This tutorial is meant for computer cases, but could be applied to lots of things. Learn to get a mirror finish from the mnpctech website. Via Core77.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.08.19 at 20:13
Have a look at this high tech approach to cutting your lawn. Sanjiv Singh from the Robotic Institute is using technology that we have seen used in many of the DARPA Grand Challenge to cut grass!
"Approach
The first approach to obstacle detection is
color segmentation, which is the ability to distinguish obstacles based on color.
Via Hacked Gadgets | Posted on 2008.08.19 at 07:19
This Instructable details how to make your own jog/scroll wheel and volume control, a la the Griffith Technology PowerMate. Desktop Scroll Wheel and Volume Control!.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.08.18 at 15:44
[toymotorhead] pieced together this USB controlled power strip to help with his electrical bill. His goal was to be able to have devices turned off automatically when he shut down his computer as well as powered on when he turned his computer on.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.08.18 at 14:24
[whatsisface] sent in his scratch built clone of a Griffin PowerMate. The PowerMate. . . is just a big knob, so it's easy to why more than one person has attempted this.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.08.17 at 14:32
8-bit BBS memories. . . GIF news newsletter & Flickr set via waxy. GIF News was a GIF-based hardware and software newsletter released bi-monthly from 1988 to 1993 by Eric Hsiao.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.08.16 at 10:55
If you've been puzzled over a discreet, durable way to sew wiring into your clothing, then puzzle no more: [Plusea] has put together a writeup detailing how to make a USB cable partly out of stretchy cotton fabric.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.08.15 at 11:01
[tnkgrl], a regular around here, is at it again. This time she has modded an Acer Aspire One subnotebook to have internal Bluetooth. She's released part 1 of a multi part tutorial on beefing up the Aspire One.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.08.14 at 11:00
[Curiouslee] put up some pictures of his Siftables burn in. He got them in the mail with all their accessories and decided to make a special box to carry it all.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.08.13 at 12:32
[Julien Bayle] has posted this great breakdown of building an RGB monome clone. He is a musical performer using Ableton Live. He wanted to do away with the need for a computer screen and found that the monome would have been perfect had it been RGB.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.08.13 at 11:38