DIY GPS tracking with Mologogo – review


I’ve been looking for a small set of speakers that I could pop my iPod Shuffle and counterfeit iPod Shuffle clone for my basement area with the treadmill. I’ve also wanted a more portable way of playing FM and recorded audio from my shuffle clone- and I think I’ve found it, the Griffin Tunebox is $39 and after a few days of putting it through its paces, I really like it – here’s a quick review with photos!…
In response to our item about the commercial TDS (total dissolved solids) water testing tool, somebody sent us a link to this homemade meter, which tests for TDS, EC (electrical conductivity), PPM (parts per million). EC/TDS/PPM Meter On Limited Budget – Link Related: Testing your own drinking water – Link
On the DIY projects blog Mavromatic, Danny Mavromatis writes about a home water tester he just bought: Recently my brother-in-law had a reverse osmosis system installed for their drinking water. The installer left him a water quality meter which is a digital TDS meter that measures the Total Dissolved Solids in the water. What this […]
PingMag has an interview with Nobuyoshi Nagahara, a Japanese pen nib craftsman who’s been on the job for 50 years: PingMag: You must need a lot of patience to deal with each customer with such care. Nobuyoshi Nagahara: The thing that makes me most happy doing this work is being able to help people with […]
Most of us have misplaced a pair of pliers on the workbench, especially when you have limited space. Here is a simple solution, and I mean simple. You should be able to build this out of a scrap piece of wood in about 5 minutes. It’s just a 2×4 block with 1/2″ holes drilled in […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 there weren’t that many customizing companies but I did meet the folks from U-MARQ – they make a $7,000k-ish computerized engraver – with these you can engrave: small items such as jewelry, rings, charms, and pens as well as large items; wine bottles, plaques, trophy’s, tankards, etc… on gold, silver, […]