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A Robotic Bartender, and How To Build One 66

Posted by timothy on Saturday January 10, 2009 @03:27PM from the why-not-a-bender dept.

Jamie Price writes with a nice tutorial on putting technology to use in the service of mankind, with one of his latest projects — BaR2D2. "BaR2D2 is a radio-controlled, mobile bar that features a motorized beer elevator, motorized ice/mixer drawer, six-bottle shot dispenser, and sound activated neon lighting. The robot is driveable so you can take the party on the road! It was created in my garage using standard hand/power tools and readily available parts and materials. Here is a video of it in action. To see the full how-to with tons of pictures, check out the build.

Comment Re:Aw man... (Score 2, Funny) 173

by jmcguire81 on Wednesday July 02, 2008 @02:28PM (#24034391) Attached to: Using AI With GCC to Speed Up Mobile Design

For those who don't get the joke: http://xkcd.com/303/

Submission + - Zap2It Labs discontinuing guide service (zap2it.com)

Submitted by QuijiboIsAWord on Wednesday June 20, 2007 @03:07PM

QuijiboIsAWord writes: Zap2It Labs, which provides free TV listing data for personal use, has long been the main source of program guide information for users in the US and beyond. They've announced via their webpage that, due to abuse of the service, data will no longer be available after September 1st. There is no other direct source, and no option to pay for the service even if the users wanted to. Without a data feed of this type, users will be reduced to scraping websites at best. Is this going to be a killing blow for MythTV?

Journal Journal: Zap2it Labs to Shut Down September 1, 2007

Journal by pingzero on Wednesday June 20, 2007 @02:30PM

The following news obviously has a significantly negative impact for open source DVR enthusiasts and projects, which are getting their programming data from Tribune Media Services' Zap2It Lab. Perhaps TMS is planning to finally capitalize on the long tail of their labs.zap2it.com investment. We hope so -- it appears the vast majority of open source DVR users are willing to pay a fair price for a consumer-level service. The commercial TMS offerings are simply too expensive for the average home

Submission + - Top 10 dead (or dying) computer skills

Submitted by

Lucas123

on Thursday May 24, 2007 @10:02AM

Lucas123 writes: "Computerworld reporter Mary Brandel spoke with academics and head hunters to compile this list of computer skills that are dying but may not yet have taken their last gasp. As 'Stewart Padveen, Internet entrepreneur and founder of AdPickles Inc., says, "Obsolescence is a relative — not absolute — term in the world of technology.". 'In the early 1990s, it was all the rage to become a Certified NetWare Engineer, especially with Novell Inc. enjoying 90% market share for PC-based servers. '"It seems like it happened overnight. Everyone had Novell, and within a two-year period, they'd all switched to NT," says David Hayes, president of HireMinds LLC in Cambridge, Mass.'"

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