I though this was especially cool until I discovered that there’s no G4 left in the G4 Cube — the LEGO mechanics, sensors, and control take up the entire inside space. Still cool, tho. Maybe a single-board computer could squeeze in there? Transforming LEGO Apple Power Mac G4 Cube [via Hacked Gadgets]
Instead of letting it fall by the tech wayside, Josh D recased his old iPod in lovely wood & brass – My finished wood ipod mini. This has been such a fun project for me. It’s handmade (with special thanks to my 8yr old dremel) from Australian red cedar, Camphor Laurel for the clickwheel, brass […]
YouTuber puffhandy turned this old record player into variable filter for audio effects. A photocell inside responds to light passing through any holes drilled into the platter. Of course it’s very possible to create this type mechanism using a small DC motor + opaque disc but the above would make great use of an otherwise […]
Creme DeMentia shares info on modding the familiar toy piano – Like many of you who are reading this, I spend a lot of time in thrift stores. I have come across some older toy pianos in my thrift store adventures. Toy pianos are actually pretty serious and widely used musical instruments. They have a […]
Pandaman0529 shares his steps for a very interesting guitar mod – So what exactly are scalloped frets? Scalloping a fretboard is when you remove wood from the fretboard so that when the guitar is played, the fingers only contact the string, not the wood underneath, eliminating massive amounts of friction. It is much easier to […]
Marco Rapino, a developer working at the Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research at HSE in Helsinki, has developed a prototype controller using the accelerometer in his Nokia N95 smartphone, some Python, and the Blender 3D content creation suite.
Check out the attention to detail on this custom bike by Blue Flame Alley. Via Street Anatomy.
