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Looking for a great Christmas gift for your whiz kid? Here’s a great DIY that shows you how to make a solar powered ball robot. Of course, there exactly isn’t a kit for this but all the parts are easily findable so it might actually work better than any other gift you can buy off the shelf.

This technology of using minimal electronics and simple mechanical design is call BEAM robotics.

The Miniball itself was originally invented by Richard Weait of North York, Toronto.The Miniball is a amazing robot – it uses a simple circuit and the robot itself proves to be very capable, rarely getting stuck. The Miniball is mechanically complex and electronically simple. (But don’t worry – the mechanical part is still pretty easy)

In this case, we aren’t going to build the original Miniball, but a smaller, more basic wannabe version. This robot is extremely simple and can take a beginner less than 2 hours to build.

Robot DIY – How to Make a Solar Powered Ball Robot!

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USB DIY – How to Make Your Own DIY USB Motion Controller!

max — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:56:00 +0000

USB DIY – How to Make Your Own DIY USB Motion Controller!

There’s a slew of great USB motion controllers now on the market you can buy but for those of you hackers and DIYers who enjoy the challenge of making one, go ahead and refer to this site on how to make your own DIY USB motion controller. (Of course, don’t forget we made one couple years back before the days of Wii)

This is the schematics for a PIC USB gamepad that I have built in a steering wheel shell. The code for the firmware was written in PicBasic Pro and it implements a HID USB device with 2 axes and 4 buttons (only 2 buttons connected in the prototype). The device is detected by Windows XP/Vista as a standard USB gamepad and can be used with many games and applications.

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Natto Fermented Soy Beans are Great for You!

max — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:37 +0000

Back in the 70s, my dad was an exchange student in Japan for couple years where he had developed a taste for natto, fermented soy beans in Japan. One of his favorite sushi is also Natto Maki, which is a sushi made with natto of course.

Well, these natto fermented soy beans have proven to be great for beating cancer and all types of diseases and plus, I find myself eating these nattos and liking them more and more. Of course, the first time you taste it, it will taste like horse shit but as you keep eating them, they will taste more like eggs or something close to that.

Anyways, nattos are favorite part of my diet now. I can definitely tell you that if I have sour stomach or indigestion, these nattos will surely help and you will get solid and smooth poop afterwards. (That must be good for your health if you poop good.)

If you have a tendency to get colds often or eating habits are poor, you might want to consider start eating these natural foods to get yourself protected against cancer and other types of diseases.

While Okinawans take in over 80 percent of their soy in a relatively unprocessed form as tofu, edamame, soy flour, soy milk, or miso, people in the United States eat a similiar percentage of their soy in a processed form. Our soy foods are heated, mashed, and denatured to create a vast array of substances ranging from Tofurky to fillers for tuna fish to ice-cream sandwiches… while whole foods offer valuable protection, concentrated or denatured derivatives of these foods are having the opposite effect.

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Natto Fermented Soy Beans are Great for You!

Pac Man is back

David Allen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:46 +0000

It is the retro game of the yesteryear, most of us have played on it at some time and this is a chance to remember just how cool the game actually was and in fact still is.

The game is printed onto a mug and when heated up the pattern changes just like the real game.

Features – When hot water is introduced to the The Pac Boy Mug the monsters simply disappear, but watch out, they might come back sooner than you think. Features: Changes with hot water and Do not microwave or use in dishwasher. Priced at $5.99.

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Pac Man is back

The three long Scalextric

David Allen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:09 +0000

As child, I always wanted a Scalextric and of course, it was never to be, naturally, my little brother did get one and you know what I was glad that I did not.

It was a tiny figure of eight track and the cars kept flying off the track on the bends.

However, James May from the BBC’s Top Gear show has built a serious Scalextric track in fact his attempt could actually break the world record.

Check out the video to see if he does.

Source [Cast TV]

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The three long Scalextric

iPod Nano Hack – How to Make an iPod Nano Projector!

max — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:25:45 +0000

Well, I guess there’s many uses for old projectors that can be used to make a bunch of things including a macro DSLR lens plus this iPod Nano projector.

