If you’ve ever wanted to build your own charger that works with the latest Apple devices, here’s how (schematics and video)… In this 7 minute video we explore “The mysteries of Apple device charging“. Usually device makers need to sign a confidentially agreement with Apple who want to say “works with iPhone / iPod” and […]
Yes, it’s a log. It’s also an iPod speaker with quality sound called the iTree. Austrian designers KMKG worked with speaker company Lenz to design the 130-pound curiosity.
North Carolinian Jonathan Danforth designed this laminated iPad wall mount, which he calls The Walet Mount, for CNC manufacture, and made the DXF files freely available on Thingiverse so you can make your own. The back features keyhole slots for direct-to-wall mounting and VESA-standard holes for mounting to any compliant monitor mount (such as an articulated arm) and the side features a contoured through-hole for the headphone cord. Jonathan will sell you a complete unit manufactured in Plyboo bamboo plywood for $65. [Thanks, Angus!]
Being able to tear down a project into reusable components is always a plus. If you can save yourself from purchasing a $30 paperweight or wasting perfectly good materials on something that will ultimately make it into the waste bin, all the better, right? That’s why I like Julian Horsey’s Pencil iPad Stand. It’s just six pencils and four rubber bands. Presumably, when you’re done watching a movie or playing PvZ, you can break it down and tuck it away into a pencil box.
Paul Irmiter’s stand (Etsy link) not only holds your iPad at a great reading angle, it amplifies sound… though how much?
Taking on the unique challenge of getting a 9.7-inch IPS display to walk upright, maker Terasaki-san modified an earlier design for a walking iPhone robot and adjusted for the iPad’s larger dimensions.
I’m sure we’ve all thought, hey, wouldn’t it be cool to have a screen overhead while we laid down on a couch or bed. YouTube user dim3m thought so, too, and went on to build an iPad wall mount stand using a VESA TV mount, some acrylic, clipboard clips, some PVC tubing, and a set of cheap speakers for about $40.
