Instant laser coffee
Instant laser coffee, I’m not sure if a 35W laser would work (this is a 2Kw) but I’ll try and experiment later – [via] Link.
Month: March 2007
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 […]
Gun sculpture photos from Cambodia
Dan Corkery writes in with more gun sculptures – …some gun sculpture photos from Cambodia – this sculpture is located on the campus of reconstructive hospital I volunteered at, which deals with victims of some of these same weapons. CSC – Rehabilitative Care in Cambodia – Link. Related: Old guns sculptures – Link.
The week in tools
Here’s the latest this week in tools from Chuck! This week we looked at a double-thick aluminum framing square – light like plastic, strong like steel – as well as a couple of tools you might think about making yourself: a 50-gallon drum dolly with a curved side that easily rocks the drum into a […]
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 […]
Apple TV hacks…
We posted Erica’s “warranty voiding” of the Apple TV and less than 24 hours later it looks like there’s a already a way to play xvid and replace the drive with a larger one, good work! We’ll keep an eye on this space and as always send us your hacks. xvid working on the Apple […]
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 […]