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November 21, 2005
HOW TO - Write iSync Phone Plugins
Great article on making iSync phone plugins from The Tao of Mac "Given that there seems to be a lot of misconceptions about exactly how iSync detects and understands the capabilities of mobile phones and pretty much no written documentation about the whole process, I thought it was about time I published my notes on the matter." Brian reminded me that you can use'screen' to talk to serial ports (for example, 'screen /dev/tty.Bluetooth-Modem'), so you don't need ZTerm to do this...Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 01:00 AM
Cellphones, Computers |
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The Paradoxical Pavilion Optical Illusion
Walt writes " Here's the the making of an optical illusions photograph - This is a look at an optical illusion photo, then a look at the same scene from another angle exposing how the illusion was created." Like many optical illusions created to be photographed this one only looks complete when shot from one specific angle. Anyone can digitally manipulate an image but few have the creative mind and patience needed to stage such an illusion... Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 12:45 AM
Imaging |
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Mr Waldorf and his modular Moog Papercrafts...
Musicthing rounds up some great Moog papercrafts "Here's Mr Waldorf with a generous collection of Moog modular gear crafted in paper by Till Kopper. He's made a regular version [PDF] and a Klaus Shulze custom version [PDF] for your enjoyment." Link. We also have a MAKE "Extra" about Moog by Jimmy Guterman here.
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Nov 21, 2005 12:30 AM
Crafts, Paper Crafts |
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Singapore Students Invent Waterless Washing Machine
"Two Industrial Design students from the National Univeristy of Singapore (NUS) are the first Asians to win the Design Lab Award at the international Electrolux Design Lab 2005 competition! Their product? A waterfall-inspired washing unit that require neither water nor detergents." [via] Link.
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Nov 21, 2005 12:01 AM
DIY Projects |
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November 20, 2005
TiVo adds Apple iPod support to TiVoToGo
Pretty significant news - TiVo on your iPod - "TiVo Inc. is expanding its video recording service so users will be able to transfer recorded TV shows onto Apple Computer's iPods, according to an Associated Press report. By adding support for the MPEG-4 video format, TiVo hopes to capitalize on the immense popularity of Apple iPods." [via] Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 09:36 PM
Home Entertainment, iPod |
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Skype Starter Kits in RadioShacks...
"...Skype has struck a partnership with consumer electronics chain RadioShack. Skype Starter Kit More than 3,000 RadioShack locations nationwide on Monday will begin offering the Skype Starter Kit, which includes the software that enables a customer to use Skype's free computer-to-computer telephone service, a headset and 30 minutes of Skype's premium service, with which a user can call a landline or cell phone, company executives said." [via] Link. See our previous hacks and projects with Skype, like the Skype payphone here.
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Nov 20, 2005 02:55 PM
Kits, Telecommunications, Toolbox, VoIP |
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Play Xbox 360 multiplayer without Xbox Live
Even before the Xbox 360 is out it looks like there will be some fun things you're not supposed to do with them... "Although support for the Xbox 360 was added to Team XLink's free Kai(info) game tunnel service some time ago, we have been reluctant to announce official support until we have received credible confirmation from our users. Today, [XNZ]Forgiven has confirmed that Perfect Dark Zero runs on Kai! We have also had reports from other users that Halo 2 is running fine as well. Sincere thanks to all the early 360 owners who have been playing on Kai. We look forward to seeing everyone else on November 22nd." [via] Link and Xlink.
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Nov 20, 2005 02:25 PM
Gaming |
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HOW TO - Bicycle Frame Protection
Clever instructable for protecting and camouflaging your bike using an old innertube - "An old innertube or two can be artfully used to protect your bicycle frame from damage. This is excellent in preventing damage to your frame from using U-Locks to lock them up. Also great to dress down your bicycle for urban environments." Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 12:16 PM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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HOW TO - Portable NES in a GameGear
Leadingzero writes "Inspired by Ladyada's infamous GameGrrl, I recently became determined to make my own portable NES out of the MegaJoy (one of those knockoff Nintendo systems that can be found in malls) and the recently discontinued HIP Gear Screen pad. However, for my project I wanted to do something slightly different. I wanted to give mine a more unique feel, so when I recently found my old Sega GameGear I instantly knew that it was destined for this project." Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 11:51 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming, Retro |
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Cut glass circles with ordinary scissors?
Steve writes "I was reading an old 1950's "how to" magic book for kids that described a trick that required a small round piece of glass. It suggested that I could make such a piece of glass by cutting the glass into a circle with ordinary scissors. How? By doing the cutting in a sink filled with water. A quick search on google and sure enough, some interesting information on the subject. I thought Make: blog readers might find this interesting--even if it doesn't work as well as advertised." Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 11:42 AM
DIY Projects |
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"Green" Holiday Gifts...
