HOW TO – Make an iPod LEGO dock
Here’s a Flickr photo set from LinuxMatt on making your own LEGO based iPod dock. I think the next step would be to use the Mindstorms to control the iPod. [via] Link.
Month: February 2006
Get OTA HD for free
Ben from HDbeat has a good article about getting over the air HD TV “There are a few benefits to OTA today that we didn’t have before the US started the DTV transition. Some of the best picture quality possible can be obtained with an antenna, at least until High Definition DVDs are released. It’s […]
WiFi PCMCIA iBook hack…
Ric writes – “This is the account of how some guy shoehorned an ordinary PCMCIA WiFi card into his iBook by ripping out everything that wasn’t needed. Some good shots too. A bit crazy but apparently these cards can be expensive.” Link.
Homemade portable, handheld Playstation 2
Forget the PSP, here’s a video of a homemade, handheld portable Playstation 2! [via] Link.
Invention may bring power and clean water to the world’s poor…
Business 2.0 has an article about Dean Kamen’s latest inventions – “Eighty percent of all the diseases you could name would be wiped out if you just gave people clean water,” says Kamen. “The water purifier makes 1,000 liters of clean water a day, and we don’t care what goes into it. And the power […]
Linux running on an Intel iMac…
Looks like it’s possible to boot up the new Intel iMacs to Gentoo Linux from a USB hard disk – a how-to should be posted shortly according to the wiki! [via] Link. I think the most fun I usually have with a new device or gadget is doing things like this, figuring out what’s possible, […]
DIY LCD panel kits for artists…
Bit Editions is offering a $235 LED kit for artists – you send off your own animations and then assemble the kit to display your LED-ified art. The displays are 12 by 14 inches in size. They contain one LED per square inch. Each LED can show eight levels of brightness. Driven by a microcontroller […]