Technology
How to improve it? Ask those who use it – New York Times
Great NY Times article about User-driven innovation featuring Instructables and a mention of the MintyBoost kit we have here @ MAKE! Pictured here, Eric von Hippel of M.I.T., left, and Dr. Nathaniel Sims, with hospital devices Dr. Sims has modified. Mr. von Hippel says users can improve on products – by Rick Friedman for The […]
Networked Pong Controllers@ITP
Tom Igoe’s Networked Objects class created a whole bunch of networked pong controllers for their midterm project. Pictured is the bra controller with embedded force-sensing resistors (photo by doryexmachina). The controllers are attached to Arduino boards that communicate with a networked pong server that projects the game on a big screen – Link. Related: Networked […]
iConcertCal – Track Upcoming Concerts in iTunes
iConcertCal is an iTunes plugin that pulls concert data for artists that you have in your music library and it will automatically generate a personal calendar of upcoming shows in your city. We wrote this plug-in in our spare time because we were tired of missing concerts for our favorite bands and we figured other […]
Read RSS Feeds on Xbox 360 Media Center
I just read about the Media Center RSS reader on The Unofficial Blog of the Unofficial Guide to Windows Vista, and hoped it would work with the Xbox 360 Media Center Extender. It does, but it takes a couple extra steps, because the Xbox 360 Media Center Extender runs under a different user account. First […]
Violating my Apple TV Warranty in 4 easy steps
Erica writes- If you feel like violating your AppleTV warranty, here’s a quick how-to. You’ll need: One Apple TV A putty knife (optional) A set of Torx screwdrivers 1. Unplug the AppleTV. Remove the power plug and cables. And while you’re at it, kiss the warranty goodbye. The AppleTV runs hot, so you may want […]
GSpace: Sweet Gmail File Transfer Plugin
Hackszine reader Abhay Krishna wrote in about a cool Firefox plugin that allows you to drag and drop files into your Gmail account. This extension allows you to use your Gmail Space (2.8 GB and growing) for file storage. It acts as an online drive, so you can upload files from your hard drive and […]