This could be a great way to project your iPod Nano photos/videos onto a white wall for all your family to enjoy, an iPod Nano Projector made with an old slide projector!

Imagine if you took that digital camera that you dropped and broke the lens but it still reads memory cards and does photo slide shows on its little screen. If you take the backlight off the LCD you can project light through it so if you could fit it inside a cheap slide projector, you’d have a wall-sized digital photo frame.

iPod Nano Hack – How to Make an iPod Nano Projector!

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DIY Accelerometer Controlled Marble Maze!

max — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:20:46 +0000

DIY Accelerometer Controlled Marble Maze!

Here’s a rather very interesting DIY project that involves a marble maze controlled by a wireless accelerometer housed in a Wii Steering Wheel unit. Brilliant!

I purchased the Wii steering wheel unaware that an additional button is mounted to the back for the “B” controller input. At first I considered removing this button to prevent users from getting confused but decided to utilize it instead. During testing I found it awkward and difficult to hand off the controller or put it down without the maze going crazy as it continued to follow the accelerometer’s measurements. I decided that a “dead-mans” switch would be a useful addition so that the maze would only accept input when the button is held down. This allowed the controller to be handled without causing the maze to move unless desired.

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Recycle DIY – How to Recycle Tin Cans as Pencil Holders using Grout and Creativity!

max — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:53:57 +0000

I really love it when people make things like this out of stuff that would go into your recycling bin, a pencil holder made using old tin cans and grout! Brilliant! Keep up the great work and reduce our carbon footprint!

We all use some canned foods from time to time. And we all probably use empty cans for one purpose or another. This instructable shows how to decorate cans to be used as organizers for pencils, pens, paint brushes, etc. It’s a simple thing to do, and children would especially have fun making their creations.

Recycle DIY – How to Recycle Tin Cans as Pencil Holders using Grout and Creativity!

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Meat DIY – How to Make a Chicken Plucker!

max — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:03:58 +0000

Personally, I like eating chicken but refuse to really have anything to do with making chicken meat itself. I know it’s going to be harder to eat chicken if you watch this video so…

Meat DIY – How to Make a Chicken Plucker!

But for those of you who are used to stuff like this, you can make your own chicken plucker by reading this great book on how to do that.

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Like Pong, love this

David Allen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:29 +0000

The game of pong was one of the first commercial video games to grace those old style TV’s, so anyone out there looking to relive their past we are talking about the 1970’s here!

Naturally, this is just a representation of the old style game and not a giant game that you can actually play one. However, I suppose you guessed that already.

Specs – The composition shown in the image is approx. 3 x 2.5m. This pack contains: all the elements shown in the picture, “net” can be up to 2.6m long (102 inches), score numbers are 35×20cm and “how to apply” instructions. Please note: you can cut the “net” line to obtain the desired length. Available in any colour from the palette: please note your colour choice in message to seller upon checkout. If no colour is chosen, black will be sent by default. Please read our Policies section for more information about the product. Priced at $55

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Like Pong, love this

The Undercover cat teaser

David Allen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:36 +0000

Yet another cat toy that will keep your feline friend fit, healthy and with any luck worn out, then the cat will not be pulling up the carpet or scratching at the walls etc.

The idea is simple a little thing spins around inside the fabric, the cat thinks that it is a mouse or something and chases it around.

Features – The unit silently spins a wand under the rip stop nylon canopy, changing its direction unpredictably to imitate the movements of a real rodent. The mouse’s tail peeks out tantalizingly, making it irresistible to even sceptical toms or tabbies. The unit’s gearless friction drive prevents damage once the prey is caught and its speed adjusts to one of four settings with a push of a button. The toy’s low centre of gravity and fold out stabilizers prevent it from tipping during exuberant feline pursuit. Requires three AA batteries. 4 3/4″ H x 23″ diam. (1 lb.) Priced at $29.95

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The Undercover cat teaser

WiFi Digital Photo Frames w/ Internet Radio Review!

max — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:37:09 +0000

(HP DreamScreen)

(Intouch IT7150)

It’s the holidays season coming up soon, specifically Thanksgivings where most of you will get 5 or more days off work and visit your parents/family. Well, for that, there’s a perfect gift, a digital photo frame.

