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Dead pixel massage

Dead pixel massage

Mobile phones on bar tables deserve what they get. But that doesn’t make it suck any less when you’re the drunk with the dead pixels. Ask MAKE subscriber Tim Watson. When his iPhone got a party night beer bath, he was faced with either replacing his screen or trying one of the free utilities or […]

Myvu display in a wearable computer

Myvu display in a wearable computer

It seems like one of the trickiest components in a wearable computer is coming up with a wearable display device that’s usable, not overly intrusive, and preferably inexpensive. Last November, I posted about Raif Ackermann’s Nokia-based wearable that uses a hacked Myvu Crystal headset as a head mounted display. Meant for privately watching iPod videos, […]

Make your own snail art car

Make your own snail art car

We’ve covered Jon Sarriugarte and Krysten Mate’s Golden Mean snail art car on the Make: Blog and in MAKE magazine before. But now, they’ve posted an Instructable of the build details so you can create one yourself! How many takers do you think they’ll have? I wished we lived in a world in which this, […]

Python on Android

If you have the Google Phone and prefer hacking Python over Java, this is just what you’ve been waiting for: Here’s an early Christmas present for all those Python fanatics (self included) out there! With a lot of help from my friends (thanks Manuel and Thomas!) I managed to install Python 2.4.5 on my G1. […]

Steampunk mobile phone

Steampunk mobile phone

Silly, but nonetheless cool, steampunk telephone. The coolest thing is the punch cards you use to call a number. Okay, that’s also the silliest thing about it. As Apartment Therapy says, it would give new meaning to the term “calling card.” I hope one of those dials displays signal strength. Steampunk Cell Phone Takes Tech […]