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Jason @ Hackszine writes – It’s still Alpha, but raop_play is an Airport Express client player that will allow you to send audio files, including http streams, to your Airport Express. Better yet, there’s an ALSA driver included with the package, which will make your Airport Express look just like a second audio output device. […]
Pyrofer is working on a great project using old Nokia LCD screens and PICs – You can see ive managed to draw a basic map on the screen. The size of this map is limited by the ram, as the objects within have to change it cant be a rom map. There isnt enough RAM. […]
Squeak is open source version of Smalltalk and looks like a fun way to make games, edu apps and more… – Squeak is a modern, open source full-featured implementation of the powerful Smalltalk programming language and environment. Squeak is highly-portable – even its virtual machine is written entirely in Smalltalk making it easy to debug, […]
Here’s a fun comparison on Gizmodo of Palm’s new Foleo (a smartphone “companion”) and a DIY version from MAKE, a Palm Pilot Notebook! – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Palm Pilot Notebook. Modified hardback book contains extra-powered PDA and travel keyboard. MAKE 07 – Page 138. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition […]
Microsoft is showing off their multi-touch table “Surface” complete with RFID, wireless, sensors and a whole lot of other things (watch the Popular Mechanics video on how it works)… You can’t buy one, but they will be appearing in a couple casinos and some stores to demo… Link. More: Surface computing – Link. Surface @ […]
Jason @ Hackszine writes – Google launched the Street View feature in Google Maps today at the Where 2.0 conference. For select cities, you can now view street-level panoramic photography as you browse around a map location. It’s like being able to take a virtual driving tour of a city, right from your desk. There […]
Once upon a time, there was no distinction between memory and display.