Not all digital photo frames are made the same though. Especially for your elders who have less knowledge of computers, you might want to consider getting them a wireless digital photo frame.

Why?

Because the with WiFi digital photo frames you can easily stream them your latest photos via services like Flickr or Picasa. This also is great since they can see your latest photos without fiddling with memory cards, USB connections, and whatnot.

I also tend to like to listen to a lot of free internet radio, so I added internet radio as a requirement here also.

The HP DreamScreen and Intouch UT7150 digital photo frames are probably the best on the market right now that can do both WiFi and internet radio.

Plus, a digital photo frame is even better when you can easily scan through the photos and videos. These two digital frames both come with either touch-controls on the front (for HP) and touchscreen controls.

I find that having touch/touchscreen controls very important for browsing through the photos. Plus, these digital frames allow you to do some more stuff like connect to Facebook or check the news from your favorite blogs without a real computer/laptop on your hand.

Of course, you will need a live internet connection to make these digital frames perform to its fullest so make sure your parents/family have one.

And don’t forget to set it up all the WiFi connections and photo streaming for your parents. You should be able to set it and forget it.

Both HP DreamScreen and the Intouch UT7150 are in the similar price range, I prefer the Intouch one since it’s a full touchscreen while the HP has much bigger screen.

HP Dreamscreen 10.2″ – $198.21 on Amazon

Intouch IT7150 7″ – $200.11 on Amazon

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WiFi Digital Photo Frames w/ Internet Radio Review!

LCD DIY – How to Use an LCD Monitor as a HDTV!

max — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:15 +0000

It’s very easy to use a computer LCD monitor (with DVI inputs) as TV by simply plugging in an HDMI to DVI cable. Of course, you will need a separate sound system/speakers unless your LCD comes with speakers too.

Of course, it’s also easy to do the reverse, using your HDTV as computer screen, you will just need an HDMI cable from your graphic card to the HDTV. (all HDTVs have HDMI inputs)

LCD TVs have come down in price, but not enough. If you have a cable box, than your tv tuner is in the that box, not in the tv, so then why buy a tv with a tuner you will never use? Believe it or not you can save almost $200 when you buy a computer monitor instead of a tv.

Also see what is HDMI here.

LCD DIY – How to Use an LCD Monitor as a HDTV!

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A weird xmas tree decorations

David Allen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:30 +0000

Xmas is not just for kids and it would seem that it is not just for adults too.

These decorations will add another dimension to your tree and will probably be the beginning of a lot of long conversations on what is right and wrong about having these dudes on the tree or anywhere that you would like.

Features

•Handmade felted Christmas ornaments by Nifer Fahrion

•Large tree topper

◦Tentacle span of 2 feet!

◦Head 6 inches long!

•Smaller hanging ornament

◦9 inches long

◦Hangs by silvery cord

•Perfect for Yule, Solstice, and Saturnalia, too!

Priced from $39.99 to $139.99

Source [Think Geek]

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A weird xmas tree decorations

Rate the babes in your office

David Allen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:31 +0000

Sometimes during those quiet periods in the office, it is hard to think of something constructive to do. So what about rating the ladies that work in the office, seems like a reasonable thing to be doing doesn’t it?

Obviously, this is going to get some of you into trouble, but what the hell! This is something that the women who work in offices have been doing for years; they just did not have the flash cards to mark the talent up with.

Priced at $9

Source [Spinning Hat]

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Rate the babes in your office

iMac G4 Hack – DIY iMac G4 Touch Screen!

max — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:21:47 +0000

iMac G4 Hack – DIY iMac G4 Touch Screen!

Looking for a cool way to hack your iMac G4 into a touchscreen computer? Look no more, here’s a DIY iMac G4 touchscreen! The author even hacked a Windows 7 into a PowerPC machine, I don’t know how he did that. (I guess you can install Win 7 on PowerPC CPUs??? Will have a post on that soon too then!)

Way cool!

