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Check out this silicon iPhone case for the sight-impaired, via Core77: Portugal-based designer Bruno Fosi has developed a prototype iPhone case that would enable the sight-impaired to use the device. The silicone case has debossed, tactile logos, icons and characters, yet is still thin enough for the screen to register touches. Used in conjunction with […]
Plat’Home, makers of the awesome OpenBlockS MicroServer, had kind words (and an update for readers of the book!) for our Small Form Factor PCs book (by Matthew Weaver and Duane Wessels): The explanations are detailed and hands-on. Even though it’s filled to the brim with shell commands and console output the text is informative and […]
Evan Roth made this totally sweet open-code Jay-Z video! The word “Brooklyn” creates images on screen and it’s the fist rap video where you can download the source code. Via Buzzfeed. More Evan: Metal plates send messages to airport x-ray screeners “New Era” hat Public domain donor Graffiti taxonomy
Ross writes – This project is a python script that outputs facebook status updates to an arduino connected serial LCD. It is really just an rss reader, so it could be set up to parse just about any rss feed from weather to stocks to email. Very cool and useful! Read his detailed how-to to […]
This is fun and useful… Navigate Flickr by color! We extracted the colours from 10 million of the most “interesting†Creative Commons images on Flickr. Using our visual similarity technology you can navigate the collection by colour
We have a few cool resources for PC modding in addition to all the posts on MAKE and the articles in MAKE (print & digital edition)… One is a PDF (and book), the other a great book. Check’em out– Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs (PDF) – book too… Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs […]
Brennon Williams sent us a link to his blog, BW Science Labs, where he explores science and technology. I really liked this LED constellation project, but you should check out the rest of his entries – he posts about microcontrollers, basic soldering, robotics, lots of stuff! Really impressive work for a 14-year-old!
