MAKE pal Hans writes “I just found this, I have not looked up Wearable Computer stuff for years now- How to build your own hand-held, seven-key, programmable, ergonomic keying device. Great for Wearable Computers. Link.
Some good news, hopefully in a few weeks we’ll be able to run our own apps on the new firmware – Some very interesting things going on in the PSP hacking world. It would seem that someone has gotten the DATA.PSP files from the various update EBOOT.PBP files decrypted. This is the next step in unlocking the secrets of the PSP’s firmware. How to flash/re-flash, and modifying firmware files to suit individual hacker’s needs, etc… Link.
Slight shot with a laser sight, they’re $49 – you could likely build your own for cheaper, these are pretty neat though – The secret to the Laser Slingshot lays within its dual offset pivoting system. This system is able to precisely align a laser or sight to the trajectory of the fired projectile. This revolutionary breakthough allows the Laser Slingshot to precisely split pencils at 20 feet, hit cans as far as 150 feet, and hit flying targets with a shotgun spray of BBs (with optional addon shotgun pouch). [via] Link.
…a web based TV show that showcases technology and other things of geek interest. Episode 4 covers automotive technology – Laptop stand for your car, Zach explains EFI, Bumper mounted video camera, Zach’s Axiom Industrial Computer, ECU & the body computer, Retrieving trouble codes from your ECU – 3 key turn method, Zach rants about auto tech, Commodore – aka Holden Automotive, ECU modding tools, OBD Scan Tools – what are they?, Scantool.net OBDII scan tool and Digimoto software, DIY EFI – Mega Squirt, Remote Keyless Entry – how it works (KeeLOQ) Extending the range of your RKE. Link.
Digital artists and animators using applications such as Maya, or even Flash, can test their animations by “scrubbing” the playhead backwards and forwards on the timeline. A podscrub takes the same mechanism and applies it to the functionality of an iPod. The playhead is your finger and the clickwheel is the timeline. Simple as that. Link.
EVDOinfo posted directions to share EVDO (wireless) on both Mac & Windows at EVDOinfo.com – Mac OS X: Sharing EVDO & Windows XP: Sharing EVDO Also, for those needing EVDO help, they have EVDOforums.com They also wrote a mini review of the new VZAccess for Mac for KPC650. See our HOW TO on sharing EVDO via a Mac too.
DDRLord says it best, here’s why NOT updating the PSP to crippleware 2.0 is better- you’d lose “…a web browser, an SNES, an NES, a Lynx, a Gameboy Color, a Gameboy Advance, a Neo Geo CD, a Turbo Grafx 16, a Genesis, a Master System, a Game Gear, a Neo Geo Pocket, and Amiga, a Chip8 system, an MSX, MAME, a Wonderswan, a VMU, Nethack, Angband, ToME, an eBook reader, a calculator, a scheduler, a calendar, Scumm games, a Sudoku game, a portable VNC client, an X86 emulator, irda transfer programs, remote controls, vCard reader, FTP server, avi player, advanced music player, drum kits, file browsers, an easy to learn coding environment, graphic changing program, a fullscreen movie player, a scrabble assistant, a notepad, a dictionary, and all that other garbage. Link and update (don’t do it).
