There is so much to report that I hardly know where to begin. The biggest news is that I have begun actively delivering commissions! If you want to finally get your hands on a second-generation programmable Reverse Geocache™ puzzle, keep reading. PCBs This winter I began developing a new specialized PCB (“printed circuit board”) that greatly improves [...]
February 21, 2010
Hurrah! I’m very pleased to announce the first ever successful opening of a Reverse Geocache™ Puzzle Box. (If you don’t know what a Reverse Geocache is, you should read this first.) The event occurred Saturday night, January 30th, in Austin, Texas, USA. Alas, it wasn’t the famous box that opened – that one is still sitting sadly [...]
November 9, 2009
[Next read the most recent chapter in the puzzle box story.] The puzzle box continues to generate lots of interest. This week I encountered it in two different geocaching podcasts, a Serbian blog, and Daniel Soltis’ talk at Playful ‘09 in London. I’ve fielded calls from network TV channels, film producers, engineers, and machine shops all [...]
October 25, 2009
[Next read chapter 3 in the puzzle box story.] The Puzzle Box story has a delightful second act. It’s Saturday night, five weeks to the day since the wedding, and despite the recent firestorm of publicity, I still haven’t heard whether my friends have managed to open the Reverse Geocache Puzzle Box. It’s certainly possible they are [...]
October 9, 2009
There is a cool new addition to the website today — a project I call the Reverse Geocache Puzzle (tm). It’s a box that won’t open until its owner figures out where on earth to move it. I built it for a friend who got married in France last month. The software for this project incorporates [...]
July 22, 2010
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