Over at the Steampunk Workshop, Jake inaugurates a new Guest Artist Project feature with the wonderful Molly “Porkshanks” Friedrich as the first artist in residence. Molly shows how to update an antique Cannonball Empire headset with modern headphone innards. Porkshank’s Dieselpunk Headphone Mod – Link Related: The Ambiance Enhancer (retro MP3 player) – Link
A grad student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lisa Smith, has designed these rapid prototyped unique RFID dongles. She calls her process the “cuteness generator.” The Touch blog writes: One of the key aspects of the project for me is the translation of the unique identity of RFID into a unique […]
Hackszine reader IraqiGeek writes: I made an application that uses libusb-Win32 and PPJoy to map the Sony Sixaxis into a windows joystick with the accelerometers working and mapped. Unfortunately, the gyro on my sixaxis seems to be faulty. So, while the code is already there to read the gyro data, it can’t be used for […]
Stephanie Lynn Studios explains how to raise a neckline when sewing with a commercial pattern–very handy to know if you’d like to alter a too-revealing sort of shirt. Link.
Sparkfun writes: This is a USB to UART board that allows easy reprogramming of the LilyPad main board without the need for soldering. This board is based on the FT232RL IC from FTDI. Features: Implements full v2.0 USB protocol Needs no external crystal Internal EEPROM for device ID and Product Description strings Royalty-Free Driver support […]
Learn to turn a teeshirt into a saucy halter dress with the DIY clothing tutorial at OhMyStars. Link.
Treehugger points us to this story about a 1959 Opel T-1 that, in 1973, got in the Guinness World Record book by achieving 376.59 mpg. The car was recently rediscovered (moldering away at Talladega Raceway) and bought by a Seattle car dealer. Some of the “tricks” used to achieve this amazing mpg were to make […]
