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November 23, 2005
The Vacuum Bazooka
"This was built as an experiment to amuse secondary school pupils at "Make It In Scotland", a careers event organised by Careers Scotland, which took place in Motherwell in February and March 2003. It uses a vacuum cleaner to suck a projectile up a long pipe. The intension is that the missile should then carry on out the end rather than being brought to a dead stop by the suction. To get the best results, both ends are blocked off with card, then the card at the back of the tube is removed quickly. The vacuum keeps the second card in place until it is knocked off by the projectile." Link. Also see the $5 Bazooka.
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Nov 23, 2005 05:23 AM
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Make 3D parts...Big Blue Saw
Big Blue Saw is a new site that lets you create parts out of metal or plastic. You use your favorite CAD program to design a part, then upload the design to their site to get a rendered 3D image, and a quote. From the site: "Big Blue Saw is a new concept which brings together the Internet with modern computer controlled rapid manufacturing. With Big Blue Saw, takes a design you have made on your computer, then turns that design into a objects using state of the art robotic machine tools. Your parts are delivered right to your door." Link.
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Nov 23, 2005 04:30 AM
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PSP works with the the Xbox 360
If you happen to have an Xbox 360 and a PSP you can indeed use them together. It's pretty much what you'd expect, the PSP acts as a USB drive and the Xbox 360 can play / browse music and photos. Video isn't supported yet, but it's a start... [via] Link.
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Nov 23, 2005 03:19 AM
Gaming, PSP |
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November 22, 2005
HOW TO - Geodesic Club House
Fun project for the kiddos "Geodesic domes are made of interlocking geometric shapes--often triangles. Because loads are spread over many triangles, these domes are especially strong. Often made of aluminum bars and plexiglass, they're also light compared to ordinary domes. Geodesic domes were popularized by an American inventor named Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983). Look for the distinctive Bucky-ball shape in museums, greenhouses, alternative housing, and science centres. Vancouver's Science World is a 47-metre tall geodesic dome made of 766 triangles." Here's how to make a geodesic club house... Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 06:13 PM
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The 35mm LEGO Camera
Overview of the 35mm LEGO Camera - Adrian writes "Last night I tackled the project of a 35mm version of my medium format pinhole Lego camera. It turned out to be easier than I expected. I should probably have spent the time making better instructions for the medium format version, but rest assured, those are in the works. Anyway, here are a couple highlights of this camera's design that are different from the medium format version..." Thanks Richard! Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 05:27 PM
Imaging, LEGO |
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Case Mod a Dell monitor?
Peter writes "I bought a Dell monitor since they are so cheap, but personally find it ugly sitting next to my (Apple) G5. Is there any way you could find a hack or other DIY "brushed metal" case replacement for a Dell monitor? I would so love to see this and learn from it." Any ideas for him? I think a lot of clear acrylic might be a way to go, but then again - I like the look of exposed electronics...
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Nov 22, 2005 05:22 PM
Computers, DIY Projects |
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The 20 Blackberry project challenge...
If you can think of a project that uses 20 Blackberries, they can be yours - Bruno writes "I've got two boxes of Blackberries that must be at least 5 years old. They're not stolen, they're surpluss from the company I work for (got lost at the back of a storage room and forgotten). If you can think of anything fun to make out of them, they're yours, just let me know." Post in the comments if you'd like them and what your project is. I think the batteries, LCDs, chargers and keypads could be useful for a few things...