I added the original speakers connected to a Griffin Power Wave Adapter and now I finally have an updated iMac G4 on my desk. It’s connected to a dual booting Windows 7 / Mac OSX Dual Core machine.

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Re-use DIY – How to Make Recycled Wallpaper!

max — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:56:52 +0000

I remember when I lived in South Korea for a year couple years back, there used to be a bunch of bars where the walls were pasted with DIY newspaper wallpapers. Of course, they looks sorta nicer, it wasn’t just pasted randomly but looks “clean”.

I think this is a great way to make any room in your home “vintage”. Even better, you might be able to make a wallpaper out of all your old photos somehow, that would be more awesome than your digital frame that’s pushing out only 1 image per second.

you can make wallpaper out of anything from newspapers and magazines to color copies by applying them to the wall with polyurethane (one coat underneath and one on top to seal the paper).

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Re-use DIY – How to Make Recycled Wallpaper!

LED Hack – How to Make a Remote-Controlled RGB LED Mood Light!

max — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:34:41 +0000

Like LED hacking? Here’s another rather interesting LED hack involving a remote-controlled RGB LED mood light. Awesome!

With this thing I can control the colour of a bright light into many different colours using the three fundamentals colours : red green and blue. Adding them toghether with different intensity can yeld very great a range of colours from the visible spectrum.

Also check out our Top 30 LED DIY projects here.

LED Hack – How to Make a Remote-Controlled RGB LED Mood Light!

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World Record Base Jumping Video!

max — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:48:01 +0000

Dean S. Potter achieves a new world record for base jumping at four miles in two minutes and 50 seconds, watch the vid! Awesome! Also see more wingsuit base jumping here.

Last August rock climber Dean Potter leapt off the Eiger in Switzerland wearing only a wingsuit. He flew nearly four miles in two minutes and 50 seconds, a record.

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World Record Base Jumping Video!

DIY Animation – Pigeon Impossible!

max — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:28:16 +0000

DIY Animation – Pigeon Impossible!

Here’s rather cool animation made by Lucas Martell over the course of 5 years featuring a CIA agent and a pigeon who launches a nuclear missile by accident, hilarious!

The film took nearly 5 years to complete and is the first attempt at animation by writer/director Lucas Martell: “When the project started, it was mostly an excuse to learn 3D animation, but by the end of the project I had spent so much time reworking and polishing the story that I just wanted people to laugh.”

[official site]

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Magnet Lamp!

max — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:44:56 +0000

Here’s a rather cool design for a lamp that uses a sphere to turn itself off or on. When in the “ON” state, the sphere levitates under the lamp via magnetic forces creating an illusion of floating ball. Brilliant!

The lamp is lighting and the switch levitates till it is taken off by the user in order to turn the light off.

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Magnet Lamp!

Rocket DIY – How to Make a Water Rocket!

max — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:07:10 +0000

Rather than polluting our mother earth with traditional hobby rocket fuel, here’s a great way to experiment and learn about rockets by building water rockets where the fuel is solely based on pressurized air pushing out water. (Of course, don’t forget water can also cut through heavy metal too.)

This instructable with show you how to build water rockets, recovery systems, rocket launchers, two stage rockets and much more.
Water rockets are fun to build and make, but can be dangorous if used improperely.

Rocket DIY – How to Make a Water Rocket!

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Extra large Scrabble Game

David Allen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:02:51 +0000

If you are one of those people that like to play the odd game of Scrabble and are always coming up with big words, then you need a big Scrabble board to fit them onto.

This is board that offers the players few extra squares, in fact there are 441 instead of the usual 225 squares.

Features – The rules and play are the same as the classic board game, but the giant-sized board now includes quadruple letter and word scoring spaces, for greater scoring potential. With 200 wooden letter tiles, (the standard game has 100). Includes board, four wooden tile racks, cloth tile bag, score pad, and instructions. For two to four players ages 8 and up. The manufacturer has confirmed that this item meets all U.S. Federal toy safety standards, including safety standards for lead. (3 lbs.) Priced at $49.95.

