That was quick, meet one of the first modd’ed Xbox 360s complete with – a window mod, 4″ cold cathode, 12V fan mod (increase air flow), Silver and blue paint scheme, Blue ring of light, 60GB laptop drive upgrade (this is in addition to the 20GB normal 360 drive both can be, accessed from the dashboard and the upgrade drive can be updated with media from a PC) [via] Link.
The new version of the best browser in the world, Firefox, is out. I just installed it, it’s faster, seems snappier and everything works as far as extensions except GreaseMonkey, but you can download a version from here that does work with 1.5. You can also make old extensions work with this little trick too. Last up, check out this great discussion on what extensions folks are using over on our Radar blog.
The MAKE team visited Squid Labs in Emeryville, CA – Squid Labs designs chips, electronics, robotics, materials, embedded systems, manufacturing processes as well as recently launching Instructables. Saul Griffith was kind enough to give us a tour of their work shop, fab lab and some of their projects. We’re trying this out as an iPod video podcast, check the comments for other versions too Link to M4V (iPod video). To get our videos and audio sent automatically to your PC/Mac with iTunes click here and click SUBSCRIBE.
Airship reminds us that overheated new gaming systems, like the Xbox 360s aren’t really that new, take a trip down console gaming past…“Early Commomdore 64s had a similar problem with overheating brick power supplies. Commodore ended up beefing up the power supply dramatically. In the meantime, a healthy 3rd party market sprang up for replacement power supplies. Maybe Microsoft is just trying to stimulate the growth of 3rd party support for the Xbox?” Link.
This guy invented a device that he says emits sounds only young people can hear – it’s used to chase them away and stop them from doing bad things. Nooo!! Not the Ludwig Van, and the dreaded Ninth Symphony! “Howard Stapleton, inventor of the Mosquito, with a speaker mounted on the wall behind him, at a store in Barry, Wales, where boisterous teenagers once gathered. The device projects a very shrill and very annoying tone that only youths can hear. Then they flee.” Thanks Nick! Link.
Here’s a Flickr photo set of another laser etched Powerbook – this one looks like a really intricate scene with the Maker’s initials. I really like this design as it uses the light up Apple as the centerpiece. Nice work! Link.
Here’s something you can make for any Linux lover at heart. A knit scarf complete with Linux logo and penguin. In the true spirit of open source, you’ll find the complete pattern and logo charts to help you get started right away! Link