Article about holiday goods you can buy/make from a shop near MAKE HQ "Typewriter keys transformed into earrings, bike chains that become bracelets, journals bound between the covers of old books and decorative bowls made from old LP records. These are just some of the recycled goodies for sale at Renga Arts, a relatively new Occidental store that turns one person's trash into another's treasure." Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 11:11 AM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Holiday projects |
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HOW TO - Make Springs
Kaden (who has an excellent Machina Arcana biz) sent along this how-to on making springs. "If you're trying to make a spring to replace a broken one, you don't need to know a whole lot about design. On the other hand, if you're making a prototype of a machine, for instance, and you don't know exactly what you want, then this page is for you. Here you'll learn some basic data about spring design, which is what you'll need to know to make exactly the spring you want." Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 10:03 AM
DIY Projects, How it's made |
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HOW TO - PoE (Power over Ethernet)
Chris writes "I was looking to make my own Power Over Ethernet injector for my Apple Airport Base Station, and found this great looking HowTo. Haven't tried it yet, but I plan to." Link. Here's another one we've posted, if you have others to help Chris out - post them in the comments.
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Nov 20, 2005 09:44 AM
Electronics |
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Quarter Shrinking and Can Crushing Gallery
"The Quarter Shrinker uses a technique called high velocity electromagnetic metal forming, or "Magneforming". This technique was originally developed by the aerospace industry in conjunction with NASA, and has been popularized by Aerovox, Grumman, and Maxwell. It involves quickly discharging a high energy capacitor bank through a work coil to generate a very powerful and rapidly changing electromagnetic field which then "forms" the metal to be fabricated. While it works best with metals of relatively high electrical conductivity such as copper or aluminum alloys, it will work to a more limited extent with many poorer conducting metals and alloys such as steel or nickel." Thanks Derek! Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 09:37 AM
Science |
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MAKE Challenge: Auto gain amplifier
Charles is looking for some help with a project, read the challenge and post up in the comments if you have ideas! "When you listen to music or speech in a noisy environment you have to constantly, continuously adjust the volume control: boost the gain when the sound level is low, reduce the gain when the level is high. For example trying to listen to a movie in an airplane, or to a program in a car. What's needed is a gadget that automatically changes the gain of the amplifier, as a function of the average sound level, to reduce the dynamic range of the sound source -- an audio compressor."
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Nov 20, 2005 09:10 AM
Electronics, Make Challenge, Portable Audio and Video |
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The LEGO pinball machine
Martyn sent along some more photos of the LEGO Pinball machine we previous posted. The LEGO pinball machine is made from +20.000 bricks and 13 RCX units that communicate in 2 communication chambers each with a seperate program. Build time was +300 hours. It runs on NQC software and it's ALL Lego, except for the ball. Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 08:22 AM
LEGO |
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NES controller MP3 player...
This MP3 player is made from an old Nintendo controller. The buttons were rewired and are used to control the music and select the songs. If you have an old controller and a busted up MP3 player, this looks like a fun mod to attempt. [via] Link (translated page).
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Nov 20, 2005 08:06 AM
Electronics, Music, Retro |
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The end of Spiral Island...
Giorgio write "Hi, with respect to the post you wrote about Spiral Island, well it seems that island was destroyed during the past hurricane season." - Spiral Island was a floating artificial island in a lagoon near Puerto Aventuras, on the East coast of Mexico south of Cancun. It was built by British expatriate Richie (or "Reishee") Sowa beginning in 1998; he filled nets with empty discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he poured sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves. The island sported a two-story house, a solar oven, a self-composting toilet, and three beaches. He used some 250,000 bottles for the 66-by-54-foot structure. Spiral Island was destroyed by a hurricane in 2005. Mr. Sowa plans to build a stronger island in a more sheltered area. Link.
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Nov 20, 2005 06:19 AM
Announcements, Made On Earth |
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November 19, 2005
Run Minix 3.0 under Virtual PC
"The original Minix was an educational operating system - that actually served as the inspiration for development of Linux. MINIX 3 is a new open-source operating system designed to be highly reliable and secure. It is based somewhat on previous versions of MINIX, but is fundamentally different in many key ways. MINIX 1 and 2 were intended as teaching tools; MINIX 3 adds the new goal of being usable as a serious system on resource-limited and embedded computers and for applications requiring high reliability." One of the nice things about Minix 3.0 is that unlike previous versions of Minix - it installs and runs just fine inside of Virtual PC. Thanks Brian! Link.
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Nov 19, 2005 06:52 PM
Computers |
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Warning Label Generator
Here's a pretty fun site that lets you generate your own warning labels with choice of graphics and text. You can make DANGER, WARNING and other types all with the familiar icons you'd expect. Fun for project and pranks. I might make a set of these and slap on products that have wacky DRM, like those Sony CDs. Link.
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Nov 19, 2005 03:46 PM
Arts |
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