Source [Hammacher Schlemmer]

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Extra large Scrabble Game

HD DIY – How to Render 1080P HD Videos!

max — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:40:30 +0000

With my recent purchase of the new Canon 7D, I have been rendering HD videos for days on my old XP computer. Well, it turns out rendering is completely useless for HD movies longer than like 10 minutes.

If your computer freezes while rendering using programs like Sony Vegas Pro or Adobe Premier, it’s probably your computer hardware.

You will want to use 64-bit versions of any video editing software in order to render videos faster and in reasonable time.

Plus, Windows XP only supports upto 4GB of memory (and for some AMD processors even less). Even with a 4GB Windows XP setup I had, rendering came to a crawl and never rendered completely.

So, I had a 64-bit Triple-Core AMD with 4Ghz that was running Ubuntu. I decided to install Windows 7 64-bit version coupled with Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 64-bit version.

For Windows operating systems, you will need either Vista or Windows 7 to take full advantage of extra memory you have on your computer.

For decent rendering, I recommend at least 4 gigabytes of memory and perhaps 8 gigs if you can afford it.

Anyways, I just got the new Windows 7 64-bit plus Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 64-bit working flawlessly. Also, I am very impressed with Windows 7 as this is the very first time I am using it. I like how Windows 7 is more compatible with my older XP programs plus you can use most of Vista drivers for hardware.

Now, I can finally start rendering 1080P HD videos and make long movies too.

Whether I am uploading them to YouTube or making a home DVD, having the right hardware makes sense if you are going to render 1080P HD videos.

Of course, 32-bit machines will do short clips well, they just can’t handle the long ones.

Well, I hope that helps you. If you are having trouble with rendering HD videos, try upgrading your operating system to a 64-bit OS and the software also. (minimum Dual-Core CPU and 4GB of memory)

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HD DIY – How to Render 1080P HD Videos!

Xbox 360 Hack – How to “Unban” your Xbox 360!

max — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:48:52 +0000

Here’s some great news for Xbox 360 hackers who have been “banned” from modding your Xbox. Sorta complex but I guess it’s doable to unban your Xbox 360.

The new workaround, dubbed iXtreme LT (Light Touch) aims to provide a minimum amount of security checks and aims to make the firmware as close to the stock firmware as possible to prevent detection. This fix may allow modified consoles to return to playing backup discs and other forbidden materials without Microsoft noticing.

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Xbox 360 Hack – How to “Unban” your Xbox 360!

Lawn DIY – How to Make an RC Lawnmower!

max — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:59 +0000

Lawn DIY – How to Make an RC Lawnmower!

Here’s a rather interesting hack that involves a regular lawnmower converted into an RC lawnmower. Brilliant!

This should make lawnmowing much more fun. Better yet, your kids will have a blast cutting the lawn.

This instructable will show you how to make your Arduino into an R/C interface that you can use for just about anything requiring remote control. I will also show you how I built an R/C lawnmower using my Arduino, a cheap R/C transmitter and receiver pair, and a couple of electric-wheelchair motors from Ebay. I have used this interface to control anything from basic LED’s to Bipolar stepper motors, mini-robots, lifeless R/C cars from the thrift store, and even a 100lb lawnmower (all with appropriate motor controllers). It is very flexible and easy to change and very simple to set up.

via hackaday

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Video Tour of Exploratorium in San Francisco!

max — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:59:02 +0000

The other day, I did a shoot with my new Canon 7D DSLR at Exploratorium in San Francisco, there’s a ton of interesting science and technology stuff you can play with.

For those of you who live outside California, you can enjoy my short clip here. There’s some really cool stuff like the man-made hurricane, I like the most…

My video skills are improving slowly. Until I get a faster computer to render these HD videos, these will be the best I can do… well, improving.

(Shot with Canon 7D and 28-135mm in 1080P 24p mode)

Video Tour of Exploratorium in San Francisco!

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California Academy of Sciences HD Video and Photos using my new Canon 7D!

max — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:54:32 +0000

(My favorite – the rattlesnake was sleeping I think but I had just enough angle to get this shot.)

Well, the other day, I gave myself a new title on top of my current title blogger/CEO, film director!

