June 1, 2006

Ford Super Duty Turret Gun

These must be some direct from the factory specials since I have never seen the Gun Turret option in the Ford dealerships. “This truck just looks mean. Check out the rear gun ports and you may be able to notice the armor plating on the inside of the glass. This is FORD TOUGH”

Fuel Cell Laptop

Not sure I would trust the prototype in my lap but I think this is a good progress to laptop usability. “The technology promises to supplement or replace today’s batteries in laptops. Instead of storing power, fuel cells generate electricity by breaking down methanol via an electrochemical process. The cells can be recharged by topping them up with methanol from a cartridge. Recently, Toshiba, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Samsung and Sanyo, among

Making a Hard Drive Laser Oscilloscope

You might remember the Hard Drive Laser Oscilloscope from a few weeks ago. I have had many inquiries about how to build one. This page should give you enough details so that you can make your own. Basic Overview A hard drive voice coil circuit is hacked to allow it to be directly connected to a stereo output. This allows audio to move the hard drive read write head. Mirrors

New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of Nose

If you are into piercing these new glasses might be for you. Might not be the best for playing sports though, getting hit in the face may open a new world of hurt… “Here’s the step-by-step: * Get pierced – an internally-threaded barbell that goes through the skin above the bridge of your nose * Use a tabletop mill to cut the L-shaped metal pieces that screw onto the barbell