“AudioBook” iPod case made from a book…
Here’s an iPod case made from an old book. I’m not sure I could cut up a book, but it might make a clever gift, more so if you load up the iPod with the audio book version of the book. Link.
Craft & Design
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$35,000 book scanner – make a LEGO version?
Gizmodo & i4U have posts about a $35k book scanner, it seems really neat and eventually they will come down in price – but I have an old collection of out of print books I want to scan in (now). I’m guessing I’m not alone, so we’ll likely see a few DIY versions sprouting up […]
6,500-year-old voices recorded in pottery (just a hoax)
THE RAW FEED has a post about audio that was recorded in pottery – “Belgian researchers have been able to use computer scans of the grooves in 6,500-year-old pottery to extract sounds — including talking and laughter — made by the vibrations of the tools used to make the pottery.” [via] Link (the site and […]
Homeade monorail for puppies
James Horecka built a monorail for puppies, it’s like pouring sugar in your eyeballs, it’s that cute. [via] Link. In MAKE volume 01, Made on Earth, we have the people version if you’re thinking of building one yourself.
Wearable motion capture MIDI controller
Make music as you walk, dance, run around – “…a unique performance instrument for motion-capture midi control, featuring extensive customization to enable a wide range of musical and visual applications. Setup and operation is simple, intuitive and quick. The suit is modeled on the human skeletal form using rotational sensors placed on the joints. The […]
Tiki Fireplace
Check out these great photos of a homemade tiki fireplace complete with glowing red eyes and a smoke machine for the smoking nostrils! I think someone could make these as kits to retrofit fireplaces, or just follow these photos and make your own. [via] Link.
Using MP3 players as internet banking authentication
‘One-Time-Password MP3 Scratch Tracks’ is a free software that ports Entrust IdentityGuard Grid Cards into MP3 audio tracks and converts generic MP3 Players into a FFIEC-compliant Internet Banking Authentication Token. Thanks Tea Vui! Link.