The best thing about running your own business is that you can become whatever you want to me.

Anyways, here’s some shots I took from California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco the other day and this HD Video:

See more images over at my personal SF Blog.

P.S. Really, I am not a film director but someday I will be one, I like trying new things. Not too shabby though for the 2nd day using a my new Canon 7d DSLR.

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California Academy of Sciences HD Video and Photos using my new Canon 7D!

This is the lightest dress

David Allen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:00:20 +0000

There are plenty of terms used to compliment the way that women dress and the one most appropriate to this dress would have to be, glowing, wouldn’t you say!

This dress has a full twenty four thousand LED’s installed into it; a neat feature is that instead of having one large battery it uses several iPod batteries.

Source [Wired]

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This is the lightest dress

Palm Pre Hack – How to Mount a Custom Palm Pre Touchstone Mount for your Car!

max — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:33:48 +0000

Here’s a rather cool DIY that shows you how to mount a custom Palm Pre Touchstone Mount for your car. I think this goes well with Sprint’s on-board voice directions GPS program although I still prefer GoogleMaps as it seems more accurate.

So you’ve been dying to get a Touchstone and put in in the car. You get one only to find out it doesn’t work in the car! As a former professional car audio installer, I’ve got that problem solved and here’s how.

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Palm Pre Hack – How to Mount a Custom Palm Pre Touchstone Mount for your Car!

GoogleMaps Hack – DIY Exercise Bike uses GoogleMaps as Virtual Map!

max — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:08:28 +0000

GoogleMaps Hack – DIY Exercise Bike uses GoogleMaps as Virtual Map!

Here’s a rather cool hack where the hacker uses his bike as a GoogleMaps Virtual Map. Using Vuzix iWear as display device while he’s cycling (around the world) on GoogleMaps, this simple hack shows how far GoogleMaps Street View can be applied for adding a little fun to your next workouts.

It’s still in the works but kudos for what he has done so far! Brilliant hack!

Pragmatically explained, it means that I don’t have to sit in the darkness or stare at my garage door while I’m huffing away. Hopefully once this is done, I’ll be able to spend a few nights a week pedalling away downstairs and work my way across the US or Australia over the course of the year. The irony of this project is, well, while it’s supposed to help me entain myself while using the exercise bike, the project itself has been keeping me from exercising. Oh well.

via hackaday

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Got a lot of bottle

David Allen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:37 +0000

This is the sort of thing that would expect Homer to come bungling in a drink the lot. If that did happen, the owners of the world most expensive bottle of beer would not to be too pleased at all.

At $1,200 per bottle, it would be surprise at all.

The 12-litre bottle of Vieille Bon Secours ale has been in storage for the last ten years and should now have an alcoholic volume of around eight per cent.

It is not a rare beer, just expensive and yet some bars are reporting of some people buying two or three bottles of the stuff!

Source [Telegraph]

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Got a lot of bottle

You know that you want a go

David Allen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:44 +0000

This is one those games machines that adults pretend to overlook, but when they think that nobody is watching they simply have to take a quick peep at the game and even have a little go if they think that nobody is around at all.
However, a modern as this looks, it is fact a games machine from the past, in fact it is circa 1986!
This is the OutRun Project and it uses a game from Sega combined with the kit that comes with the actual surrounding box and seat.
Now this machine has been converted to actually drive along with a top of 20 mph, what see on the screen is what is actually coming at you.
Source [Born Rich]

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You know that you want a go

iPhone DIY – How to Turn your iPhone into a Digital Frame!

max — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:29:02 +0000

Here’s a really cool iPhone stand called AppStand that will fit your iPhone perfectly so you can turn it into a digital frame if you happen to get a new Android-based phone and need to keep your iPhone useful. Available Dec. 1st 2009

Appstand for iPhone 3G & 3GS is here! Simply slide your iPhone into Appstand to get the most out of the tens of thousands of Apps available. With full access to button controls and ports, charging while in Appstand is effortless using the cord you already own.

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iPhone DIY – How to Turn your iPhone into a Digital Frame!

