October 2009

Name the Thing Contest - 103

Thanks to the SuperSync for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing a number of registered copies of their software to the winners. SuperSync is an application designed to compare and synchronize music libraries, ensuring that users will always have complete access to all of their own music. With SuperSync, music libraries can be accessed via the Internet anywhere, anytime, making it easier for users to manage multiple

Inventor Woody Norris TED Talk

  This is a great TED Talk with Woody Norris. He is a mainly self taught inventing genius! Near the end of the video he talks about some of the cool military uses for his new directional sound device that are very interesting (and funny). He also discusses some of his ideas that have sold for millions of dollars. His interests vary more than most people, you may remember the

Brompton Folding Bike

  Folding bikes have their place. I much prefer to use a normal full sized bike but if I needed to take a bike to work that would fit under my desk then all of a sudden you don’t have many options. When I was young I had a folding bike, other then the small wheels (smaller then the ones on the bike in the picture) it rode quite well

Hacked Air Conditioner Infrared Remote Control

  How to keep a room comfortable before you enter without running a cooling or heating system all the time? That is the problem that was faced here. The solution was to use IR to turn the system on automatically by making a Hacked Air Conditioner Infrared Remote Control. 🙂 Via: Elektronika Thanks Mario. "Here in China, there is no central air, so my office is heated/cooled by a room

PSP GO Mod

  Have a look at this cool PSP GO Mod. There isn’t much details since the creator doesn’t speak English. Thanks Wouter!  

Terracotta Pot Candle Heater

  Doyle sent in about an interesting product that he makes. It is a Terracotta Pot Candle Heater. He sells the units but also provides all the details for us DIY people to make our own. It consists of nuts and bolts which provide the metal mass along with 3 terracotta pots and a metal base. I haven’t made or used one of these but it seems like it would

Inside an Electric Power Usage Meter

  We have all seen these power meters on the outside of homes but have you ever seen inside? Popular Science gives us a sneak peek inside one of these Electric Power Usage Meters. Oddly there is no crazy voodoo electronics or mechanical parts in there. Now the question is, based on knowing exactly how it’s constructed how can it be defeated? Sure if you rip it out and plug