Netbook tablet mod
Netbook hacker Rob928 created this excellent tablet mod by tearing apart his Dell Vostro A90 netbook, adding a Hoda Technology solderless touchscreen kit, and filling in the gaps with plastic epoxy.
Computers & Mobile
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Hacked iPhone API takes AR to the next level
From ReadWriteWeb: An international team of computer scientists has created software that lets anyone perform on-the-fly analysis of live streaming video on the iPhone. Used alongside existing methods of displaying data on top of the camera’s view, this new functionality signals a fundamental change in the kinds of Augmented Reality (AR) that iPhone developers can […]
Using sonar to save power
Here’s a neat idea: using the standard microphone and speakers that are built into most recent laptops, researchers from Northwestern and University of Michigan have developed a sonar system to detect when a user is near the computer.
Custom case for Chumby Guts
Joe Bowers designed a case for his Chumby Guts and asked me to laser cut it for him. It reminds me of an old television set.
iPhone PS/2 keyboard interface with Arduino
Using an Arduino Diecimila, breakout board, female PS/2 connector, and sundry components Ben has built an interface to connect a full-sized keyboard to his jailbroken iPhone.
‘Magnetic electricity’ discovered
‘Magnetic electricity’ discovered… Researchers have discovered a magnetic equivalent to electricity: single magnetic charges that can behave and interact like electrical ones. The work is the first to make use of the magnetic monopoles that exist in special crystals known as spin ice. Writing in Nature journal, a team showed that monopoles gather to form […]
IFixit’s sponsored blender teardown
Now this is a welcomed development. The company Blendtec provided iFixIt with one of their Total Blenders to take apart and document. As you know, we’re always prattling on about “If You Can’t Open It, You Don’t Own It” and other litanies from The Maker’s Bill of Rights. This is a company that apparently understands […]