Weekend Project: Make a USBattery Data Stash
Turn a spent AA battery into a secret USB data stash.
Computers & Mobile
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iPhone Doom
Using the undocumented MPTVOutWindow class, Steven Troughton-Smith was able to update his iPhone Doom port to enable TV-out and on screen controller support. Doom on the iPhone on a TV is a pretty big deal to start with, but the bigger story here is that in addition to the TV-out features, he was able to […]
Using Maya and an Arduino to control a servo
Maya + Python + Arduino + Servo (Part 1) from Dan Thompson on Vimeo. Maya + Python + Arduino + Servo (Part 2) from Dan Thompson on Vimeo. I spend my days using a 3D animation package called Maya, and my nights building projects with Arduinos. Daniel Thompson is a visual effects artist who has […]
iPhone scratches vinyl records with the best of them
This iPhone app called “Record 001” by Hiroshi Okamura is a cool way to proclaim your dedication to old school records and turntables. The app lets you scratch a record on the device, the way you would on a regular turntable. You can backspin, pause, and scratch just you can an ordinary record, of course […]
Dog-simple phone charging station
Over at the Steampunk Workshop, Jake von Slatt posted this brief item: Here’s a dead simple cell phone charging station I installed next to our main entrance. It’s just a pair of hangers of the sort you’d use in the garage to store a shovel or a rake. If your wall isn’t made of barn-board […]
Google selling unlocked G1s to developers
This is a great development; Google is selling G1s that are not only unlocked, but that will accept unofficial builds of the Android operating system. Google’s warning will be pure delight for makers and hackers: “Since the devices can be configured with system software not provided by or supported by Google or any other company, […]
iPhone projector graffiti
The Zeptotools blog posted this demo of an iPhone application they are hoping to release. I haven’t used the application or seen it outside of this video, but I like the idea of adding whiteboard features to the iPhone by sending screen data to a nearby laptop with an attached projector. What would really be […]