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This Wooden Poster Counts Pi to 16,500 Digits: Pi r Rectangular

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3.141592653589793… etcetera, etcetera. Math nerds love to geek out about how many digits of Pi they’ve memorized. 15 digits is about where my brain gives out, but there are folks out there who know hundreds or even thousands of digits. If you want to brush up your Pi knowledge on a daily basis, you might want to consider adding this neat piece of art to your wall.

Sweden-based Induku Design makes this sweet laser-engraved wooden poster which is engraved with the first 16,500 digits of the never-ending irrational number.

The lauan wood print measures 30 x 40 cm – or approximately 11.8 x 15.75 inches, so it’s a nice size to fill in that empty spot you have on the wall over your desk. If you look at it up close, you can see that each digit has a little bit of depth and texture to it too, since it’s engraved rather than just printed on the wood.

The poster is just $49 over on Etsy, which is a totally rational number if you ask me.

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MIT’s truly wireless charger!

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No. Wireless charging isn’t great. I’ll tell you why. Because you need to rest your phone on the charging plate at all times! That’s so limiting that it’s a deal-breaker for me. I like moving my phone around while it’s charging, and that’s fine if it’s tethered to a plug-point via a cable. Make that wireless and my phone will have to stay exactly in one position to charge. Lift it off the charging plate and it stops. To me, that’s a downgrade.

However, the guys at MIT (It’s always the guys at MIT) cracked the impossible! The over-the-air Pi Charger can charge your devices as long as they’re in a 1-foot range! The Pi sits on any desk, looking like a lampshade crossed itself with an Amazon Echo. However, what it does is truly ground-breaking. Without wires, or even contact, the Pi charges your devices by sending magnetic waves through the air. All Pi requires is a specialized charging case that receives signals from the Pi and you’re good to go. The case not only charges your device, but also protects it from accidental falls too. Go ahead and place the Pi in any room and it will charge all devices within a 12 inch radius. The Pi is safe to use, and guess what… you can pretty much do anything with your phone/tablet without having to worry about cables or ports being blocked by them. Wireless charging at its true potential!

Designer: Enlisted Design for Pi.

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