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Here’s an updated version of the old Motorola brick phone – if you’re looking for a no-frills phone with the style of the late 80’s, this might be it. I bet there’s enough room in the case to jam in an extra battery or two and it could potentially last for weeks – [via] – […]
Simon writes – “I needed some light behind my monitor to ease the constrast at night. IKEA sells 1 foot long LED strip lights which work great for this.” – Link.
Mark writes – “…an iBook, even the older ones, are fine notebooks. Mine is a modest dual-USB one with 600MHz G3 and 384MB. Of course, I’d rather have a quicker model, but still, for roadtrips and websurfing it’s alright. Really it is. It runs Tiger quite smooth, which was a big surprise to me actually. […]
Bill writes – “Years ago I posted a text tutorial on my site – How to make your own turbine style fan in a computer case. It inspired a lot of people to try their hand at computer modding. I revised the original tutorial with photos and added an additional turbine fan. “ – Link.
The ElectriClerk is a fully functional 1988 Mac with a 1923 Underwood typewriter made by Andrew Leman… – “Built for a game of Cthulhu Lives! that has yet to be played, this piece was inspired by the retro-futuristic machines in the movie Brazil by Terry Gilliam. It was one of the most difficult and time-consuming […]
The Guardian has a write up about The Steam Powered Internet Machine exhibit (an iMac)… – “…Rob Tufnell is using an Apple Mac powered by the engine. For this is the Steam Powered Internet Machine: the latest deeply eccentric project from Turner-prizewinning artist Jeremy Deller and his collaborator Alan Kane. “We were thinking about something […]
Trimbitas made a nice IR controller for WinAmp (just need a serial port on the WinAmp’ed PC)… [via] – Link.
