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DIY  Outdoor Webcam Enclosure

DIY $27 Outdoor Webcam Enclosure

Outdoor-Webcam-Parts Alek writes “So I wanted to put a webcam outside to provide imagery of my holiday lights – that’s a whole seperate story onto itself ;-) I ante’d up the big bucks for a decent wireless webcam (Dlink DCS-6620G), but cold weather enclosures all cost $500 or more – they include a heater and blower. So I ended up building my own using $27.34 of parts from Home Depot … and that include the 6″ sewer pipe and (free!) AOL CD cover – yea, no expense was spared on this puppy … but I’m hopeful it will withstand the upcoming Colorado winter”. Link.

NES Bluetooth Handset

NES Bluetooth Handset

Img 0142 Small-1 Leadingzero writes “What we have here is your typical NES controller converted into a Bluetooth handset suitable for use with mobile phones and VOIP software on Bluetooth-enabled PCs. The controller itself is an actual NES controller. The plus-pad has been hollowed out and houses a speaker to listen to conversations. A discreet little hole next to the “A” button allows sound to travel to the internal microphone.” Link.

Rita and Google Earth overlays

Rita and Google Earth overlays

Rita2.Thumb DIY Weather channel – Ivo Janssen writes “I was browsing the Hurricane Rita path on the NOAA website, and then realized that Google Earth does image overlays. So I turned NOAA’s boring picture into fascinating 3D views of the hurricane path. Currently, it’s slated to miss Austin, make landfall at Matagorda Bay, take US-77 to Temple and Waco and then go on over Forth Worth”. Link.

Homemade Donnie Darko Frank The Bunny Halloween Costume

Homemade Donnie Darko Frank The Bunny Halloween Costume

Frank Excellent costume on eBay – The costume includes the Mask, the suit, and gloves. The mask is made of high quality professional mask latex (the kind they use in big budget horror films) and it comes straight from an original mold that I created. What that means is you will not find this particular mask anywhere else but here. The gloves and suit are made of alpine fleece and faux fur. Link.

100lb working Gameboy project

Gameboy-ThumbNice project via Kotaku It’s over 3 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds with a working cartridge. Guess this Game Boy isn’t exactly portable. No wonder they call it the “Game Man.” Designed by an art student named Jeff, this massive machine is his senior project. He was planning to make it seven feet tall, but didn’t have enough cash. Price for Game Man construction? $500. Link.