Here’s a great example of someone who used Twitter to control his home appliances. Of course, this is completely do-able with some meticulous planning. I do see more and more automation DIYs using Twitter as communication platform for their projects, very useful indeed for our cluttered world. You will have to add some security measures to protect against hackers though.
The one thing lacking in most of these devices was 2-way communication between Twitter and the device. In all of th
Though a concept, the glass keyboard would be very uncomfortable and hand-straining device we really don’t need.
Glassss surface inputting is the new hotness for almost every gadget maker today. From from the iPhone to Microsoft’s Surface technology, flat is where it’s at. Introducing the flattest full size QWERTY keyboard to date, “No-key Keyboard” by Kong Fanwen. Consisting of just a glass surface, camera and lighting, this alternative keyboard concept will use the latest motion capture technology to watch your fingers nervously sel
Here’s an update on the best of week from our laptop blog:
Stinger laptop game pad allows you to play games on your laptop with a real game controller. Leather case for Acer Aspire is now here!
Do you want to surf the web while walking/running/cycling on your treadmill? Well, you can now with the
When I first started working at a job, I used to work as an IT administrator. At one point, I even installed cat-5 cable through an entire 5000 sq. feet office building. That was a lot of fun as I had to access the office ceiling for a whole day.
Anyways, a Cat-5 ethernet cable is nothing more than “enhanced” phone cables. The phones usually use Cat-3 cables, which are slightly thinner wires and is more prone to
Al Linke, the creator of the DIY Magic Mirror, has just buzzed me on his cool Magic Mirror, which was featured on Instructables as winner of the Halloween contest.
Well, I don’t know how I missed it if it was on Instructables but here it is and Al is actually selling kits you can buy to make a magic mirror yourself.
I have to say, this is really cool stuff, I think I have seen something similar, the Magic M
My blogger friend over at GetUSB.info has a great article on the difference between USB Copy Protection vs. USB Encryption technology. A lot of people might get confused by USB flash drive companies who try to market copy protection as encryption. Well, don’t get this wrong as it could be very costly for your classified information.
Greg also mentions TrueCrypt, a free open-source encryption software you can use to secure your USB flash drive.
In short; USB copy protection secures a file or set of files so they
Remember I mentioned the steering wheel laptop stand for cars? Well, here’s a better version and one you can make for under $30 using PVC pipes from Home Depot.
One thing I’d have to say, this DIY is so clever, you make use of your cup-holder unlike commercial laptop stands where it must be bolted down. WOW, great job Mike!
Of course, don’t forget the “
Here’s a rather interesting laser pointer project that can detect where laser is pointed on a surface and will execute a desired command that you can set. I think this type of project can be very useful for certain applications, enjoy~~
Laserspotcam is a software I wrote to control xmms using a laser pointer by pointing defined areas on a wall.
The software monitors the wall for the presence of a small spot using a web
I know for a fact that millions of hackers live in South Korea, where even FBI can’t even get to. Here’s a bunch of interesting news that hackers have attacked the South Korean government websites and also the White House.
Well, my best tip is that you need to really strengthen the firewall but whatever.
Also there’s speculation that North Korea might be behind this hacker attack. I just think hackers are hackers, they do this for fun.
Researchers who are following the attacks said that they began July 4 and focused on the small group of United S
One thing I don’t like about inkjet printer companies such as HP (although I love their products) is that ink itself can be more costly than the printer itself. No matter what, HP isn’t going to make a self-filling inkjet system as it’s going to take a big bite out of their ink sales.
Don’t worry though, there’s a step-by-step guide you can follow to accomplish this so you never have to buy new ink ever!
It beats me why CIS systems are so expensive, the ozi exchange doesn’t