Couple DIY – How to Make a Baby!

max — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:01:28 +0000

The next time your yet-to-be-teenager child asks you how human beings make babies, you might want to show him/her this video illustrating how to make a baby by blowing air through the partner’s finger. Genius!

Couple DIY – How to Make a Baby!

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DIY Digital Camera Kit for Kids!

max — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:26:43 +0000

DIY Digital Camera Kit for Kids!

Here’s a great DIY digital camera kit for kids, designed to help kids learn about how digital cameras work while building the kits. Awesome!

The camera gives us a powerful means to express ourselves and communicate with each other. Today, the camera is almost exclusively designed for, and marketed to, adults. A typical consumer digital camera comes with a sleek silver or black exterior and is densely packed with components and features. If one tries to open up one of these devices to study its innards, it is unlikely to function when put back together. We believe that camera manufacturers have largely overlooked an important demographic in kids and a compelling application in education.

It should be available on the market pretty soon.

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Things to do with batteries

David Allen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:03 +0000

Now before you get carried away, we are talking about something funny to do when there is a slow day at the office or you are on a break and have no friends!

These videos make me laugh it is amazing how something so simple can actually be so funny.

Source [Hackaday]

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Things to do with batteries

Home DIY – How to Make Floating Candles!

max — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:04:03 +0000

Want to add some creepy, ghost look to your home? Look no further and learn how to make floating candles, these can be great for scaring the heck out of your guests.

Of course, don’t forget you can make them even safer by using electric candles or make an electric candle yourself.

Halloween may be long gone but you can still have spooky fun. Float some candles in the air and create the perfect eerie atmosphere.

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Home DIY – How to Make Floating Candles!

Kitchen DIY – How to Clean Your Electric Tea Kettle with Calcium Buildup!

max — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:44:11 +0000

Here’s a quick way to clean your electric tea kettle that might have built up with calcium deposits over the years, simply boil it with some vinegar and water!

If you have an electric tea kettle with a bit of calcium build-up on the heating element, don’t fret. Simply boil a mixture of equal parts vinegar and water, then empty. The calcium will flush out along with the vinegar mix, leaving your tea kettle fresh, new and smelling cleaner than ever.

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LED Hack – How to Make (Google)Voice Activated LED Signs!

max — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:07:48 +0000

LED Hack – How to Make (Google)Voice Activated LED Signs!

Here’s a really cool hack that uses GoogleVoice to translate voice into words and to his LED sign. This should save a lot of time anytime you want to change the message on your LED sign. Brilliant!

I made the LED sign following instructions from this tutorial on Nerdkits.com. The hardware is some LED’s, a nerdkit, a piece of cardboard and a bit of wire that I got from some Cat 5 cable laying around. I cut out the cardboard and printed a grid to help me lay out the LED’s. I think mine were 1 cm apart. The soldering took forever and it was the first real time I did any soldering so it looks kinda crappy. Oh well. It works. The sign itself is powered by a 9 volt battery and receives data from my laptop through the serial port via a USB adapter. All that stuff was included in the Nerdkit when I bought it. The microcontroller is running code from the tutorial I mentioned earlier. One of these days I’m going to make an enclosure for this thing.

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iPhone Hack – DIY iPhone Controlled Van!

max — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:52:47 +0000

iPhone Hack – DIY iPhone Controlled Van!

Check out the Spirit of Berlin Autonomous iPhone-controlled van! The van itself is controlled via an iPhone and through its WiFi connection to the van. I think this touches upon the future of driving, perhaps moms and dads will be able to take their kids to school without actually driving. Yey!

“Spirit of Berlin” is a project of the Artificial Intelligence Group, directed by Prof. Raul Rojas, at Freie Universitaet Berlin.

This Video shows our autonomous car controlled with an iPhone – powered by Appirion, a spin-off of the AI group.

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LED Platform Bed Made with Sustainable Materials!

max — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:43:54 +0000

Here’s a rather cool $3400 LED Platform Bed I would want to get. This sustainable wood platform bed features naturalistic looking cuts on the bed itself couple with high-output LEDs to glow in the dark. Perhaps, I can make one myself but the designer of this furniture has done an awfully good job, I don’t think I can actually replicate it.

