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For any home hobbyists or tech lovers, the show “Prototype This” is going to be your new favorite TV show. In each episode, the four hosts attempt to turn their wacky ideas into a reality.
[ continue ]Fancast: Inside TV
Following in the footsteps of wildly popular Discovery Channel shows like Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs, Prototype This is a new venture looking to cash on in the technology craze. Basically, we find out what happens when you throw four geeks/experts into a room and make them invent stuff.
[ continue ]Wired.com
In Episode 1, they create an antidote to road rage by designing biosensor-equipped smart cars that grind to a halt whenever the driver gets too riled up.
[ continue ]Freescale Semiconductor
PROTOTYPE THIS co-host Joe Grand has worked with Freescale for several years on a variety of design projects and was a finalist in the 2007 Freescale Black Widow Design Challenge. In a recent interview with Wired.com, Grand discussed the recent Defcon conference where he received support from Freescale in designing the Defcon 16 conference badges.
[ continue ]Wired.com
The four stars of Prototype This! are Joe Grand, Terry Sandin, Zoz, and Mike North. Each has his own specialty to use in solving the given problem of each episode: Joe is a genuine hardware hacker and electronics expert; Terry is a special-effects wizard who works wonders with animatronics; Zoz is a computer and robotics expert; and Mike is an expert mechanical engineer.
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