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I'm constantly amazed by the power a good idea has over people, the inspiration it creates, and the satisfaction of seeing it come to life... as difficult and rare as that might be.


RFID implant culture makes it into music “scene”

March 12th, 2009

I was surfin around today looking for some RFID gear and came across a strange track from a one man band called Radio Shock. The track is called RFID Inside of Me, and listener beware; the entire track sounds like a bunch of “nails on the chalkboard” electronic noise, but I can see where he […]

ACTi IP camera snapshot URL

March 10th, 2009

Info for pulling still images from ACTi IP network cameras.

Make your body the best place to live

Make your body the best place to live

March 8th, 2009

I picked this little sticker off the side of a fruit smoothie drink in Amsterdam. Even though it’s a marketing tag, I thought it was relevant. I lost 15 pounds walking and bicycling around Amsterdam, 12 hours a day for a week. Also, because food is very expensive in Europe, I ate almost nothing but […]

Listening to Light

Listening to Light

March 8th, 2009

Build a light listening device and eavesdrop on flashlights, laser pointers, and even the sun!

Tale as old as time... AC torn as it can be...

Tale as old as time… AC torn as it can be…

March 4th, 2009

Ok, I admit it… I’ll watch Beauty and the Beast once in a blue moon… you know, if I walk in and it’s already playing… and I wouldn’t stop someone from putting it on if they already had it out of the case… I mean, who am I to upset the apple cart if things […]

Beating people up, poopin in fields, and other fun things

Beating people up, poopin in fields, and other fun things

March 1st, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about funny signs I’ve seen in my daily travels so I figured it was time. This was taken in a local Thai restaurant, forgetting my camera was in Sepia mode. Make’s it seem kind of olde tyme. I just never knew our local Thai chef was so tough! […]

My Maker spot in MakeZine TV Episode 9

March 1st, 2009

A while back the good folks over at MakeZine TV asked me to put together some video clips of me talking and using my implant. I’ve done tons of interviews where people ask me the usual questions, but sitting there pretending to answer phantom questions while directly addressing the camera… it’s hard! I guess I’ll […]

RFID enhanced motorcycle ignition

February 27th, 2009

A while back the good folks over at MakeZine TV asked me to put together some video clips of me talking and using my implant. The episode should be airing tomorrow. This is one of the clips I shot for them. Basically I stuffed a smart RFID reader and some relays into my bike in […]

RFID enhanced fire safe

February 27th, 2009

This is the RFID enhanced fire safe I built while writing Chapter 5 of my book RFID Toys. I was just going through my files doing some spring cleaning and found this video I took shortly after completing the project.

Limitations reading small glass RFID implant tags

November 25th, 2008

A lot of my RFID Toys readers often email me or post on the forum telling me about problems they are having using glass tags with certain readers. Mostly the issue is not being able to get good range, etc. When it comes to RFID tags, especially glass ampoule tags, size matters. There are several […]

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