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November 21, 2005
ETel: Makers Wanted!
From Nat "Are you hacking something cool around voice-over-IP, Skype, Google Talk, gaim, Asterisk, VoiceXML, or similar technology? We want to know about it! We're looking for participants in the ETel Fair at our Emerging Telephony conference (conference is Jan 24-26, San Francisco; Fair is the evening of the 25th). We want cool hacks, funky devices, awesome apps. The fair is like a poster session with booze: you and a dozen others each have a demo of your system and a poster describing it, and conference attendees and the general public get to walk around, drinks in hand, grilling you about how it works, how much work it would take to add feature X, or whether you want to work for them/be acquired by them/come back to their hotel room for drinks and "session initiation". If that sounds like you, drop mail to me (gnat AT oreilly.com) and Surj (surj.patel AT gmail.com) and tell us what you've got ..." Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 07:08 PM
Announcements, Telecommunications, VoIP |
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DIY iSight Tripod Mount
I was just making one of these when MAKE pal Steve sent this in! - "Well, as you may know I like to shoot a timelapse video now and then... I've been using an earlier version of this iSight tripod mount for about a year, so today I thought I'd share the new and improved version: It consists of a couple of pieces of hardwood braced at a 90 degree angle... I have one piece of wood with two holes in it (the mounting plate), and then a piece of wood that is 90 degrees to the mounting plate for the iSight bracket to grab on to, and then two triangles (with the corners cut off)... " Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 05:00 PM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Stanley Wristwatch Tools
These Stanley wristwatches from Japan have different tools built in each watch - flashlight, hex wrench, screwdriver, measuring tape, telescoping rule and a mini-vice. I'm not sure I'd wear most of these, but the one with the measuring tape looks really handy. I wonder if it could store height / width and depth quickly via some memory function. Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 02:30 PM
Gadgets, Toolbox |
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Art vs. Craft Pics from this Weekend
Make friend Lauren shares with us a few pics she took at the Art vs. Craft Fair in Milwaukee this weekend. "My sister and I had a booth under the name CutieCooties. We had a great space at the top of the grand staircase to the balcony, so I have a shot from the 3rd level on flickr." Thanks Lauren! Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Nov 21, 2005 02:27 PM
Crafts |
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Craftin' Robots
Kath Red of Red Current has collected some of the coolest, craftiest robot links (aliens included). From kits, to soft robots, even to robot fabric, you'll definitely find something inspiring to make in whatever crafty way you choose. Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Nov 21, 2005 02:04 PM
Crafts, Kits, Toolbox |
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Antique Radio Becomes a Sweet MP3 Player
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Chris Mckenna writes "I was inspired by Mister Jalopy's MAKE volume 04 World's Biggest MP3 Player article to hack together something from a thrift store bought console radio. No where near as complicated as the project described in the article, but perhaps interesting to some. It sounds pretty awesome." Nice work! Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 12:59 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Home Entertainment, Music |
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MAKE's Kits For The Holidays!
In MAKE 04 we featured some great kit gift ideas in the magazine, "Kits for the Holidays". But we didn't have room for all the kits we found, so here's another round for elves with makers on their list. MAKE subscribers can log in and view the full article here...Link. We also have our own kit for taking high speed flash photography to capture high-speed events -- A splash. Popping balloons. Breaking glass. It's an amazing adjustable flash controller triggered by light or sound. Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 11:59 AM
Announcements, Holiday projects, Kits, Toolbox |
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Four Way Rubber Bands...
These are pretty clever to make or buy - "4 way rubber bands...a great new way to hold boxes or books or large stacks of paper together. (Sample shown above holding a Nuclear War box together). If your game box is starting to fall apart, or if it is so stuffed with supplements things start to slip out, or if you just want to organize your books, this is for you. Package of 6 for $5. You can order small (4"), regular (8") and large (10")." [via] Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 11:45 AM
Toolbox |
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TiVoTool - get video on your iPod for free (Mac/Linux)
Rocket writes in regarding our TiVo to iPod post "Notice that this will only work for PC-based iPods, and they mention that "TiVo subscribers will need to purchase special software to tap the features." What? Pay extra for iPod support? A bunch of us got fed up with Tivo not supporting macintosh for the Tivo to Go. So we created TivoTool which already has video iPod support - all you need is a hacked tivo and a macintosh (well, and a video iPod.)" Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 11:22 AM
Home Entertainment, iPod |
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HOW TO - Secure Backup and Storage Using an iPod
"In case you lose your iPod (or any other external drive for that matter) or it gets stolen your data is in danger. Here is a brief tutorial aimed at those that want their data protected without investing in commercial software." [via] Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 10:17 AM
iPod |
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Wi-Fi Enabled Mosquito Killer...
