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Anfischer writes – “This a digital marionette. the later model powerbooks are equipped with a motion sensor that can be accessed by software. I wrote a small processing application that reads out the sensor. The digital representation of the marionette reacts to the sensor output and can be controlled by moving the laptop. The idea […]
Brian writes – “This is the configuration I’m using to set up my project for the Rhode Island statewide wireless network. When it’s done, it will just be the computer in the Voom PC case, the XPower 300W power pack, the solar cell, and of course the WiMax card. I plan to try it out […]
datamancer.net has a great old-fashion meets modern PC mod… – “Celebrate the historical heritage of the modern Personal Computer..the way it should have been. While charming in its reticence, the buzzing beige rectangle under a desk hardly seems a fitting aesthetic legacy for what is inarguably the most important invention of the last 100 years. […]
MrGAmba writes – “Every once in a while you get the problem of your cell phone running out of batteries just when you haven’t got a charger at hand. This afternoon it happened to me,…. Damn empty battery and no charger for miles… At least that I know of. So what do you do ? […]
Giles over at the MacDevCenter has a great interview (and video) with Mac modder Peter Green – “Deep in the Somerset countryside, roughly 10 miles outside Bath and Bristol, lies the little village of Clutton. Half a mile or so past The Railway Inn public house is a quiet lane with open fields on one […]
MAKE & CRAFT appear on Leah’s awesome new laser etched laptop – Link & video… Related: How it’s made – Laser etching Powerbooks – Link. Laser-etched Powerbook! – Link.
If you’re curious about what the OLPC (one laptop per child) is like, Tuttle SVC shows you how to emulate it on windows, thanks Brian! Download the VMware Player installer and run it; Download this file and unzip it somewhere handy; Navigate to the unzipped files and double click on the ‘olpc’ VMware Configuration File; […]
