Domino PCs
What to do with all of those clunker PCs after they have been swapped out with new ones? Play dominoes of course! The next day you can still have more fun by playing hard drive dominoes.
Alan Parekh
Worm Music
Looks like you can make music from anything including worms! One more worm tune after the jump. “Here we see an ensemble of worms creating sweet, sweet electroacoustic music on an electric touch contact feedback device (battery powered). No worms were harmed, despite the fact that they appear alarmed. They secrete albumen which is a sort of numbing thing (I think). Anyways, they were hastily removed and now live
Name the Thing Contest – 4
Congratulation to winners last week. There will also be two winners this week. Giveaway item 1 is a watch with a built in TV remote. Giveaway item 2 is a USB SD card reader. This contest will run for this weekend only (May 5 – 6, 2007) . To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give
Top 5 Airsoft Hacks
This Vex Robot has been equipped with an airsoft gun for self defense. Click here to read more about Vex. RC and airsoft is a good combination, have a look at this cool rolling gun platform. “RC toys are always fun, especially when you can add weapons… I was given this RC car for christmas, and it came with a switch on the remote for lights you could turn on.
SEIKO Electronic Ink Watch
Who knew so much technology could be packed into a watch! Although in 10 years this will probably be the norm. “Ultra high contrast: The display is made up of pure black and pure white particles which allow the same contrast as on a printed page; twice the contrast, in fact, of a LCD panel. Ultra thin: The display is much thinner than is possible with any conventional watch technology,
Computer Mouse Garage Door Opener
Looks like there is another cool use for those old computer mice! If you want a remote that only a true gadget freak could understand, why not make a Computer Mouse Garage Door Opener. “So I got bored tonight and started going though my box-o-cables and came across an old Apple bus mouse I had gutted years ago. I always wanted to turn it into a garage door opener but
Hacked Gadgets May Comment Contest
This month there will be 4 lucky winners in comment contest. Here are the prizes: * One subscription to Servo Magazine. If you are interested in robots this is the magazine for you. Thanks to Servo Magazine for providing the subscription. * One mini tripod * Two USB SD Card Readers Entry into the contest is simple, just leave a comment for any article during the remainder of May 2007.