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From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Fungus Amungus created this arachnoid hub with USB port legs and note clip. (At first glance I thought it was offering the viewer its business card) – USB Hub Spider on Flickr In the Maker store: Blinkybug kit
For about $2 USD, this laptop stand can be built from two twisted gauge display easels, rubber bands, recycled foam from packaging, and some elbow grease. Pretty simple project that makes us really happy that a site like Instructables exists. 2 Dollars Laptop Stand, [via]
In other antique Apple news, Ben Hack strikes again, with an impeccable custom-built IIgs laptop. Apple IIgs Original Hardware Laptop Related: Interview with Ben Heck – Console Hacker Extraordinaire Ben Heck goes inside the 360 Elite
Impossibly geeky bugger streams Second Life through an Apple IIc. [Sci-fi trivia note: Legend has it that an ad on a bus stop for the Apple IIc was one of William Gibson’s inspirations for the “cyberdecks” in his Sprawl novels. So it’s rather fitting to see a virtual world through its lens, however hopelessly pixelated.] […]
Here’s a crafty solution to noisy hard disks: suspend it with elastic! Jason @ HACKS tipped us off to this silencing technique. From Silent PC Review: As the pictures show, the drive is essentially suspended on the stretched elastic. The resilience of the elastic stops all vibrations from passing from the drive to the case […]
A team of folks have developed this iRobot Create (former Roomba) project for engaging kids in learning basic programming skills and logic. Byron Lahey, Natalie Freed, Alex Kim and Camilla Jensen write: Our robot recognizes “command tiles” placed in view of its mounted camera and acts accordingly (“turn left,” “stop,” “go in the direction of […]
What a great use for that old, or broken, VCR & mouse you have lying around collecting dust. This looks fairly easy to make, and the end results will improve your productivity. This guide is to illustrate how to make your own “Knob”, very similar to the Griffin Powermate. Now, the knob I showcase HERE […]
