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Scoreboard from scratch

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:14pm MDT by Mike Szczys

[Kenneth] built this scoreboard for use at a ballpark that lacks such luxuries. We think this a phenomenal application for his skill and his pocketbook. He laid out PCBs for each digit in Eagle and etched them himself, then installed the indicators for home score, visitor score, inning, balls, strikes, and outs in a laser cut case. [...]
Building a better water rocket launchpad

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 1:13pm MDT by Mike Szczys

School will be starting again in a few weeks but it’s not too late to enjoy a little time with your kids. This water rocket launcher lets you do just that. Built using the frame from an old grill, a soda bottle takes its place on the upturned PVC pipe. There’s a connection for your garden hose [...]
Elegant wearable computer

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:00pm MDT by Jakob Griffith

[Jason Statham] [Martin Magnusson] wrote in to tell us about his adventure in building a wearable computer. The device in its current state is a Beagleboard running Angstrom Linux tethered to an iPhone for internet. A bluetooth keyboard allows for input, while output is displayed on monocle-ized Myvu. And last but not least, the entire [...]
DIY picture frame better than store bought

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 11:08am MDT by Mike Szczys

[Daniel's] homemade digital picture frame looks great, it’s well-built, and it has a nice set of features. It’s not made from a broken laptop and he didn’t build it around a microcontroller. Instead, he saved a 19″ LCD monitor with a burnt out back light caused by the extremely common blown capacitor problem. Twenty dollars on eBay [...]
Tethering the Samsung Vibrant without rooting

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 9:00am MDT by Mike Szczys

If you’ve got a Samsung Vibrant and want to take advantage of that unlimted 3G account you can tether without rooting the phone. This method uses a USB cable to provide internet access to Windows XP and Windows 7 computers. Samsung’s own Kies software handles the tethering, as long as you have the magic number [...]
2010 Ninja Party badge

Posted: July 30th, 2010, 7:51am MDT by Mike Szczys

Wired took a look at this year’s Ninja Party badges. We were giddy about all the goodies involved in last year’s must-have badge that served as an invitation to the party. It was tailor-made for hacking, including an on-board disassembler. This year’s details are still a bit sparse but the offering is more along the [...]