Lottery machine…that plays DOOM
MAKE Flickr photo pool member command-tab seems to have scored a LOTTO / lottery machine, and dutifully did what any Maker would, install DOOM on it – the winning numbers are: I D D Q D – Link.
Computers & Mobile
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HOW TO – NeurosCAM cellphone video playback
Eliot and Buffy write – “We reviewed the Neuros MPEG-4 recorder in January. Since then, we have been finding ALL kinds for fun ways to use this amazingly versatile digital recording device. The all digital, battery powered, MPEG-4 NeurosCAM was one of those ways :-) The setup is highly portable, totally shock resistant, and lasts […]
Drive bay cover mod
ContraptionMaker writes – “This project actually started as a need to switch from my speakers to my headphones and back with out unplugging anything….Since this only required a switch and a headphone jack, I had a lot of room left on the drive bay cover, so I decided to add a couple of more switches.” […]
HOW TO- Re-surfacing CDs so they work again
Germanpickle writes – “A simple way to remove scratches from a cd so you can get your data back off the disc again.” – Link. I’ve seen this tip before and it seems to work.
MythTV on Mac x86
If you have an Intel Mac the free open source media system, MythTV, looks like it’s coming along – details and downloads on the project wiki [via] Link. Related: Other MythTV projects – Link.
HOW TO – Windows XP on an Intel Mac (video)
Dan writes – “After instructions were posted on how to install Windows XP on an Intel Mac loads of questions were asked about the finer parts of the process. So we decided to to a quick walkthrough video of the entire installation process from start to finish to assist our readers. The video is using […]
Hidden GPS / photo feature on the Sprint Sanyo MM-7500
Eric from Phone Scoop writes – “the mm7500 (and the mm9000) can add gps data to the exif file when you take a picture. these are the first phones in the US with this capability. cdma phones in japan have been doing this for years and they have some really neat photo services over there […]
