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.
Technology
HOW TO – Make magnetic refrigerator lights
Sockmaster writes – “Turn your fridge into a canvas for LED art. Any passerby can place and relocate the magnetic LEDs any way they wish to create illuminated pictures and messages. It’s great for high traffic kitchens and It’s fun for kids and adults alike.” – Link.
Restoring a Pac-Man cocktail arcade machine
Great overview of restore log of a Pac-Man cocktail machine, Bryan writes – “Starting from May 2000 to July 2000, I slowly started restoring the machine. The first thing I did was fix the test switch- it was wired wrong. After that, I sent out the control panels and coin door for powder coating, purchased […]
HOW TO – Make an earthquake detector
Jochen writes – “Let me admit at the outset that due to a scandalous absence of earthquakes in Northern Ireland this project has never been tested on any meaningful earth-movement whatsoever. However, the setup is sensitive enough to detect passing cars, bad-tempered neighbours slamming doors 10 metres away and pile drivers at a distance of […]
2006 APEC Micromouse competition
Steve from Robots.net has some great photos from the 2006 APEC Micromouse Competition, he writes – “The competition consists of a 10 foot by 10 foot square maze. Robots must navigate from the outside to the center of the maze in the shortest possible time” – Link & photos.
Blue LED car radio mod
Kilogauss writes – “Project to change the backlighting on a car radio to use blue LEDs. I originally wrote and posted this on my blog and can be found here. The radio is the Delco AM/FM/CD model that appeared in many GM models anywhere from 1996 – 2002. The buttons and labels on the faceplate […]
Remote-controlled implants
New Scientist’s Barry Fox digs up cool and interesting patents, like this one, a tiny remote controlled implant – “Remember Fantastic Voyage, the 1966 sci-fi movie in which a medical team is miniaturised and injected into the body of a dying man aboard a tiny submarine? No one has yet shrunk a surgeon, but Lawrence […]