We posted about the Computer of a Stick from Fingergear– it’s a $149 USB drive preloaded with Linux, office apps, internet tools, etc…I had planned on posting up the Do-it-yourself version for under way under $149, but Erik can Kempen sent his version in to us. You can pick up a drive for under $25, download all the free software and make your own, here’s how… Link.
Expect someone to make a DIY version soon, but this is really neat. Cellpod is a quick attach – quick release tripod for your cell phone camera. Now you can take a nicely framed shot just like a traditional camera and actually get in the picture yourself. Cellpod weighs 2 ounces and can fit in the palm of your hand. It is easy to use and easy to carry. [via] Link.
This fellow made a prom night tux from a ton of Coke cans. Not only is the entire tux made from Coke cans, but the creator of this fine attire made a corsage for his date, nicely done. Thanks Kaden! See also duct tape prom dresses… Link.
Dave Zantz is up to his TiVo hacking tricks again. He informs us that TiVo Series 2 DVRs have a hidden web server integrated into the system that allows remote access to stored video content. Dave says, “it’s no Slingbox, but for many people it doesn’t require any additional equipment or expense.” Link.
Here’s a HOW TO on copying a CD (with live material, for example) to a single AAC file w/ embedded Track info for duplication with iTunes or listening truely gapless on a modern iPod. iTunes 4.9 introduced “Enhanced Podcasting Technology”. iTunes also has “Audiobook Technology”. This technique involves combining the two. Your resulting file will benefit from both. For example, images could be placed in the file (covered elsewhere) that change as the tracks/chapters do (like enhanced podcasts), and listening position is stored (like an audiobook). Link.
Designer Gina Reimann looks to the past for inspiration with her nomination for concept watch of the future. Billed as a sundial for the 22nd century, the Orbit use natural sunlight to tell the time with the help of a simple compass interface. At night, pushing a button illuminates a bright LED that simulates the sun’s shadow. And if that isn’t enough, there’s also a digital display of ‘world’ time – a hypothetical international time without time zones. No word on whether this will will ever see the ‘light’ of day. Link.
“The first time we looked through it we looked at the moon, and it was like, oh my God, this is so cool, and we built it, it is ours,” said Katie Barmazel, 15. As part of the project, the three teenagers also hand-ground their own 8-inch mirror, a job that took 270 hours and propelled them to both Merit and Astronomers Choice awards at the Riverside Telescope Makers Conference, winning over 600 other entries. Link.
