Vacuum cannon
Here’s how to make a simple cannon from PVC pipe and a vacuum cleaner – Link.
Telecommunications
MAKE Skypecast – not too shabby
We tried out the new “Skypecast” – we have around 15 or so people total, with the potential of 100 – overall it worked well. It’s a bit like Xbox Live meets hackery confs from the 90s. When you start a Skypecast, a window pops up and logs in your Skype client. The entire chat […]
Personal cell phone repeater
We get a lot of questions about cell phone repeaters and this is one that might be interesting to check out (and take apart)… DA4000MR Wireless – no connections to cell phone Increases cell phone range up to 50+ miles Amplifies 800 and 1900 MHz bands Use multiple cell phones and carriers at the same […]
Free-to-air (FTA) & free TV
Here’s a listing of all the free TV you can get with a satellite dish in the USA [via] – Link. Related: Free-to-air (FTA) – Link. Use your PC to record satellite TV – Link. Legal And Free Digital Satellite TV. Use a long-obsolete Primestar dish to pull in a wide world of programming. MAKE […]
HOW TO – Palm TX external headset mic mod
PalmInfocenter member twrock has posted images and details about his external headset mod for the Palm TX. He added a smaller 2.5 mm headphone/mic port to his TX in an external adapter that connects to the athena hotsync port. He intends to use it for voice recording and for future Palm OS VoIP applications. Link.
Hacking the FON router
Steve writes – “I’ve just received my $25 Linksys WRT54GL from FON, as part of their promotion, and have gone through the code to find out how it phones home to let FON know it’s connected. The article I’ve linked to here is what I’ve found out – mainly that the router they supply sends […]
More about “Tele-signing”
“A new invention by Booker Prize-winning Canadian author Margaret Atwood, a remote-controlled pen that allows writers to sign books for fans from thousands of miles away, is seen during a presentation at London’s annual Book Fair, Sunday March 5, 2006.” – Link. Unotchit – Link. Videos of the Unotchit in action – Link. Related: Telepresence […]
