This site shows how you can set up your own SETI receiving station using nothing more than an old C-band satellite TV dish, general coverage receiver and your PC. With it, you can also do radio astronomy as well. Can’t beat that! Thanks Scott! Link.
This is a really impressive hack – this site shows how to put a Griffin AirClick remote inside an iPod mini so you can remote control the iPod without needing to pop the receiver on top. Link.
Ultralights have sometimes been described as the “motorcycles of the air,” which the new Flite Bike really is, combining a Honda Reflex motorcycle with a Buckeye powered parachute. You buy the bike, and then get them to install the kit. Thanks Doug. Link.
Looks like a good Make project…This would allow seniors (and others with impaired abstract thinking skills,) to dial phone numbers by just choosing a photo of someone and placing it in a holder next to the phone…you have to wonder if someone could hack this together out of, say, a CueCat, a free barcode font, and a photo printer... [via] Link.
If you’re one of the folks who have a new iPod nano and have scratches – here’s a HOW TO on using some Brasso, polishing cream and a little time to polish it up to like-new. Link.
Using an old modem to make a useful circuit to convert phone audio to regular line audio. This little hack is useful for those of us wanting to record Voip telephone calls for podcasts with good quality audio. Keep in mind that recording telephone calls without notifying all parties involved is against the law in many parts of the world. Link.
Excellent! Welcome to 1.50, PSP firmware 2.0 users! MPH has created a WORKING downgrader from PSP firmware 2.0 to firmware 1.50. This takes advantage of the toc2rta exploit and allows for the full downgrade of firmware 2.0 to firmware 1.50. I have tried this myself and have successfully downgraded from firmware 2.0 to firmware 1.50. Although this has been tried and found working, this does not mean there is no risk involved so use at your own risk. Link.
