Kickstarter is a success to say the least.
My first Kickstarter project is doing better than I anticipated. Now its time to start preparing to build the Soundlazers.
Why didn’t I think of this great idea?
Sometimes, it is the simple ideas that nobody else thought of that are truly unique. How many times have you been annoyed by your phone and cord sitting on the floor? This is a low cost way to solve that problem. That’s why I am backing this project and helping a fellow inventor. Good Luck to Mr. Johnston.
OK, so I am not great on camera!
After 20 years or more behind the camera, you would think I could at least look normal in a simple video. I was reading off a printout above the lens. I guess it’s time for a teleprompter but I was just happy to get through the whole thing and at least sound like I knew what I was talking about.
Actually, the author of the story did a great job and had some great uses for my new product, the Soundlazer. You can read the great article here on Gizmodo
The Soundlazer kit is ready for manufacturing
I am trying something new with my projects. I will be putting the Soundlazer up on Kickstarter to see what kind of interest I get in this technology. If I am lucky and Kickstarter is successful, we will start making this board right away.
Soundlazer set to launch
The Soundlazer project is something that I have been working on for a few years now. It’s one of those things that you keep putting off and never get the time to finish.
Most speakers are designed to throw sound as far and loud as possible. Parametric speakers are more like a laser beam with the sound focused at high intensity into a relatively small area. The result is that two people can be standing only a few feet apart from each other yet only one of them will hear the sound waves emanating from the parametric audio source.
You can read more about this new product and its technology on the Soundlazer website.
Making lots of parts
- 15mm rods used to support camera accessories
I have been making lots of parts with Solidworks and the new 3D printer to save time.
I also ran across a great website where you can share your inventions and try out other people’s designs too. The internet has really revolutionized the way we make things.
Check out all the cool inventions on http://www.thingiverse.com
By the way, my favorite is the totally useless Carrot Holder
3D printed parts right here in the office.
New parts from the Statasys 3D printer
The new Stratasys Dimension 1200 3D printer arrived and is hard at work printing all the new prototypes.
I have a bunch of products coming out in 2012. I will post more information as they are released.
Trackstick gets another upgrade
The Super Trackstick is the first of all the Trackstick products to get an upgraded GPS engine. Me and the engineers have been working hard to get all the hardware and firmware ready for release.
I hope to be announcing a few more exciting innovations in 2011 and 2012.
Divebrite 8000 Lumen LED light
I finally finished this amazing light after two years of research and development.
This 6000 Kelvin LED dive light was designed specifically for use on 3D motion picture productions. This beast puts out 8000 Lumens which is the equivalent to a 1000 Watt Chimera.