This is the best application in the entire world for converting DVDs to iPod video, it's one click - "HandBrake Lite is a horribly-mangled abomination of HandBrake, jettisoning its non-crucial features with the one-track goal of creating iPod-sized movies from DVDs.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:51
Charles is looking for some help with a project, read the challenge and post up in the comments if you have ideas! "When you listen to music or speech in a noisy environment you have to constantly, continuously adjust the volume control: boost the gain when the sound level is low, reduce the gain when the level is high.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:51
Here's an interesting MP3 player, it's a Swiss army knife music player. Supports MP3, WMA, WAV and OGG along with FM and voice recording, drag and drop music management (no weird software needed) - It also comes with a "flight mode" sleeve sans knives.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:50
Ted has a round up of just about all the ways of charging an iPod and/or making a DIY battery pack - Link. .
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:50
Erica Sadun, one of my favorite Makers, has the start of what might be a way to get a Zune to work on a Mac, she writes - "Want to see your Zune from your Mac? You can.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:49
[Johny Lee] sent in his(pdf) awesome projector calibration project. By adding embedding some optical fiber that feed into a set of USB connected light sensors, his groups software can determine the exact pixel position of each sensor.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:49
Ben Heckendorn has been busy this holiday season. His latest project is cramming the guts of a Colecovision into a portable case. The project was commissioned, otherwise he probably wouldn't have tackled it.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:49
And you thought your Tokyoflash watch was big and nerdy lookin' Here's an MP3 wrist gauntlet created by "porkshanks" (aka Molly Friedrich) and posted in her DeviantArt gallery.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:48
Brian writes in with the best and only resource I've seen that has most of the Head Mounted Displays / VR-Helmets in the market - "No instructions on how to make your own, but if you were going to make your own, you'd probably want to start here.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:48
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 Insect Lore showed off their live butterfly, ladybug, silkworm and other insect kits for education / home use. You don't need to catch the Butterflies, they actually ship live caterpillars.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:48