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The iPhone Podium

Posted on March 12, 2009 by max

If you need the ultimate iPhone holder, you should get the iPhone Podium as it’s classy while letting you browse hands-free in your kitchen, desk, or anywhere there’s a flat surface.

Podium elegantly transforms your iPhone into a desktop computer and widescreen entertainment center. Its unique soft-snap cradle and smooth spherical bearing mechanism provide infinite viewing angles for the ultimate hands-free iPhone experience. Podium harmonizes your iPhone with a multitude of hands-free applications.

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DIY – How to Hand Draw 3D Holograms!

Posted on March 10, 2009 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUy8lELWhJg

Wow, check out this guy who’s drawn many 3D holograms by hand.  I guess it’s just matter of some angles and hand work.  It’s amazing work of art and might be a great example for future college classes on optics.

Scratch-holograms can be made on CD cases using a couple of thumbtacks poked through a stick. Or get fancy and use a professional compass and black painted polycarbonate. Or automate the process with a paperclip stuck into a motorized electric eraser.

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Solar DIY – How to Make a Solar Photovoltaic Tracker!

Posted on March 8, 2009 by max

Here’s a really cool project that can complement any of your future solar projects.  It’s a solar DIY that shows you how to make a solar photovoltaic tracker that will follow the sun’s angles, thereby increasing the efficiency of your solar cells and more energy produced.

For a class project (PV Design, Appalachian State, Dr. Dennis Scanlin) I decided to try making a low cost PV (photovoltaic) tracker. Being able to follow the sun’s path through the sky can raise your solar panel system’s output considerably (30-50%),

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Robot Hack – How to Make a Camera Robot!

Posted on March 2, 2009 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6kq0VCvT1s

Here’s a fun hack that shows you how to make a camera-robot that can autonomously take pics and videos, all while you control where it goes, plus the angles too.  I think this might be a great project for those of you who take trips to the Amazon jungle to get footage of creatures and critters.

I’ve hacked a cheap camera and mounted on a pan / tilt neck assembly. Pictomatix MkII only has 64Mb of non upgradeable camera memory so unfortun

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Halo 3 Hack – How to Take Great Screenshots in Halo 3!

Posted on January 23, 2009 by max

Are you a hardcore Halo 3 gamer?

Do you like to take random screenshots of the game and share with your friends on your latest killings?

Well if that’s the case, you might want to read up on this article that shows you how to take great screenshots in Halo 3.

Most people know the basics of taking screenshots, but have you ever wondered how some players manage to take great screenshots with amazing effects? This brief guide will cover basic technique

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8″ Digital Picture Frame with MP3 Player!

Posted on June 12, 2008 by max

Here’s a great 8″ digital frame with an embedded MP3 player so you can play music too.

Features:

    128mb built-in memory allows you to use your memory card in your camera while your pictures are shown on the frame Enhanced TFT LCD S

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DIY – How to Make an LED USB CD Lamp!

Posted on May 28, 2008 by max

Want to be really green?  Try this DIY on how to make an LED USB CD Lamp made from of course your useless CDs and some ingenuity.

The USB powered LED CD lamp is a very useful gadget. It’s powered by the USB port, so you don’t need any external power supply. The stiff mounting wire, I used acts as a gooseneck and lets you bend the light source in different angles and directions.

via instructables

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