Support your laptop with a monster
Regular laptop stand too boring for your taste? Check out the monster monster stand instead.
Computers & Mobile
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Hardware is hard – The End Of The CrunchPad
The CrunchPad, named Popular Mechanic’s 10 most brilliant products of the year (although it never came out) is not happening. Mike writes – The entire project self destructed over nothing more than greed, jealousy and miscommunication… I’m enraged, embarrassed, and just…sad. I bet there’s more to this story… Here’s what Ladyada who makes hardware thinks… […]
Android Market running on Archos 5 tablet
If you have an Archos 5 IT tablet and are interested in accessing all the wonderful apps available on the Android Market, JKKMobile has step-by-step instructions.
VCR toaster
Apparently inspired by BBC’s The Young Ones, Instructables user lemonie put together a tutorial on how to make your own VHS toaster oven. He includes the following amusing note about safety:
HandBrake – new version is out, best way to rip DVDs and convert files
New version of the best ripping tool… If you’re on a Mac just make sure to have VLC 0.9.x installed so you can decrypt DVDs via DF.
Using the Apple LP and Extras format for learning?
Apple just released some more info on their “LP” and “Extras” format. This is one to watch. I really think the LP and “Extra” format is perfect for learning applications, and best of all it could be delivered via iTunes. MAKE is one of the few (if not only) publications that has a weekly video […]
SPARK Project #3, Post #3
In my previous post, I described how I was able to program an iCop eBox to transmit date using an XBee wireless link. The program was written in Visual C++ and executed serial port commands to send data to a host computer. I had previously set up the XBees to communicate at 115,200 baud, but […]