Expose LED bed is a sustainable green bedroom furniture with a complete series of bedside and wall lamp (1 Bed + 2 Bedsides + 2 Wall lights). Taking around three months to complete one set, the LED bed is handcrafted in rotten teak planks mixed with white LED light, and a blue light effect is caused by the clear epoxy material.

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LED Platform Bed Made with Sustainable Materials!

Bag Hack – How to Make a Dance Revolution Recycled Bag!

max — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:52 +0000

Have a one of these dance revolution pads lying around? Well, you can get a bit creative and make one of these bloody Dance Revolution Recycled Bags! (Did I say bloody? Awesome I meant really…)

I am not a sewing expert but if I were, my girlfriend would get a lot of great recycled handbags like this one.

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Bag Hack – How to Make a Dance Revolution Recycled Bag!

When it’s cold only a Tauntaun will do

David Allen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:51 +0000

There cannot be anyone that has not seen the Empire Strikes Back and early in the film when Luke is injured and cold. The only way that Han Solo can do to save him is slip inside the Tauntaun that had just died from exhaustion and the cold.

This is a fun sleeping bag that has many uses as well as being able to catch some zees at the office, as if that’s going to happen.

Product Features

•Classic Star Wars sleeping bag simulates the warmth of a Tauntaun carcass

•Built-in embroidered Tauntaun head pillow

•Plush Lightsaber zipper pull

•Printed intestines pattern on inside of bag

•Great for playing pretend “Save Luke from the Wampa” games

•Teach your children about the best Star Wars movie ever

•Fully Licensed Lucasfilm™ Collectable

•100% Polyester construction, Machine washable

•WARNING CHOKING HAZARD – Ages 3 and Up ONLY

•For indoor use only. Not suitable for camping.

•One size fits all. Enough room for adults, plenty of space for kids

•Bag Dimensions – 33″ x 67″ (not including head pillow or legs)

Priced at $99.99

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When it’s cold only a Tauntaun will do

Bacon does it again

David Allen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:36 +0000

Who said that bacon has to be eaten, it has plenty of other uses as these images demonstrate.

This Flickr user kirsmkelly (You know who you are!) has come up with this winner; it is obviously a lampshade that has been made from bacon.

Do you think that the bacon starts to cook again every time the lamp is used?

This is an obvious gift for vegans and dog owners.

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Bacon does it again

Spread some Xmas cheer

David Allen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:44 +0000

If you live in a cold and damp country like I do (its midday and the temperature as reached 6 degrees) you often find that your knuckles get very cold.

However, having seen these gloves they are the answer to my prayers, no longer will have to sit around cold hands.

There is an issue here though, these gloves plug into the USB ports so when there is a knock at the door and your forget these are on your hands then you are taking your laptop with you or part of way before it falls to the floor.

Features: Cut finger design allows your fingers to take action/typing easily, Defrosting your hands for gaming, typing and mouse controlling. Glove made of wool and connects individually to a USB port. Works under any device with USB port, e.g. PC, Mac, PlayStation or Xbox 360. Each glove built-in warming pad, Maximum temp: 52 ~ 53°C (126°F), Dimension: 10 x 13cm (approx.) and Weight: 90g. Priced at $19.

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Spread some Xmas cheer

Multi-Touch DIY – How to Make your Own Multi-Touch Table!

max — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:59:00 +0000

Here’s a rather cool DIY interactive Multi-touch display project that you can learn to make also. I like this multi-touch project as the display is actually not LCD but a projected screen on a whiteboard.

This rules as I think projected LCDs are slightly more safer for child use, spills, and whatnot.

Also, don’t forget about Ideum’s 100-inch multi-touch table, how to turn an HD TV into multi-touch table, and more on how to build a multi-touch table using regular LCDs too.

Between the Apple iPhone and Microsoft’s interactive table, multi-touch displays are all the rage. This instructable will show you how to turn your lcd projector into an interactive multi-touch display table using a few cheap components readily available from the hardware store.