USB cell are rechargeable AA batteries that can be charged from any USB port – I’ve had them for a day or so and they work as expected, exactly like a rechargeable AA, I just don’t need the charger, only my computer – Link. I use a wireless mouse that needs an AA and also […]
We covered a similar DIY version of this device, it turns off something plugged in when it detects your PC is off – “Many computer peripherals use power even when they are turned off. The Mini Power Minder communicates with your PC via USB so when you start up or shutdown your computer, power to […]
Peter writes – “Hey MAKE, very excited about this one. The creator of DSMIDI, the wired / hacked cartridge for MIDI cable connections… and the creator of NitroTracker (see my music app roundup for DS) … have teamed up to create a completely open source solution for sending MIDI wirelessly to and from the DS. […]
There is a “Smartphone Smackdown” in NYC @ the Samsung Experience Center Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, a couple folks I know are speaking there so I’m going to pop by with the phones I roll with to see how bad they get smacked… If you’re in NYC stop by, there will be lots […]
The new Microsoft Zune ships without being able to run on Vista (new version of Windows) – weird huh? Well, turns you can use the Zune with Vista, you just need to do a little extractory – Paul from MoDaCo.com says you can extract the installer from the MSI file, using a MSI tool from […]
Here’s a nifty version of the rocking chair, but this one has 10 legs, designed by Paulius Vitkauskas – [via] – Link. Also in the makery chairs department, this chair turns into a table for the extreme space constrained, from designer Ólafur Ómarsson [via] – Link.
I’ve been a fan of SPOT (Small personal object technology) – well, not the implementation and some specifics, but the vision and that it’s a sorta-shipping product (on MAKE we’ve shown you how to get email and RSS feeds on a watch)… There hasn’t been a lot of mention of SPOT watches lately or the […]
