We have a modified LD System RJ8 portable 50W PA system. Comes with wheels and a battery, which lasts around 14 hours. We replaced the speakers to make music sound better. We have a microphone clipped to the side using a 3D printed mount, and it has guitar/instrument inputs and either line-in or bluetooth, all mixable.
t-bone wireless microphones for events, conferences and live performances (yes we found a way to make them work for Karaoke).
We have 4x handheld microphones like this
and 2x headset mics like this
Our media lab covers all forms of media projects, ranging from mobile first website development (CMS Wordpress, Joomla!, Strikingly) to augmented reality and virtual reality developments.
We also create wikis and contribute to local and specialised knowledge management platforms.
Our lab includes the making of videos, podcasts, infographics and photographs, from a practical and creative angle.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from March 10th, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links & videos from the show:
From the Mobile World Congress we had the LG Flex2 self-healing phone...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjig8CkuenY
But this week is mostly about the Geneva Motor Show, which runs from the 5th to the 15th of March
The ED Design Torq - Electric Driverless Racing Car - which apparently could have a racing driver inside, but who'd want to without windows?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP5MdxC8iJo
Bentley EXP10 Speed 6 with 3D printed parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8v5d9fmkSw
The Quant F and Quant Quantino Nanoflowcell cars have a range of up to 1000km between refills with ionic electrolyte fluid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q05Oc9M9V4o
The EDAG Light Cocoon (for the blinky light fans)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoTIw9SMxOE
The Aston Martin all electric DBX concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r53N9cDv1c
The Swiss Rinseed Budii that will hand the steering wheel to you if you feel like driving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GPkw_qdbjc
There is also the completely bonkers Koenigsegg Regera "hybrid" which does 0-400km/h <20 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWm8xEapjuQ
There are 76 cars at the motor show which emit less than 95g of CO2 per kilometer, and most of them are in production
Oh, and this week Apple launched the most personal computer ever designed. This goes on sale in France on April 10th, and in Switzerland "sometime in 2015"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-waTi8BPdk
See you next week!
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from March 3rd, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links & videos from the show:
For the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnYtWWDor2s
The Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison site I mentioned is https://www.bestvpn.com
Just to be safe, I suggest you use either Paypal or an e-card (one time use card number) from your bank to make the payments to these companies. It's not that they aren't safe, but I've noticed that they come and go over time.
Open source routers will allow you to VPN to your own home, but I won't give you a link. If you don't know how to find these, you shouldn't be attempting it. Surf safely!
And remember - a VPN is just a pretend (really long) network cable.
For details of the next Pangloss events click here.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from February 24th, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links & videos from the show:
The Internet of Things market is expected to be huge, with pretty much all market forecasts in the high billions of dollars. By 2020, there are expected to be more than 100 billion devices connected.
The home monitoring (air quality, temperature etc) system I have is from Netatmo My little drone is the Parrot Minidrone Rolling Spider, available from 1000ordi in Geneva for 135-7 CHF. They also have a range of Connected Objects and speak English (not a lot, but enough!).
The lighting system from Philips that's getting towards what I'd like
And of course, the build it yourself option with the Arduino Micro from Sparkfun and the Femtoduino
We held the first Pangloss Labs Internet of Things meetup on the 23rd of February in Eaux-vives. For details of our next events click here.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from February 17th, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links & videos from the show:
If you've ever wanted to fly like a bird you need to catch up with the BIRDLY bird simulator.
https://vimeo.com/91069214
And the amazing EPFL telescopic contact lense is here.
The Pangloss Labs Internet of Things meetup will be held on the 23rd of February in Eaux-vives. You don't need to be an expert - just bring an object and tell us how you'd like it to be connected (or not!) For details on this and all our events click here.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from February 10th, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links & videos from the show:
The totally brain-resetting LIFT Conference web site so you can see what you missed. The presentation from my workshop on Designing Alternative Currency Systems can be found on the Pangloss Labs site.
The BikeCityGuide can be found in the app stores for iOS and Android, or take a look at their web site. The Geneva map basically goes from the Jura to the Saleve.
You'll need to use google translate or the Chrome browser (which has google translate built in) to read the Norwegian findmysheep.com website, but it's worth it to find out how to get those 21st century cowbells.
Being more serious, the European Space Agency Technology Transfer program is designed to bring space applications into our daily lives, so if you are a startup company, you'll want to take a look.
You know about the awesome Solar Impulse project, but have you heard of Solar Stratos - using solar power to get to the edge of space? Another local project, as is Swiss Space Systems - who are hiring.
The Pangloss Labs Internet of Things meetup will be held on the 23rd of February in Eaux-vives. You don't need to be an expert - just bring an object and tell us how you'd like it to be connected (or not!) For details on this and all our events click here.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from January 27th, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links & videos from the show:
Our list of Pangloss Labs events so you won't miss our next robot workshop
The Open Source (hardware and software) Thymio robot from EPFL and it's programming environment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTi7DjqlGO8#t=42
The NAO robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8-SSwKMGnY
and the much more serious and large ATLAS robot from Boston Dynamics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27HkxMo6qK0
And one of my favourite French open source robot projects, InMoov:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2L4MCFubLs
Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics:
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Have a good week, and remember that according to the original Terminator movie humanity should have been destroyed by now, so we are definitely not in that future.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from January 20th, 2015:
Here's the usual set of links from the show:
The Google Translate app for iPhone and iPad
The Google Translate app for Android
The Kuratas Giant mech suit from Suidobashi Industries in Kyoto on Amazon for $1million
Why would you want one of these? Just watch...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iZ0WuNvHr8
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from January 13th, 2015:
Here's some links from the show:
More information than you ever wanted about CES.
A round up of wearable technology from Engadget.
How to get and avoid tech neck (hint - lift your phone up).
The Belty smart-belt is easier to see than read about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOwCNWTUAqo
and the Sharp freeform display technology, so I can get my hexagonal screens :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiDWqFw4UDM
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from January 6th, 2015:
A few links from this show:
If your new years resolution is to get fit there's no better way than eat less and move more. Technology can't (yet) stop you eating but it can help with the moving, so here are some of the fitness trackers you can get from Fitbit, Withings and Jawbone.
Prices start from around 65 CHF. Or you can just use an app for your smartphone like Moves but then you must carry your smartphone all the time. If you put it down it won't track your steps.
If you want to hack your life then If This Then That is the site you need. Make the internet work for you doing things that usually only coders can :-)
If you want a heads-up on CES there is a useful CES preview at TechRadar. Plenty of wearables.
My VOIP provider that lets me have a UK incoming phone number is LocalPhone but there are others, including Skype. As expats living on an international border having multiple incoming phone numbers in different countries can be useful.
Here's the Octopus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvvjcQIJnLg
and here's the four-finned robot cuttlefish:
Next week we'll look at the output from CES.
Gadget Guru is a short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland that I do with Tony Johnston.
Here's the show from December 23rd, 2014:
A few links from this show:
3D Printed cookie cutters can be downloaded from thingiverse or you can design your own. The best place to try 3D printing is your local hackerspace.
Post Tenebras Lab in Geneva has an open evening each Tuesday.
Fixme in Lausanne has an open evening each Wednesday.
FabLab La Cote in Nyon has it's open evenings on Mondays.
The Christmas Shopper Simulator from Game in case your shopping was too easy this year
The Norad Santa Tracker
The cool magnetic levitation hoverboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSheVhmcYLA
and the noisy one that you can make yourself