After AmBio observed some "Maker-like" contraptions using mesh networks and PC panels to track dead mosquitos and propane levels (used to kill the bugs) - they're "upping the ante with a "smart" mosquito net, or computerized defense system, to serve the corporate and public health sectors. By the first quarter of 2006, AmBio executives hope to have finalized sophisticated software to control a network of magnets--forming a kind of wide-scale fence--which will be able to communicate with a central network through wireless 802.11b technology." Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 08:58 AM
News from the Future, Wireless |
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HOW TO - Build a Binary LED Clock
A Multifunction Led Display is the easiest way to create your own information system display. This display is a kind of colored LEDs controller through the parallel port using a very, really very easy scheme. The software is a Perl script under GNU(GLP) license and works only under GNU with Linux. This version display 3 system views modes: a Binary Clock (Only for Geeks), a Memory Status Bar and HDD Status Bar, the script have a auto mode to change the system views (10 seconds Binary Clock, 4 seconds Memory Status Bar and 4 seconds HDD Status Bar). Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 07:11 AM
Electronics |
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HOW TO - Hacking the iTrip LCD
Trevor writes "When I got my first iTrip, I loved it. Yea, the range and quality could be better, but hey, I've got my iPod playing in my car. Then I found a tutorial online which explained how to increase the iTrip's range simply by taking the antenna out of the case. When I did it, I was amazed at the increase in audio quality. Such a simple hack can easily make your iTrip much better. Then, I got the new iTrip LCD from Griffin, which has an LCD screen to display the station and a knob to change it. Griffin says the LCD version has better audio quality and range than the old iTrip, but it still didn't match my hacked iTrip. Since I couldn't find a tutorial online, I decided to just dive in. I used the same basic method as with the old iTrip, with a few small changes. If you decide to do this to your iTrip, know that it does void the warranty, and you need to be very careful." Link and alternate link.
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Nov 21, 2005 06:07 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Portable Audio and Video, iPod |
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GPSP (GPS front end program for PSP)
Amazing, a GPS mod for the PSP ..."this is the first version of a program for the PSP that provides a practical GPS Graphic User Interface (GUI). The GPSP software for Sony PSP runs under LUAplayer 0.11 or later. LUAplayer is free. If you haven't downloaded it, you will need to get it running on your 1.50 firmware PSP in order to try this out for yourself." Link. Wifi + GPS on a PSP, this is great! The homebrew PSP community is the only reason many haven't Ebay'ed their PSPs.
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Nov 21, 2005 05:06 AM
GPS, PSP |
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The Homemade Pipe Organ
Excellent site documenting a homemade pipe organ - Maker Raphi writes "The following website describes the process of how I designed and am currently building a 5 stop, 5 rank, all wood pipe organ for my house. I'm not an organist and I can barely play piano but I love music, organs and woodworking. Add to that that I'm a mechanical engineer and you have all the ingredients for a project like this." Thanks Joel! Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 04:06 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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HOW TO - Get Podcasts on Your Xbox 360
Simple way of getting podcasts on the new Xbox 360 "How do you listen to your favorite podcasts on your Xbox 360? There is nothing better than slaughtering your pals online while you catch up with NPR's Story of the Day. And kicking off the week with an episode of TWiT to accompany your Monday night XBL football league is a welcome replacement for repetitive announcers... let's figure out how to get those podcasts on the Xbox 360." [via] Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 03:28 AM
Gaming, Podcasting |
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HOW TO - Convert DVR-MS to PSP Automatically
How to convert recorded television to play on a PSP automatically from MAKE pal Jake - "Despite the recent launch of Sony's own Media Manager, PSPWare remains the best solution for syncing content to your PSP. Chris and I were lamenting the lack of an easy way to automatically convert DVR-MS files created by Windows Media Center to files ready for playback from PSP Memory Sticks. Here is the solution." Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 03:05 AM
PSP |
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Mac to PC Mod - The SE3000 Assembly
Attila writes "This is my first computer mod ever. I wanted to build a compact gaming PC using an old Mac SE case. For my case window mod I took the old built-in black and white monitor, cut it near the end using sand-blasting technology...I designed all my logos in Illustrator; I had vinyl stencils cut out. I used those stencils to spray-paint the logos on my case, PSU, after it dried I used clear-coat to finish the case off." Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 02:05 AM
Computers |
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The Homemade Nitrogen Laser
"The nitrogen laser will give 100kW pulses of light at 337.1nm (UVA light). The pulses are only 6ns long, so the energy per pulse is just 0.6mJ. It is a very simple laser, and it does not require mirrors or glass working at all! But using a mirror at one end of the laser will boost the output to over 250%. And if the nitrogen entering the laser (it is a flowing gas laser, but it can be made sealed) is cooled, it can go up to 120 pps. So if it is running at 120 pps, and has a mirror at one end, the average power output will be 180 mW. Although the beam is invisible it can be used to pump dye lasers to give beams with wavelengths ranging from infrared to ultraviolet." Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 01:30 AM
DIY Projects, Science |
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"No Glue, No Screw" Furniture
Sensory Impact "Joost van Bleiswick has designed jigsaw-esque furniture called "No Glue No Screw" that slots together without the need of glue or screws. His sideboard no1 and dresser no1 have a sculptured quality and beautify minimal lines and symmetry." [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 21, 2005 01:15 AM
Arts |
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