I was chatting with some colleagues about what new holiday gadgets they are coveting, and was surprised that there isn’t really a major toy coming out that I’m interested in. And then I saw the new Altair 8800 kit [via Boing Boing]. I have no practical use for this thing, but I think it would be a blast to play with. The “differences/comparison pictures” section of the site is really well done – I recommend it as well as the more obvious technical documentation sections for a picture of how these are actually being built.
Glimpses of the websurfing habits of a computer science professor, obsessive crafter, occasional gamer, and all around geek