Cree emitter LED flash/video light for iPhone 3GS
This quick and dirty improvised iPhone flash/video light from Andreas Ødegård consists of a 3V battery and a high intensity Cree emitter.
Hacks
Handmade hacksaw frame
Flickr user Streetwalker credits this elegant handmade tool to Mr. Norberto Arriagada, a Chilean plumber.
Add eye candy transitions to the Nokia N97
If you own a N97 and think the UI could use a little eye candy, you should check out this detailed tutorial by Vaibhav Sharma. In as little as five minutes you could be up and running with these slick transition effects.
Skateboard stools
I spotted these nifty stools on the Inhabitat blog and immediately had two thoughts — these are super cool(!), and there’s gotta be a way to use the 6 or so skateboards scattered in my yard to make one myself (or a close facsimile thereof). After these thoughts, I immediately went to the maker’s website […]
Root an HTC Hero running Android
In this video David from theunlockr.com shows us how to root the Hero, HTC’s latest Android phone. With a rooted Hero you can do all kinds of fun stuff like run apps and swap space from an SD card in addition to running apps as a privileged user.
Hacking the PS3 camera
Because of its affordable price and speedy framerates, Sony’s PS3 Eye camera has become a popular choice for hacking by interactive video experimentalists. Creat Digital Motion posted a nice feature on modding the device, highlighting several video tutorials by Peau Productions for IR filtration and even adding a custom enclosure. Read the full article over […]
DIY Hoffman box
Mobile developer Steve Bull needed to do some signal testing to pass the certification process for an app he was writing, so he improvised this Hoffman Box using pots and pans found in his kitchen.
