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DIY Automatic Drumming Robot!

by max on March 27th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out these awesome automatic drums, they can play better than I can. I would like to see this developed into a FULL drumming machine with FULL drum sets. Troy Rogers, Steven Kemper and Scott Barton compose for their mechanized instruments with the goal of exploring new “temporal, timbral, ...

Eco-consciuosness - Space that Cars, Bus, and Bikes Take!

by max on March 18th, 2009
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Here’s a simple picture of how much space that cars, bus, and bikes take in comparison to the number of people using it. I have to say they should add skateboards, which should definitely come on top for the most eco-friendliest vehicle. In this image, you can see three interpretations of what it takes to get the same amount of people into town for work, shopping or for whatever ...

GMail Hack - How to Access GMail when It’s Down!

by max on October 28th, 2008
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Well, Google Operating System blog shows the different modes you can use to access GMail when it’s down. These are of course methods that would ultimately require that GMail servers are running but there are times when you will need hard copies of your GMail. To do that, I think the best way is to have a separate domain name (such as Zedomax.com) and use the POP service to store y ...

Concept Washing Machine is also a Lounge Chair!

by max on July 5th, 2008
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If you thought someone could come up with a good design for a lounge chair that can also wash clothes while you sit on it, this is the one. Designed by Harsha Vardhan from New Delhi, India, the Alternative Clothes Cleaner is a conceptual washing machine that doubles as a large seat. It has two modes, active and passive, though both will allow you to sit atop the unit. No detergent or w ...

DeLonghi Portable Air Conditioner!

by max on July 1st, 2008
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Well, if you live in a cool area like San Francisco, you won’t need air conditioning all year round but if you do live in a hot area, you can bring some extra air conditioning with the DeLonghi portable air conditioner. Now, air conditioning just got easier. Of course, if it doesn’t get too hot, you do have the air conditioning chair add-on, which works on much cheaper. Fe ...

2GB MP3 Watch with FM Transmitter!

by max on June 23rd, 2008
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Here’s an awesome watch that lets you listen to MP3s AND transmit the MP3 songs or your recordings via FM station. Now, here’s a watch you can use as portable MP3 for your car OR you can even use it as emergency FM transmit device. How cool is that? Features: Memory: 2GB Music Format: MP3, WMA, WAV FM Transmitter 5 EQ Modes Waterproof up to 3 Meters with Earphone Jack a ...

Credit Card Size 8GB USB Drive!

by max on June 21st, 2008
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Although there are many mini-usb drives now, this credit card size 8GB USB drive might do the trick of hiding safetly and discreetly in your wallet. ‧ 3mm Thin (Aluminum Alloy Casing ) ‧ Retraction Connector ‧ Mobile USB flash drive, USB 1.1/2.0 compatible ‧ Hot swappable, USB Plug & Play compatible ‧ LED access indicator with three modes: Busy, waiting, and off ‧ ...

DIY - How to Make a Back-to-the-Future Flux-Capacitor!

by max on June 5th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode The very first movie I watched in America was Back-to-the-future. Oh boy, I didn’t even understand English back then but loved it. Here’s how to make your own flux-capacitor to show off to your friends. 250 bucks for a flux capacitor? Forget that, I did it for 54 dollars and 79 cents. It ...

DIY HACK - How to Make a DTMF Phone Dialer!

by max on May 23rd, 2008
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People have been making these DTMF phone dialer devices for years, here’s how to make one with a PIC microcontroller. The company I work for recently upgraded their phone system. They got a new IP phone system that can supposedly do everything - the new phones have big LCD screens with fancy menus, lots of different modes, PC connection for remote control of the phone, e-mailing v ...

DIY HACK - HOW TO make a Rotating LCD!

by max on May 15th, 2007
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Wow, check out this cool DIY on how to make a rotating LCD! This IS very useful for reading PDFs and whatnot. If you don’t want to make one or you are about buy a new LCD, there’s also bunch of LCDs out there that already rotates. (which I use at work) CNET has a great review of rotating LCDs. This fixture is very usefull for rotate 90 degrees the monitor in order to see o ...