Josh writes “This is my friend’s weblog, he made this computer for his friend out of spare parts he had lying around, and lacking a case, he mounted it on a piece of plywood and added some led lights. Not really an innovative project, but pretty pro nonetheless”… Link.
Most of us electronics obsessed folks know that the everyday power strip just doesn’t cut it. A typical 5-outlet strip might be able to accommodate two bulky power converters, so you end up needing three of them to connect your five devices. Definitely not a pretty picture. To solve this problem some brilliant person eliminated the actual strip and simply connected together five flexible outlets. Now your big square power converters can exist in peaceful harmony, all of them humming along in unison to the same lovely tune. [via] Link.
The idea is simple: Using the Windows CE emulator, I could have my entire “internet communications system” on a virtual machine that I carried around with my on my USB keychain. I could essentally plug it into the USB port of any machine running Windows, and bring up the emulator and use Internet Explorer, Messenger, Inbox, etc. Version 2.0 is now based off the new ARM based Device Emulator which can run native Pocket PC binaries. Yes, you read that correctly – with this version, you will be able to run most Pocket PC apps from emulation. Link.
Great HOW TO from Jake “I was intrigued by the idea of having all my own bookmarks, my own desktop/icon artwork and themes and preferences, all my own programs and data instantly available to me on any computer on campus. The computer essentially becomes a temporary host for my personal operating system — which I carry in my pocket. SLAX seemed to be the best balance of customization, function, and ease of use…This is a howto on installing SLAX on an iPod nano. It may seem long, but I tried not to gloss over or leave out any details”. Link.
Outstanding HOW TO on G4 based on our favorite hackable camera – Making 3D movies shouldn’t cost you 3G’s, so I wanted to write up an article so that you can do it on the cheap. How cheap? Less than $75.00 is a good place to start considering that a normal video camera is going to start around $300.00. Link.
Cool website describing how to attatch Disco Lights to your computer’s parallel port. Then you use a Winamp plug-in to make the lights flash to the beat of the music. This can be built in 3 ways… 8 LED’s on the data lines, 8 solid state relays for regular 120 volt lights or a 32 bit 120 volt light set-up. Thanks Andrew! Link.
Amazing model working Roller Coasters models built from 1995-2002. Building a working model roller coaster is an extremely complex process. Many things must come together to make a model roller coaster work properly. All of the following topics must be taken into account – layout, design, track, rails, cross ties, track support, wheels, cars, train dynamics, lift mechanisms, sprockets, chains, motors, brakes, magnets, tools, materials, adhesives, molds, and paints. Link.
