Archive for May, 2006

Ice Lens Photography

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Matthew_Wheeler
Interesting and cool.
Matthew Wheeler took his first picture through an ice lens in response to a challenge by Scientific American and CBC calling on listeners to light a fire with a lens made entirely of ice.
Too easy by far – Matthew took it one step farther and started photographing the natural beauty of his surroundings [...]

Duchess(tm) make your own

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

Duchess(tm) make your own
DuchessTM is a board game similar to Chess but which is played by two teams of two or three people. The game provides an opportunity for Chess enthusiasts and novices alike to develop new skills in working with their partners as a team.

the broken laptop i sold on ebay

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

the broken laptop i sold on ebay
Hello. My name is Amir Massoud Tofangsazan and i live in Barnet. I’m 19 but pretend to be a lot older and like to pretend that I’m a big businessman when I’m not actually that clever. on 29th November 2005 I sold a laptop on eBay. You can view [...]

Building a Vacuumform Table

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Building a Vacuumform Table
Cool
Now we will construct a homemade vacuum-form table with which we will have hours of fun with scalding hot plastic! This is a really easy set-up. Read the instructions all the way through and see just how easy it is.

Save Lives In May.com

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Save Lives In May.com
“I have received information psychically, which is corroborated by scientific data, according to which on May 25, 2006 a giant tsunami will occur in the Atlantic Ocean, brought about by the impact of a comet fragment which will provoke the eruption of under-sea volcanoes.

Assuming we aren’t all washed away today, it’ll be [...]

Concerto Table, The World’s Largest iPod Dock

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Lovegrove & Repucci Established 2003
The Concerto Table is a piano-shaped dining room table/workspace (with built in storage) that is, as is nearly everything these days, iPod compatible. Built into the table is an Apple AV connection kit and 2 two-way speakers. Diners can control the music using the controls on the mounted iPod [...]

SmackBook Pro – Gizmodo

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

SmackBook Pro – Gizmodo
I gotta admit, the MacBook Lightsabre was pretty cool, but the SmackBook is even cooler, and actually useful. This little mod utilizes the motion sensor to swap between desktops on the MacBook.
I gotta admit that I thought the MacBook Lightsabre was utterly stupid. The SmackBook however, is almost useful and [...]

DIY:happy » Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

DIY:happy » Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap
Handy DIY mosquito trap. I might give it a try and see if it works. So far the Wasp trap isn’t working with bologna as bait. Need to stop and buy some fish on the way home.

MacSabre: Turn Your Mac into a Jedi Weapon

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

MacSabre: Turn Your Mac into a Jedi Weapon
Hmm .. throw around my $1000-2000 laptop? Yeah, probably not. Still pretty amusing.
Using your Mac’s sudden motion sensor, this software turns your computer into a Jedi weapon almost worthy of taking on the real thing by making authentic lightsaber sound effects. It senses speed for the [...]

bit-tech.net | WMD Part II by G-gnome

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

bit-tech.net | WMD Part II by G-gnome
It has been a while since the first part of this project was published on bit-tech.net. For those who may have missed Part I, the aim of this project was to build a completely custom-built computer case, out of stainless steel, that would look like the sort of atomic [...]