Introducing…the iPod VR!
This is a bit on the Snowcrash side of Maker projects, but I wanted to see if the new iPod video would foster a new market for VR / LCD goggles. I have two types, one is meant for viewing video full screen, with both eyes – the other is a one screen LCD. Each has their uses with the iPod video and I may actually start using these on some trips when I don’t feel like holding the iPod video the entire time watching a video…So, here are the photos of the iPod video, homemade battery extender, travel case and LCD goggles….
The nice folks at the excellent site Treehugger sent us their weekly round up – here it goes. “This week at Treehugger: How to get re-use out of things you own: “Help Its Broken” will show you how. We found plans to make your own pedal-powered hovercraft. Learn how to make a bag out of, well, recycled plastic bags. And, pour your drink back into the bottle: we find tumblers made from recycled beer bottles….
Chris Connors, Duxbury High School, Technology and Engineering, put together a great contest for kids – here is the story and the winners (MAKE was a judge)… “The contest project was about creating another way for kids to get inspired to try new things. Some of these projects were things that they were thinking or planning to do. Creating the documentation for the contest helps them be able to show their thinking and their creativity. When they can show off what they have done, it is easier for the community to see how good they are. The documentation can also change the way you approach a project. If you know you are going to have to show it and say it, you think things through differently than if you are just getting the job done…”
