We might not have flying cars, or household robots (well, unless you’ve got a Roomba), but we have apparently reached a point in history where a team of amateurs can launch a digital camera into space, and recover it with the above results. So cool.
And totally my dad’s kind of project. I can’t wait to see the photos.
What to do when you need a baby monitor in pinch? Take two cell phones on a family plan with unlimited mobile to mobile minutes (or just two phones with unlimited night and weekend minutes, in the necessary time window), call one with the other, put one in the room with the sleeping baby, put the other one on mute and speaker phone. VÃola! Instant DIY baby monitor, and my first documented parenting hack. Works just like the real thing.
Now, why would anyone turn to such a setup? Read on . . .