1. Picasso in a phone

Some time ago I told you how to make a painting with a PC and some readily available tools. Well, a couple of years later you can do the same or better with just a smartphone. The picture below is a witness to that.            ...

Monday, 10 October 2011 | 188 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

2. The easiest karaoke machine

Karaoke is a Japanese invention, which consists of music without a singer, plus video containing the words in sync with the music. It's a perfect way to relax and get your creative juices flowing. The problem is doing it with a minimum of hassle....

Saturday, 24 September 2011 | 341 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

3. My own Linux distribution

After four months of testing, my own version of Linux is ready for release. Its name: Tipsy Puppy. It's fast and cuddly at the time, can boot off a USB stick and likes to play games, including Windows games. Will you take it home?    

Thursday, 27 August 2009 | 1404 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

4. 360 Panoramas with a Pocket Camera

Have you ever been in a place that is so interesting that you wished you could photograph the whole thing? Did you know you can make a picture that surrounds you completely? It's called a spherical panorama, and you can see it in more and more...

Wednesday, 17 December 2008 | 1809 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

5. A PC in your pocket

Let's say the recession has hit you so hard that you've had to pawn your computer. Do you have to give up your cyber-personality? Absolutely not! here I tell you how you can have pretty much the same capability built into a simple USB flashdrive,...

Tuesday, 21 October 2008 | 3736 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

6. Flying Car Project

My students at the Illinois Institute of Technology are developing a flying car. This link takes you to their webpage.

Wednesday, 26 March 2008 | 1648 hits | Print | PDF |  Email

7. IIT Invention Center

Is it possible to learn how to invent? I think it is, and so I started a program where college students can learn just that.

Wednesday, 26 March 2008 | 1793 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more