Geektastic wall clock
Now that’s a geeky clock! GeekCook
Gadgets
Sweet vacuum tube clock build
Jason von Nieda put together this awesomely dramatic vacuum tube clock built around a Russian IV-18 nixie tube. He sites Adafruit’s Ice Tube Clock for inspiration and credits John Pfeiffer for the enclosure design.
Hack the box to get to the phone
Nokia has been struggling a bit this year, but this “hack it” to get your phone unboxing is pretty interesting. Once you “root” the box it opens up and a little puff of smoke appears, along with your phone (if you’re a phone / gadget reviewer). It’s interesting to see what’s been happening on the […]
Convert Amazon’s DRM’ed eBooks to Mobi format (non-DRMed) ?
Wow! Very interesting and newsworthy! Amazon’s Kindle DRM cracked @ The Register… An Israeli hacker says he has broken copyright protections built in to Amazon’s Kindle for PC, a feat that allows ebooks stored on the application to work with other devices. The hack began as an open challenge in this (translated) forum for participants […]
Reminder: Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest ending soon!
Get your entries in, the Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest deadline is Tuesday, December 22 at 11:59PM PST! MAKE is teaming up with the Penguin Group to present The Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest! All of you adventure-seekers and gadget lovers out there are invited to join in. If you were Alex Rider, what gadget […]
Skid steer firewood processing
After considering splitting a winter’s firewood with a maul, an device like this one sure does look more fun. It’s made by Hahn Machinery in Minnesota.
See-through sink trap with clog-clearing knob
This PermaFLOW sink trap from PF Waterworks was featured in Popular Science’s Best of What’s New 2008. To be clear, I’ve neither owner nor use one of these, so I can’t vouch for the quality of the product nor for its practical effectiveness. However, I admire the clever thinking that went into the design: the transparency lets you see at a glance how bad the clog is (or if your wedding ring really went down there), and the knob lets you clear it without dismantling the trap. At least in theory. In practice, of course, accumulated grime (or algae, if your trap is regularly exposed to light) might eventually obscure the interior of the pipe, and the rotating paddle mechanism might break down or get fouled with hair. Be interesting to see if this thing is still around in five years, and if so, how the early installations are holding up. [via SlipperyBrick]
