If you just installed the latest Cyanogen beta and you’re unsatisfied with the current game controller options available, you might be interested in this mod. YouTube user MrTobiable uploaded the following video of what appears to be a European Atari 7800 Joypad grafted onto the keyboard of a HTC G1/Dream in landscape mode.
I was just reading our post about the “hollow spy bolt” and ran across the government group with RSS feed that looks for stuff like this (cool job) – so it turns out mailing yourself money hidden inside brochures to get out of paying taxes hack doesn’t work via ANIMAL. [he]… withdrew cash from his […]
Laserpointerforums member FireMyLaser built this most excellent Spinning RGB LED Ball II, using a bit of junk from his scrap pile and lots of ingenuity.
Polish maker Michal Zalewski created this very detailed how-to on using a laser to 3D scan objects with the help of a nicely executed custom gearbox, then capturing the result using a digital camera. More: Handheld 3D scanner Homemade 3D Scanner 3D scanner using standard webcam LEGO NXT 3D scanner How-To: Structured light 3D scanning
From the folks who brought us Linux on iPhone comes Android OS booting on iPhone. Master iPhone hacker planetbeing and crew have managed to dual-boot a 2G iPhone into what appears to be a mostly functional Android 1.6.
Instructables has a good thing going with their regular “theme” contests. They just finished up with paracord; now they’re starting in on coffee cups. Reminds me of the “MacGyver Challenge” that ReadyMade magazine used to run back before their facelift. Shown above is user bertus52x11’s simple hack for catching the plaster that would otherwise fall everywhere when you drill into the ceiling.
Check out this handy DTMF remote control interface from EmilioFicara. Turn relays on and off with sound.
