Mods

iPad wall mount

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.

EVO 4G rooted

Looks like the Sprint EVO 4G has been rooted. That’s close to two weeks before it’s set to launch. There aren’t many details other than the group responsible acquired their phones at Google I/O and have yet to publish their methods.

iPad controlled video blimp

New York-based BREAKFAST fitted a BlimpDuino with on-board video and wireless control system and took it out for a spin at a party to interact with the crowd. Everybody’s favorite controller du jour, an iPad, was employed to orient the dirigible and act as a augmented display medium.

DIY see-thru tablet

DIY see-thru tablet

Check out this DIY tablet mod from Chinese modster pandepig (google translation). Tear apart a plain vanilla 12″ laptop and stuff it in a clear polycarbonate laptop cover. Then add a touchscreen, controller, secure everything with some spacers, and you’ve got yourself a pretty decent frankenpad. It’s running Windows 7, but I’m sure you could run just about anything on it.