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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Using the undocumented MPTVOutWindow class and iPod A/V cables, it’s possible to program an iPhone to have television output. What’s cool about this is that since the iPhone be both the game platform and a controller, since it contains Wiimote-like accelerometer features. Using the MPTVOutWindow class, the makers of Moto Chaser were able to tweak […]
If you liked the VCR cat feeder, then you are going to love the iPod treat dispenser for dogs. If you have an iPhone, and a lonely dog, this is a must-do project. Stephen Myers, a Ph. D student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, rigged up a webcam so he could check […]
Trying to model an upcoming project in CAD or Solidworks? McMaster-Carr has 3D files for many of the things they sell. It’s way easier to use a pre-built bolt model than to try to make it yourself! I’m not sure about the terms of use on these files, but they’ll at least help if you’re […]
Check out this silicon iPhone case for the sight-impaired, via Core77: Portugal-based designer Bruno Fosi has developed a prototype iPhone case that would enable the sight-impaired to use the device. The silicone case has debossed, tactile logos, icons and characters, yet is still thin enough for the screen to register touches. Used in conjunction with […]
