Russian wooden phone
Handmade applewood cellphones, thanks John! Link.
Technology
PCBs with magazine paper
Nick writes in – How-to make PCBs with the iron tranfer method, but using ordinary MAGAZINE PAPER instead of special paper (glossy or Press’n Peel Blue). PCBs with magazine paper – Link.
Artsy Picaxe Digital clock
Simple digital clock with source code and parts list, it has a random rolling digit display and is programmable for other effects. Thanks Chipwhich – Link.
GPS logger, vibrating motors & PSP touch screen
BAM! New stuff @ Spark Fun… GeoChron – Field-hardened GPS Logger – This is the latest brain child of the SparkFun dataloggers. The GeoChron is an enclosed, self contained, fully configurable, GPS logger. Insert an SD card, turn on the power switch and the unit will start logging – Link. Vibration Motor – We think […]
Installer.app Beta for iPhone
It’s never been easier to run all the hackey apps and games on your iPhone, just get Installer.app Beta and you’re all set… – Link. Related: How To: Install Nintendo Games and Play With Tactile Feedback in Your iPhone – Link.
Satellite Alignment Calculator
Hackszine reader Alan writes: Anyone who ever installed a satellite dish knows how frustrating it is to point the dish at the satellite somewhere in the sky. I’ve created a unique tool which calculates the dish angle based on user location and then draws a line on the Google Maps satellite image. You can actually […]
Make a USB power/charger from a wall wart
A user on the Hacked Gadgets Forum posted this simple conversion of a common wall-wart into a USB power supply/device charger. He used the power adapter from an old Iomega drive and a few common components. I’ve seen several versions of these floating around. Easy to make. Nice to have around. DIY Wall-Wart USB Power […]