Brian Gardiner sure knows how to mod mobile systems. Have a look at his Handheld Super NES system. “Creating this system was very expensive as I somehow ruined an LCD and few Super NESs while desoldering the cartridge slot. Putting it together was a miserable experience, much like my other two systems but the Super NES is still my favorite game console and I really enjoy playing with it in
We have all seen the roach robot, well not fish also have a chance to control a robot! “Seth Weiner’s art project is a vehicle called Terranaut. This interesting vessel is driven by the motions of a parrot cichlid in a fish bowl. A camera mounted above the tank tracks the fish’s movement and relays that information to a computer, which then drives the robot in the direction the
This is a cool DIY Bluetooth mod that looks like it gives you good results for a small investment in parts. “Why did I do it? Well, the original BT headset was kind of crappy. People were complaining that they can’t hear me properly, and the audio volume was not the best either. Plus, wearing it behind the ear is not very comfortable, at least not for me. Another reason
Move over Segway, here comes the i-swing… “Sadly, this is a concept car only — meaning you can’t go out and buy one at your local Toyota dealer. Designed by Hideo Miwa from yes, Toyota, it’s named the i-swing and looks like a chair on wheels, or a jetpac. The designer believes that cars will evolve into more of a wearable design. As you can see, it can travel
As we all know the Roomba was designed to clean floors, but it can do much more. Tod Kurt has created a phone controlled Roomba. “Ever since Bluetooth adapters for Roombas appeared, I’ve wanted to control my Roomba with a cell phone. All my recent phones have had Bluetooth. But getting a devkit for a phone was expensive and phone-specific. Trying to develop J2ME (aka “JavaMEâ€) applications for cell
This circuit might be of use if you have lots of audio gear, seems like a nice simple circuit that gets the job done. “I needed to connect one RCA digital SPDIF output to a TOSLINK optical input. As many times, a simple device with that functionality was again much more expensive that what I believed reasonable. I found some circuits on the net and I adapted those designs to
This is what I call multi function furniture, forget the sofa that turns into a bed. Why not use your chair to cook you meals! “The DoubleSpace Kitchenette caters to those with a taste for unique, compact living. People living in crowded cities such as New York can appreciate the value of flexible, efficiently used living space. This roomy easy chair converts easily into a countertop with two electric burners.”
