After looking at a few DIY flashlights that included the Hacked Gadgets Mouse Light the Garage Door Remote Flashlight was an obvious progression! This hack looks great, I will have to keep my eye open when I go to my next garage sale. “I took the circuit board from the case, snapped the case back together and used a drill press to make the two holes. I then soldered the
Get USB Info has an interesting article about the iTank, this might be the solution for the easy to scratch finish the iPods have. “When your iPod is in the iTank, it will be protected from bumps, dents, falls, and scratches but keep it away from the water as the iTank will sink like a tank and is obviously not waterproof.”
Are you tired of your Bluetooth head-set looking like all the rest? Why not go retro. “Now what to do with all those old analog phones you have stuffed away in you attic? Well I will tell you, you combine your Bluetooth headset with it. Ingredients: 1 old style analog phone 1 Bluetooth headset 1 soldering iron (small tip preferred) some solder various screwdrivers hot glue gun some stranded wire
This is an interesting LEGO robot. Is there anything the NXT LEGO system can’t do? Have a look at some more LEGO creations at the creator’s site, www.plastibots.com. "For those who do not know about the Lego Mindstorms Developer Program (MDP), back in January of 2006 Lego was seeking assistance from the Lego community on their next generation Mindstorms product (NXT). Approx 9600 people applied to become one of
The Miuro is a crazy gadget that takes mobile media to the next level. Looks like a cool hackable robotics platform. The price is a bit too steep for the casual hardware hacker though… “A new, $930 robot from Japan’s ZMP Inc. called Miuro is designed around the Apple iPod. Built in partnership with audio giant Kenwood, it basically transforms an iPod — which clips into the top of the
Arstechnica has a good review of the LEGO Mindstorm NXT. Seems like a great product, the biggest thing that this system has against it seems to be the price though. At $250.00 you will need a big paper-route to pay for it. “Opening the new Mindstorms box set off the same spasm of joy, a sense of wide-open possibility that reminded me of those childhood toys. It was clear,
Are you tired of using the Techno Scarf to get some privacy? Why not simply use these SVGA glasses. “i-glasses SVGA3D Pro is a wearable, portable, high-resolution monitor designed specifically for a wide variety of computer applications and it supports stereoscopic 3D computer imaging! Connect the SVGA3D Pro to any computer’s 15-pin VGA port for an instant, giant screen view in complete privacy – a simple yet effective solution to
