Wooden hand crank iPhone dock automata

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By Adam Flaherty
Posted 2009/10/05 @ 12:53 am
Category Computers & Mobile, Fun & Games

This wooden hand crank iPhone dock automata by Murtaza Lakdawala is equal parts form and function. Turn the crank and watch the gears mesh as the automata changes the iPhone’s orientation from portrait to landscape.

[via Gizmodo]

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6 Responses to Wooden hand crank iPhone dock automata

PatrickIV on October 5th, 2009 at 1:52 pm said:

…less than impressive.

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- Adam Flaherty on October 5th, 2009 at 3:10 pm said:
  
  It’s unfortunate that this clever, functional, handmade one-off failed to greet your discerning pallet with the shock-and-awe you’re usually accustomed to. Fortunately this isn’t a contest. Please leave constructive criticism, if any.
  
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  Adam Flaherty on October 6th, 2009 at 9:55 am said:
  
  It’s not an automata in the strict sense, though it could very easily be with the right software. For instance, there’s an app called iChalky that would definitely blur the line…
  
  It’s obvious to me how fun this device is, but that’s completely subjective.
  
  It’s easy to deride what you find to be disagreeable, though it’s of more use to those who will be reading your comment if you leave constructive criticism.
  
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- pff on October 6th, 2009 at 4:38 am said:
  
  this is lame
  its not automa, its not really that clever and i completely fail to see how it is fun.
  this is nothing like a wood puzzle or lego.
  
  this section is called ‘comments’, not ‘praise’
  
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I have no mouth and I must scream on October 6th, 2009 at 3:13 am said:

Reminds me of a modern take on a smoke burner or mechanical gear demo automata very clean and neat. Now there now needs to be the yang to this yin, the Rube Goldberg version.

@PatrickIV do you dislike those geometric wood puzzles and Legos because they are…
…less than impressive. Lighten up a little ,try to find fun in life.

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Tomaradze on October 7th, 2009 at 3:02 am said:

It’s not even pointless.

There’s just one thing useful in this guy’s site, that is the link to the gear template generator.

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