Bizarre car accidents
Dark Roasted Blend has a gallery of seriously strange and guiltily entertaining car accidents. Oops! – Weirdest Accidents
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HOW TO – Universalize a MacBook Air SuperDrive
tnkgrl writes: So like me, you have a MacBook Air SuperDrive… It’s affordable, it’s functional, it’s sexy. If only it was usable with other Macs and PCs! Well rejoice :) I have successfully hacked my MBA SuperDrive to work with other Macs and PCs. All you need is a $9 part (shipping extra) and a […]
HOW TO – Make your own G-force meter
Build your own dashboard G-meter using a PIC 18F452 microcontroller, a 20 MHz crystal, the ADXL320 Accelerometer, and a 7-Segment LED display. Personal G-Force Meter [via]
75 things to do with an old iPod
Packing up for Maker Faire, I was debating whether to bring my old iPod as a back-up to my iPhone. That got me thinking about ways I might make use of my iPod besides just insuring music and address book redundancy. On TravelHacker, I found this round-up of 75+ tutorials on everything from turning it […]
Mobile phone hacking in Africa
Interesting piece on AfriGadget about mobile phone hacking in rural Africa: One of the more interesting innovations is the development of a dual SIM card hack so that users can access multiple carriers. This product has two SIM card slots in a single phone – primarily to support price sensitive/prudent consumers who wish to optimise […]
NES controller Mp3 player with cartridge speakers
Another nice NES hack that turns the old cartridges and controller into a portable MP3 player / boombox to take on the road. NES Controller MP3 Player Sports Functional Cartridge Speaker [via]
BoomBox cellphone makes portability an afterthought
If you are looking for the best in portable cellphone technology, do not look here at Make. This cellphone, called the “Thunder Super Radio HiFi” features a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.4 inch TFT display, built-in mini boombox, and even an microSD card slot. What looks like a normal phone on one side, morphs into a […]
