inaugural LongTail Rally of 2021, rally organizers kicked off the second LongTail Rally amidst the stunning skyline of San Francisco. Gathering at the Fairmont Hotel on Mason Street for the opening dinner, and culminating at the Hyatt Regency, Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona one week later, this year’s rally involved more participants, covered more miles and included even more adventures. Rally organizers Michael Knapp and Julie Milne didn’t need to up their game after the celebrated reaction to the first LongTail Rally, but they kicked things up a notch nonetheless. Where last year’s rally included a trip to BMW’s driving school in Thermal, California, and a visit to Speed Vegas outside Sin City, this year’s drive crossed far more state lines and included off-road safaris, high-altitude tests of man and machine, plus a massive 110-degree pool party and a marriage proposal. Day 1: … [Read more...] about LongTail Rally 2.0: More Cars, More Adventures, More Chills And Thrills

A flood-affected man carrying a luggage wades through a flooded road as he moves to a safer place after heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam, India, June 21, 2022. - A + A (June 27): India’s flood-hit areas are forecast to receive heavy rains this week, with 532 people losing their lives so far across the nation during the monsoon season and hundreds of thousands staying in temporary relief camps. The northeastern state of Assam has been among the worst-hit regions, with rains affecting 2.5 million people, destroying homes and infrastructure, and delaying sowing of crops such as rice. Drowning and landslides have killed 121 people in the state alone since April 6, according to a home ministry bulletin. Monsoon rains cause the death of hundreds of people in India every year, but the rainy season has been particularly devastating for the hilly states of Assam and Himachal Pradesh this year. About 233,000 people are still in relief camps, with over two dozen teams … [Read more...] about Flood-hit Indian states brace for more monsoon rains, 532 killed

- A + A JAKARTA (June 27): A former Garuda Indonesia chief convicted of graft is being investigated for alleged irregularities in procuring Bombardier and ATR planes, Indonesia's attorney general said on Monday, in deals the state auditor said led to $600 million in losses. Emirsyah Satar, the flag-carrier's chief executive from 2005 to 2014, was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2020 for bribery and money laundering in buying planes and engines from Airbus and Rolls-Royce . The U.S. Department of Justice and Britain's Serious Fraud Office are also investigating suspected bribery related to sales of jets by Canadian plane maker Bombardier to Garuda between 2011 and 2012. "This was his responsibility in carrying out the work during his tenure," Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin told a news conference. Satar could not immediately be reached for comment. Indonesian state auditor BPKP found Garuda paid an inflated price for 23 Bombardier CRJ and ATR 72 … [Read more...] about Indonesia names jailed ex-Garuda chief a suspect in new graft case

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on April 3, 2020 . - A + A Minetech Resources Bhd (-ve) TRADING of shares in Minetech Resources Bhd (fundamental: 0.95/3, valuation: 0.3/3) triggered our momentum algorithm yesterday for the sixth time this year. The last time the counter triggered our momentum algorithm was Wednesday. The engineering services company’s stock closed 10.71% or 1.5 sen higher at 15.5 sen apiece, after 77.38 million shares were traded — making it the 10th most actively traded stock on Bursa Malaysia yesterday. This trading volume is about 16 times the counter’s 200-day average of 4.91 million shares. The stock has been climbing in the past four days. On Tuesday, the company announced that Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd’s co-founder Datuk Awang Daud Awang Putera had been appointed its executive chairman, replacing Chin Kim Sang, who had been redesignated as the company’s executive director. Awang Daud first … [Read more...] about Stock With Momentum: Minetech Resources

- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Financially troubled Sapura Energy Bhd returned to the black in the first quarter ended April 30, 2022 (1QFY23) with a net profit of RM91.93 million, on the back of foreign exchange gains arising from the appreciation of the US dollar against the ringgit. In the preceding quarter, it had posted its biggest ever net loss of RM6.78 billion. In the same period last year, Sapura Enery had posted a net loss of RM97.08 million. In a Bursa Malaysia filing on Monday (June 27), the oil and gas service provider said its quarterly revenue, however, declined by 39.75% to RM886.08 million against RM1.47 billion in the year-ago corresponding period, due to lower project activities from its engineering and procurement (E&C) segment. Earnings per share for the quarter amounted to 0.58 sen, from losses per share of 0.61 sen. On a quarterly basis, revenue more than doubled from RM426.60 million in 4QFY22. Sapura Energy said that it continues … [Read more...] about Sapura Energy returns to black in 1Q with net profit of RM91.93 mil on forex gains

Lim is accused of using his position as Penang chief minister to aid CZCSB secure the undersea tunnel project in return for 10% in the profits of the project from Zarul, which resulted in an alleged RM3.3 million in kickbacks to be received by the former. (Photo by Shahrin Yahya/The Edge) - A + A KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): “Dummy” documents were used to withdraw company money to make bribe payments to former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, a former executive testified on Monday (June 27). Azli Adam, the former senior vice-president of finance and corporate services at of Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZCSB), said falsified invoices and payment vouchers (PVs) were used to obfuscate the withdrawal of the company cash. Testifying in Lim’s undersea tunnel project graft trial at the Sessions Court, Azli said CZCSB director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli "confessed" this to him after Zarul was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in … [Read more...] about ‘Dummy’ documents used to facilitate bribe payments to Guan Eng, says former company exec

- A + A PUTRAJAYA (June 27): The government is willing to bear the projected huge subsidy totalling RM77.3 billion for this year towards stabilising the prices of goods and avoiding high inflation rates of up to 11.4%, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said the government had a choice of removing subsidies and strengthening the country’s finances to a better level, but it chose to bear the subsidies instead for the welfare and well-being of the people. Mustapa said the announcement on June 24 by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob of no increase in the water and electricity tariffs, and the chicken price not being floated showed the government’s caring side and commitment to maintaining the subsidies. Referring to the projected consumer subsidy expenditure amounting to RM77.3 billion for 2022, he said RM51 billion of it made up the biggest component of fuel, cooking oil, electricity, water, chicken … [Read more...] about Govt continues giving subsidies to stabilise prices, avoid high inflation