Circuit-bent Acorn A3000
Check out this cool tricked out circuit-bent Acorn A3000 computer by kick52. Gotta love those graphics! Link is to more photos of the piece.
Computers & Mobile
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Eee PC teardown
I’ve been watching with great interest the hacks folks have been coming up with for the basement-priced Eee PC laptops, as I’ve also watched the price dip below $300. Here, Bit-Tech has a look under the hood of the Eee PC 901. [via] Related: HOW TO – Add a keyboard backlight to an Eee PC […]
Oldest known computer music
In August of 1951, BBC reporters travelled to the University of Manchester and captured what is now believed to be the earliest recording of computer generated music. The performer featured was a Ferranti Mark 1 computer – During the session, the temperamental machine managed to work its way through Baa Baa Black Sheep, God Save […]
Mouse pad couch won’t give you RSI
This couch was built from hundreds of old mouse pads that were on their way to the garbage bin since newer optical mice don’t need the pads for traction anymore. Rather than toss them, this maker decided to turn them into a spongy sofa that is perfect for the tech obsessed office. Mouse Pad Couch
Mmmm, homemade apple – ROM board!?
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr member ASL shares evidence of what must have been a very lengthy and memorable labor of love – this Apple II memory board assembled by hand. Excellent – Home Made Apple II RAM/ROM Board Update:As Vivi points out, this is actually part of a complete DIY Apple II […]
7 in 7: Day 7
Day 7 of 7 in 7 at ITP thundered to a close with Window Ghosts, Twitter Door Sign, Happy Graduation Breast Implants, XBee Interface for Mac, Collective Intelligence for Java and Vegan Pork Martini. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. We celebrated the end of […]
Create your own tiny Flickr frame
This project uses a Nokia 6100 LCD and breakout board along with a hacked, tiny digital picture frame and can wirelessly download mages from Flickr to display on the screen. This is a great project with some detailed instructions including circuit diagrams and parts list at the link below. Flickr images on a Nokia LCD
