iPod cassette case hack
Thinkmo writes – “iPod protection meets obsolete audio format irony. With a few simple cuts an old cassette case is a perfect hard case and stand for the 5G 30GB iPod.” – Link.
DIY Projects
SketchUp drawings of midibox-based MIDI controller designs
Ryan writes “I’ve noticed a lot of attention about SketchUp happening lately, so I figured I’d send in some of my stuff. It’s basically all conceptual, but it gets the point across. SketchUp is the only 3d modeling program I use besides NURBS-based programs, and only because it’s so easy to use. I’d definitely recommend […]
Gas Tank Orchestra
Here’s an entire orchestra made up of discarded automobile gas tanks – “Gas Tank Orchestra is a trash-picking do-it-yourself reprocessing project featuring electro-acoustic instruments built from junked automobile gas tanks salvaged from New Orleans’ side streets. The tanks have been fitted with strings, pipes, hoses, mouthpieces, etc. and born again as bass, harp, zither, brass, […]
HOW TO – Fix an Apple Mighty Mouse
Macfreak writes – “My Mighty Mouse stopped scrolling down, only upwards. The cleaning method as mentioned on the ‘Apple website’ didn’t solve the problem, so as a last resort: operation Mouse!” – Link.
Fixing a Durabrand PVS-1960 DVD player
While this might not be that useful for most folks, it’s always good to hear about someone fixing something as opposed to just tossing it… John sent in his how to on fixing a burned-up Durabrand PVS-1960 portable DVD player – Link.
XBOX Controller Controller
Tony has a great Xbox controller controller project! – “What is this? It’s a system that will allow basically anything that can talk udp to control an Xbox. Why would you want to do this? I have no idea. I have my reasons, maybe you have some too. How this works: The XBOX buttons are […]
Shadow oil lamp… To MAKE LED shadow lamp…
These acid-etched, stainless steel, oil lamp shadow projectors look pretty neat, you light them and they cast a shadow from a cut shape – I’m thinking of remaking these using the 9V LED battery project and cutting some metal, not sure what the shape(s) will be and what will be the best/cheaperst way to do […]