This is cool. Toyota has developed a bike with thought controlled gear selection. Read about it here. This is part of the Toyota’s Prius Project.

MakerSHED has released an Arduino Development Kit for the iPhone. Read more about it here. This is cool. It comes with a Dock Connector to Serial Port Cable! It is out of stock now, but you can get notified when it is back in stock or get just the cable here.
08/07/11 It looks like this is back in stock at MakerSHED.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has openned an exhibit show some of Steve Jobs over 300 patents. Using the iPhone as a design element, the Patent Office is showcasing the ideas of Jobs in the atrium of their office in Alexandria, VA.

We have some cool links for you this week. Art and Science coming together to improve the artistic experience. Technology that points the way to the future. Technology that connects computers to the physical world. Science that help artists make their art. Please enjoy!
Soft Circuit Roundup Neat collection of soft circuit projects. - Christine
iOS Communicating with Arduino The iOS-Arduino connectivity kit and a video of what can be done with it, such as reading sensors with the Arduino and communicating the readings to iOS devices. - Gregg
ARS Electronica | Prix ARS Electronica The ARS Electronica international digital culture competition which “discovered” Pixar, Wikipedia, and Wikileaks, is accepting submissions through March 2nd. Categories include music, animation, interactive art and big ideas; check out last year’s winners. - Evan
Samsung’s Transparent Smart Window at CES 2012 Samsung Smart Widow Display. - Adam
Color Dial Spray by Kim Young-suk, Kim Woo-sik, Oh Jin-ho and Lee Young » Yanko Design You read it correctly; CMYK you-dial-it spray cans in which you select the color that the can sprays! - Brandon
Here are our Weekly Staff Picks for April 15, 2012
Thoughts on Code and Art Interesting commentary about algorithms in art and architecture from Marius Watz. - Stephanie
The Power Pot A kickstarter project selling a pot which produces electricity while boiling water/tea/etc. - Alex
The Flat Clock Great web interface that allows you to design and order a customized wall clock. Based on the options you have control over, it looks like the geometry for the clock face is being generated in the background by some sort of automated Grasshopper script running in Rhino. When I showed this to Evan, he mentioned that it’s quite similar to Nervous System’s Cell Cycle 3D web application, which does something similar for 3D printable jewelry. - Alex
Sound you can Touch 3D print a custom iPhone case with your favorite sound from SoundCloud. $25 for one. - WanTing
An Engineer’s Guide to Cats A well thought out and thorough video guide to cats for engineers, by engineers. - Seth
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