Hasta La Gadget!

One of the most interesting electronic components for DIY sorts and tinkerers to come out in a long time was the Raspberry Pi. That device is a small single board computer with just about everything you need for a myriad of different projects in one small footprint. The Raspberry Pi can also be expanded with a number of add-on boards and modules.

Back in February we learned that a Raspberry Pi camera module was coming to market that would be priced at about $25. If the idea of a small camera board for your projects is exciting, you’ll be thrilled to hear that the camera board is now shipping. The device can be purchased at multiple online retailers, including RS Components and others.

The camera module sells for $25 and has a five-megapixel CMOS image sensor by OmniVision. That CMOS sensor uses 1.4 micron backside illumination pixel architecture. The architecture allows the camera to deliver five-megapixel resolution still images and high rate HD resolution video capture capability.

When the camera module is used record to 720p resolution HD video, it can do so at 60p. The camera card add on connects to the Raspberry Pi via the existing camera connector and uses CSI for data and I2C for control. Users can record both 720p and 1080p at 30 frames per second in H264 format.

The small camera add-on board measures only 20 x 20 x 10 mm and has an integrated flat ribbon cable for connection. The camera will work with both the Raspberry Pi Model A or Model B boards. Depending on the version of the operating system you’re using on the board, you may have to upgrade to be able to use the camera add on.

SOURCE: RS Deliveries

Raspberry Pi camera module now shipping allowing HD video capture is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Any kid from the 80′s knows Simon. The game with colorful lights that tests your brain. Now you can wear it as a fashion accessory. This belt buckle was created by If Industries and is entirely playable.

If this inspires you to make one yourself, it isn’t very difficult. You will basically be mounting the pocket-size version of the game on a round belt buckle. Once you do that you will be able to follow Simon’s lead no matter where you are. And you will have a nice colorful crotch accessory.

I think it would go well with a glowing Tetris inspired zipper myself. Would you wear something this geeky?

[via Gearfuse]

If you can demonstrate how to build something useable that is truly
worth raiding the recycle bin to create, you could win over $1,000 worth
of prizes from Voltaic, REI, Nokero and more!

You’ve probably run into the old problem of where to keep your spare slice of pizza, or that half-eaten sandwich when you are out and about. You can’t put them into your pocket because that’s just nasty. You don’t want a sandwich full of lint! Well, one girl has solved the problem with a Ziploc jacket.

This Ziploc Jacket keeps all of your food items in plain view and keeps it all fresh. You are basically a walking food cart when wearing this thing. And it’s stylish too.

Want a mohair look? Just fill up all the pockets and let things get moldy! In the mood for red? Fill it up with tomato sauce! Damn. This thing is versatile.

[via Obvious Winner]

A few years ago, we did cover a story on how a certain Bob Dullam managed to cobble together his resources to develop and flesh out a Batman Tumbler in real life, and while it does not have the kind of technological advancements that the fictional version possesses, it was still a thing of beauty. Well, a year after the end of the most recent Batman trilogy was shown on the silver screen has passed, and here we are with an anonymous group of Gumball 3000 competitors from Saudi Arabia who call themselves Team Galag, co-operating to churn out their very own take on the Batman Tumbler.

Their effort is by no means cheap, considering how the entire shebang costs a cool $1.6 million to build from ground up, but since the participants have that kind of crazy money to splurge on, it is not a setback at all. Team Galag intends to let loose their street legal Tumbler at the 2013 Gumball event, where it sports a 6.2-liter V-8 engine with 400-horsepower.

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