HOW TO – Make a Domokun iPod case
Cookiedough over on the Craftster forums has an excellent how to on making your own Domokun iPod case. His mouth lights up and you change the songs by rubbing his belly. [via] Link.
Month: February 2006
Toy owl takes over devices…
I really like this owl, a smarter, more mischievous TV-b-Gone – “Bubo is a toy owl with “magic” power that can cast spells and take control over innocent devices. Bubo takes control of home appliances by constantly sniffing for IR transmission, intercepting and learning infrared commands.” Thanks Brian! [via] Link.
Touchscreen interface for Winamp (now GPL’d!)
Remember that free app “TouchAmp” that turned your old Palm into a touch-screen remote for Winamp? Now you get the source code – “TouchAmp’s GPL’d source code is available…I’d be delighted if some skilled developers contributed to this project. Some popular feature requests have been: USB/Bluetooth/Wifi connectivity for more recent Palm PDAs.” Link.
The $30 hot skillet reflow oven
The guys at Spark fun made their own reflow with a skillet – “Spark Fun has barely had the capitol to invest in a hot-air rework station, let alone pick and place machines and industrial reflow ovens. Luckily, as business has increased, revenue has allowed us to purchase a few bottom-dollar machines to help with […]
Sound following LEGO robot
Matthew writes – “There are a lot of LEGO Mindstorms robots out there, but I finally found the best. Nic_1 is a Johnny V impersonator that detects the direction of sound and follows it. Detection is accomplished by calculating the cross-correlation of two audio signals from the binaural sensor. The data is used to estimate […]
Cross-Stitch of Sistine Chapel
This immense 40″ X 80″ cross-stitch recreation of the Sistine Chapel took 10 years for Joanna Lopianowski-Roberts to create. Joanna used 1,809 different color combinations with a total of about 628,296 stitches! Wow! She documents the entire process in her self-published book (on lulu.com) with 45 full color individual patterns for each scene. [ via […]
Powering LEDs costs mere pennies
Matthew writes – “Lately the hoopla concerning LED lighting has been overwhelming. Everyone claims this costs mere pennies to power. I decided to put a new twist on a classic science experiment to prove that LEDs do cost pennies to power. Literally.” This is a great how to on making a battery to power a […]