Some caveats, but this is nice. Are you angry that Sony has limited your memory stick videos to “Nintendo DS” resolution? (320×240). Well, a PMF player has finally been released, allowing you to view clips at the PSPs Native Resolution (480×272). Link.
TI Calculator enthusiasts rejoice. A few weeks ago, Dan Englender released a new flash application usb8x. Usb8x is a driver that interfaces with the On-the-Go USB port in the TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition. It is designed to be used by other programmers to create drivers for a variety of USB peripherals, including a keyboard and mouse. Link.
G4’s Attack of the Show has a short guide and software listing on how to edit game ROMs (the programs that run on Nintendo cartridges, emulators, etc). The really neat thing is you can change the graphics of games, add your own, as well as edit parameters in the games. Link.
Nice little overview of the CVS hack from Alex Beam at the Globe – seems like they don’t mind the hacking…“It restored my faith in American ingenuity to see that electrical engineer/hardware tinkerer John Maushammer had taken the trouble to ”hack,” or modify, the new CVS disposable camcorder. After Maushammer’s intervention, described on the Make magazine website makezine.com, the $30 disposable camera becomes . . . reusable! That’s what I call a bargain”… Link.
In Vietnam, there is a shortage of endoscopes, with normally only one in each province. A hospital doctor in the poor rural area around the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has used his PC and some cheap parts to create a homemade endoscope. Thanks Ewan! Link.
Mark points to a well-designed step-by-step instructions book by Designer Todd Oldham – how to make 50 easy but wonderful furniture and decorating projects, Handmade Modern: Mid-Century Inspired Projects for Your Home. Adding to cart now! Link.
Noah Glass from ODEO showed me this amazing USB mic- Blue Microphones is now shipping a USB microphone designed for professional recording applications. Dubbed the Snowball, the mic is an extension of Blue’s line of spherical mics that includes the original Ball, the world’s first phantom-powered dynamic; the 8-Ball condenser mic. Link blog post and photo in action…
