Most of us have seen the wood iPod that Zap Wizard created. His iPod still looks like an iPod, just different than the version that you would see in the store. Tim sent in this 2X4 wood iPod hack that takes it to the next level! Inside the block of wood pictured is a fully functional iPod Shuffle. The site has been updated, looks like the device is non-functional.
Rafael Mizrahi, the QA Lead at Mainsoft sent in this cool video of a Nintendo Wiimote that is used to debug .NET code! I wonder if the bluetooth Wiimote interface to the computer is being handled using Carl Kenner’s Glovepie or if Rafael created his own from scratch? Either way, Great job!
OK, the USB Fan Chair has got to be one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. I almost fell off my chair laughing when I read about this. Looks like our good friends over at GetUSB.info were one of the first to stumble on this wacky gadget. When winter rolls around, put away the fan chair and pull out the USB Chair Warmer. 🙂 Via:
Sprite Mods sent in a fantastic Knock to Open Door hack that they have just come up with. It is a door that will unlock when the correct knock pattern is performed. Funny thing is I had a similar idea a few years ago except my idea was to use the door bell as an input device and use bi-color LEDs mounted inside the door bell as indicators to allow
StaTT’s Hacks has made a cool looking pen out of a soldering iron. If I ever own a company where a lobby and receptionist is required something like this may be needed for the sign in/out book. 🙂
I could just imagine seeing a large data entry center using rows of these Think Lights! The light plugs into the USB port and measures how quickly the user is typing on the keyboard. The faster the user types the brighter the bulb gets, no productivity means no light. Video after the jump. “Features: # The faster you type, the brighter the light # Great for practicing your typing skill
There are tons of hacks floating around the net these days that claim you can open vehicle doors using various methods. I haven’t tried any of them, and I am skeptical of most of them. I am sure that most of them use some tricks like a second person manning a second key fob, pressing it at the right moment. The only one that seems technically feasible is the cell
