MacBook X-Ray
MacBook x-ray via BBG.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
macroPhone – an iPhone macro lens
When I need to photograph a small object with my iPhone, the fixed focus lens makes for a pretty horrible image. Inspired by this post, I took a 50mm lens from an old SLR and started using it as an improvised macro lens by holding it in front of my iPhone. I decided to make […]
Binary birthday wishes
Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Labs is this many, expressed in a binary candle. He shows you how to make your own. Do you know how old he is? (BTW: I don’t think today is really his birthday, but let’s play along. He *is* 0100010.) Binary Birthday
Shirts from 3D models
Check out these shirts made from 3D models using an unfolding-polygon method similar to what product designers use when constructing paper models. Via Fashioning Technology.
Deconstructing Google mobile’s voice search on the iPhone
Andy is reverse engineering the Google mobile voice search – nice start! Check it out, he needs some help too.
Classic handset gets bluetooth-ed
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Mightyohm gave a broken phone handset new life in the form of bluetooth functionality – by repurposing a discarded, semi-functional headset – Upon receiving it, I proceeded to rip the headset apart, interested to see what was inside. I found a fairly simple PCB with a discrete bluetooth module […]
Android hack – a smarter garage door opener
Brad Fitzpatrick created a garage door application for his G1 Android-based Google Phone. This would be noteworthy enough, but the interesting thing about Brad’s hack is that it opens the garage door automatically as he approaches his home. I got it all working. I now have an Android Activity (GarageDoorActivity) which interacts with an Android […]
