The iFixit fellas waited in line all night at the Sprint store to snag a new Palm Pre so they could reduce it down to its constituent parts. They’re geek like ‘at. Then, PhoneWreck took over and did a thorough analysis of the Pre’s innards. See their component diagram at the end of the teardown. […]
A fast moving look at the best of Maker Faire 2009. If you love to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, act up, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, then start making plans for the next Maker Faire. Next week: A new series of Weekend Projects from Maker Faire begins!
Android seems to be popping up on everything these days. Netbooks, set-top boxes, embedded devices, washing machines, E-Ink displays, you name it. Of the many available solutions out there it seems that some folks are having great success with OMAP-based solutions such as Gumstix and the Beagle Board.
With such an elegant interface that begs to be touched, you might wonder why anyone would bother using a stylus with an iPhone, but there are times when such an implement comes in handy. When you find yourself in such a situation don’t bother grabbing your old PDA stylus. You’ll need something that works with the iPhone’s capacitive touch screen like this handy DIY iPhone/iPod touch stylus pen.
Instructables is having a sound contest, and these speakers are one of the prizes. You can find out how to make a pattern for your own fuzzy monster speakers and give your sound system a little personality.
Take a look at this June 1, 2009 cover of The New Yorker and you’d never know that the artwork was created digitally on an iPhone. Artist Jorge Colombo created this piece with nothing but his fingers and the Brushes app on his iPhone. From The New Yorker site: “I got a phone in the […]
[Photo from Connors934 on Flickr] The other night I noticed Jimmie’s camera amidst the rubble of a circuit bending melee. It stood out for how intentionally ugly it was. He said that it was done in preparation for a trip overseas, where he wanted to make sure he kept his camera. After taping it up […]
