Hacking a Digital Bathroom Scale
Micah Dowty is at it again, only this time he is hacking a digital bathroom scale rather than a sewing machine.
Hacks
OS X on Nokia N900
If you thought running Android on a N900 was a nifty hack, you should check out this video of OS X 10.3 running in emulation on the N900. It’s dog-slow, but it does boot and goes to show that you’ll want a better interface when you start using smaller screens.
Hacking the Kindle DX to add Bluetooth
Griffin I’Net has a nice story with pictures about hacking a Kindle DX to add Bluetooth support! [via RuutAckses]
Hardware hackers, survey alert!
If you redesign or remake gadgets for your own use, Sunyoung Kim and Eric Paulos want to hear from you. Do you have any obsolete electronics that you remade or redesigned for difference purpose of use than originally designed? We want to hear about your experience of DIY remaking or redesigning of an obsolete electronics. […]
Star Trek Next Generation Pinball Modifications – Trouble with Tribbles
Jeri’s Star Trek Next Generation Pinball Modifications – Trouble with Tribbles. Nice! Modifications to a Williams Star Trek Next Generation pinball. Added lasers to the cannons, custom-etched flipper bats and added animatronic tribble for replays. The end of the video has some great tribble action.
Panning time lapse using a kitchen timer
Flickr user rtadlock made this stylish panning timelapse camera using an old kitchen timer, and it came out beautifully!
Human-powered Ferris wheel
We’ve seen plenty of human-powered fair attractions, however most of them make use of pedals, levers or perhaps re-purposed bicycles as their interface for locomotion. This one is a bit simpler than that, as the operator just grabs onto the guard rail and pulls, kind of like a vertical roundabout.
