Hardware Wish-List

As you all know there will be Christmas soon. Not that we are the religious kind-a-type but we have been offered a very interesting opportunity.

A generous donor, that still needs to be anonymous, has offered to buy us stuff from a wishlist.

Terms and Conditions:

• Needs to be on there BEFORE the 15th of December
• HAS to be Cool
• Can really be close to anything that we might need in the space

Just add your favorite gadget, toy, tool, electronics tool-set, 30 terabyte hard disk, Deep Blue, nuclear reactor, MRI, Bio degradable chair, whatever your project needs... to the list:

X-Mas 2009 Wish-list

• http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/cupcake-cnc-deluxe-kit.html
• http://mindstorms.lego.com/Products/NXT/Default.aspx note that there are different sets available. And as separate parts there are also Infrared Seeker, Compass, Gyroscope and RF ID sensors.
• Robonova http://www.robonova.de/store/home.php?cat=248 mostly aimed at building humanoid robots
• Bioloid http://www.amazon.com/Bioloid-Comprehensive-Kit/dp/B0012LG8P2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1257708742&sr=8-1 can build other things then only humanoid
• BalBot http://www.balbots.com/ (currently not shipping)
• Roomba: http://www.irobot.com/uk/home_robots.cfm depending on location and shop there are different versions available. We would need one for big rooms. In order of preference: 581, 580, 560 (seen in Cactus), 555 (seen in HiFi), 550 (seen in Cactus)
• Access to http://metalib.etat.lu/ AND the IEEE set of journals.
• Proper Tools: http://www.proxxon.com/ OR Similar
  • needs to be expanded to mention which tools we need
• LaserCutter - will need activated carbon air filter too (FUMEX MF)
• A stereo microscope with camera (soldering/demos)
• Digital Camera to Record Workshops
• 1-5TB small RAID array or Linux server (music, backups)
  • A nice tower (rackable or with a tablet) with enough room for minimum 6-8 disks, including those disks :-)
• Small CNC mill for making circuit boards or parts (available used locally)
• Metal lathe
• Nice SMD soldering station(s)
  • small tip for soldering iron
  • pick and place manual vacuum/suction tool http://www.abacomdirect.com/p-176-ezpick-smt-pick-and-place-system.aspx
  • Manual SMD oven (this might get too advanced) http://www.articulationllc.com/product.sc?productId=16&categoryId=6
• Swarm Robots - http://warrantyvoidifremoved.com/formica
• 2 or three comfy couches, at least one of which must be a sofabed
• PCB etching equipment
• comprehensive collection of hacker- and cyberpunk motion pictures
• Audiovisual equipment:
  • complete satellite system comprising a DM8000, a multifeed dish with all cabling, switch and a post to put on the roof. Can all be found at http://www.sattv.lu/.
  • HDTV set with a nice size or a HD projector so we can enjoy the HD awsomness of movies and self-made videos. Model/brand choices will soon been filled out here.
  • HD capable video camera: any suggestions?
  • do we already have a BD capable device? Else a BD player or PS3 (about the PS3, the new "slim" versions don't support linux anymore)
• Boardgames: Ricochet Robots , Kahuna
• a shower box (with back wall). At Hornbach a simple one costs 400 and the fully featured with steam bath, seat, mirror and more gimmicks costs 1000.
• Wacom Cintiq 21x tablet + screen for our artists wacom
• A Pinball machine. Adams Family, Twilight Zone, Medieval Madness, Star Trek TNG and so on. Maybe easiest is to just take the first available from the Internet Pinball Database top10. Some collectors you only get for astronomical prices, others are still on sale. Maybe have a look at LEO automatiques in Strassen if they still have pinballs.
• Billard table (Carom or Pool?)
  • Second floor to house the billard table
• Power drill with stand - for precision drilling
• Electro welding equipment
• Infrared security cameras, Dexaplan MC610, 25 EUR at Lidl while stock last
• Night vision scope/goggles
• Model Sterling engine http://www.gyroscope.com/StirlingEngines/
• Serious laser (not like the small ones George play with ;-)) http://www.gyroscope.com/d.asp?product=Laser75
• Digital storage scope, Owon MSO is reasonably cheap and even has 16 channel logic analyzer. http://www.owon.com.cn/eng/msoSeries.asp
• Weather ballon (for stratophere launches) http://teslabs.com/meteotek08/
• Enicycle - electric unicycle http://enicycle.com/what.html | Or from Honda: U3-X
• USRP(2) (Universal Software Radio Peripheral) http://www.ettus.com/products
• USB I/O board with 50 digital ports, IO-Warrior56 starterkit, http://www.codemercs.com/index.php?id=79&L=1