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Nov 22, 2005 01:49 PM
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HOW TO - External Winamp Control
Pastelero has a great how to on controlling WinAmp via a serial port "Nowadays, winamp has full support to keyboard shortcuts. But some time, when winamp didn't have this feature, I was thinking in some way to make a easy way to change music by simply pressing one button, it would make things faster and would help me to change music during games. So I decided to make a external control panel, to make it easier to change musics, volume up or down, toggle shuffle and many other features by pressing just one button. I found one winamp plugin that shows how to configure a external control using the Serial Port, being able to make 4 or 15 buttons control..." [via] Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 12:41 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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HOW TO - Make a Custom ROM for the Treo 650
TreoCentral member Tem has a great step by step on making your own custom ROM for your Treo, this adds more memory and puts your own apps in ROM "I am a complete unskilled newbie but after days of reading information I was able to make a perfect ROM for my Sprint Treo 650. I gained 4 megs of RAM since I placed in ROM 4 megs of my 3rd party programs that would usually be in RAM. More importantly I got rid of the junk applications that wasted space and occasionally caused me problems, like versamail." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 11:19 AM
Cellphones |
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Laptop to Homemade Digital Picture Frame Resources
If you're thinking of building a LCD picture frame from an old computer, here's a great resource to get started "This site was inspired by a MacWorld article on turning an old mac laptop into a digital picture frame. I decided to try my hand at creating my own digital frame. While looking around for information to help me with my project, I soon realized that there are quite a number of people who have been building digital picture frames. This page is a resource for anyone who would like to create their own digital picture frames." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 10:41 AM
Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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The Space Cycle: New Way to Exercise in Orbit
This might make a good low cost DIY centrifuge for here on Earth too - "For most space travelers, the first effect of weightlessness they feel is nausea. But over the next few days and weeks, the lack of gravity takes its toll on the rest of the body, leading to muscle and bone mass depletion and troubles regulating blood pressure...researchers at UC Irvine and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) have developed a two-person, centrifuge-like, one-stop workout machine that makes its own gravity. They call it the Space Cycle." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 09:46 AM
Made On Earth, Science, Transportation |
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HOW TO - Build a PVC greenhouse
Excellent blog detailing the construction of a PVC greenhouse - Adami writes "I have 270 feet of PVC pipe, about 50 pipe fittings (elbows, tees, crosses) for the joints, metals screws, some wire ties, and PVC pipe glue ready to go. The goal is to have a sturdy structure, that is light weight, as air-tight as possible, that can be broken down in the spring and stored behind the fence." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 08:26 AM
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Playing iPod video on your TV for cheap
Handy tip for iPod video owners - "You don't have to fork out for an outrageously priced "proprietary" Apple video cable. You don't even have to buy an expensive dock. You can connect your Video iPod directly to a TV, and you can do it with the ordinary camcorder A/V-to-RCA cable you probably already have lying around your house." [via] Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 07:21 AM
iPod |
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Papercraft puzzles...
Homespun Magixx has a ton of paper models you print out, cut and build. Most of them are fun figures, robots and novelties - but there are a couple really interesting 3D puzzles too. The HexTix puzzle looks like a game I recently played in virtual world, Second Life. [via] Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 06:30 AM
Paper Crafts |
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Control iTunes with a PSP (Mac)
Coverbuddy is a really slick iTunes remote "Control your music remotely right on your Sony PSP - or from any other computer on the network, with any web browser!" [via] Link. If the $19 is too steep - WebRemote is another way to do this, $10 cheaper - but it's more of a text interface.
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Nov 22, 2005 05:30 AM
Home Entertainment, PSP |
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DIY Skype VoIP Phone Adapter
Here's a cheap Skype/VoIP interface to your wired or wireless phone. "Just imagine: You can walk with your wireless phone chatting with Skype friends for free, you can make free call to your mom if she is connected to the Internet. You can make your telephone network with servises, voicemail, etc and chat there using your old phone. Skype wireless phones are expensive, VoIP adapters cost ~$60, but you can make it for free if your have details.. from old TV, Radio or other electronics." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 04:28 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, VoIP |
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Deconstructing the Garmin Etrex Vista GPS
El Hombre writes "The Vista is a nice unit and I quite like it (mainly for biking and hiking) but it must be said that Garmin's service and repair policy stinks. There is a default warranty of one year, and after the warranty has expired, you are charged a flat rate for any repair. The flat rate depends on the model and for the Vista it will set you back about $150. Right, that's half the price of a new unit."... Here the how to on a DIY fix for a bad electrical contact on the Garmin Etrex Vista. Thanks Tom! Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 02:28 AM
DIY Projects, GPS |
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HOW TO - Control a Stepping Motor via USB interface
"Here's how to control a stepping motor via a USB interface. The PC software program was made with delphi. On the site there are schematics and you can download the source code for the PIC18F4550 USB stepping motor controller." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 01:27 AM
Electronics |
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Updated Homebrew for PSP 2.0's
"This is a tool to run homebrew EBOOT programs on your v2.0 PSP. It will not run on any other firmware version. It's very much work in progress, but can load quite a lot of existing EBOOTs... later Tetris was released "...a simple Tetris clone, to experiment with the recent TIFF overflow exploit, and get used to the PSPSDK compiler tools. Just unzip the file into the root directory of a memory stick, then use the PSP photo viewer to open the "Tetris" folder..." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 12:27 AM
PSP |
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HOW TO - Screencasting
"A screencast is a digital movie in which the setting is partly or wholly a computer screen, and in which audio narration describes the on-screen action. It's not a new idea. The screencaster's tools--for video capture, editing, and production of compressed files--have long been used to market software products, and to train people in the use of those products. What's new is the emergence of a genre of documentary filmmaking that tells stories about software-based cultures like Wikipedia, del.icio.us, and content remixing. These uses of the medium, along with a new breed of lightweight software demonstrations, inspired the collaborative coining of a new term, screencast." Link.
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Nov 22, 2005 12:15 AM
Computers, Podcasting |
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