Official Kinect SDK Coming Soon
Balmer let the world know during CES that Microsoft would be releasing an SDK for their popular Xbox 360 add-on the Kinect. Sources say that Microsoft may be preparing the release of the SDK sooner than they anticipated, in just a few months. “Sources familiar with the plans” told WinRumors that an official SDK and [...]
Yet More PSP Phone Leakage
In probably the worst kept secret of 2010 and 2011 the Sony Xperia, or PSP Phone has seen more press time than any other product I can remember and it hasn’t even been officially announced or acknowledged yet. This isn’t new for Sony – remember the PSP Go or the PS3 Slim that hit the [...]
DIY: Snail Mail Notifier
How did we ever live without push notifications? Email, SMS, IM; we get notified each time one of them is updated. What about our old analog world? Make Magazine show’s us just how we can get push notifications for an older form of mail, snail mail. This awesome project uses an Arduino to trigger a [...]
Pedal Powered USB
Most people who own gadgets that are USB powered have a billion different charging cables. A USB cable to use with your computer, a few wall warts to change your stuff at home or at the office, a car USB charger, hell, some of us even have battery powered altoid tins to charge our iPod’s [...]
Bong Or Bowl?
I know that this isn’t exactly a gadget, but tell me this isn’t the weirdest looking throne you have ever seen. Some Russians decided to have a bathroom design contest (who the hell holds a contest for bathroom design?) and this is what they came up with this toilet, named “Mrs. Hudosn”, maybe it’s a [...]
DIY: WiFi Robot
Jon Bennett has created a WiFi controller robot that can be controller via the internet or from a computer up to 500m away. The robot is built from an RC car that he picked up at a thrift store, a Linksys WRT54GL router running the Open-WRT firmware, a network camera. The bot can be powered [...]
We’re Hiring
It’s time to go out and hunt for some new and fresh meat talent, but we won’t just hire anyone off this street. Here’s what you will need if you want to write for us: A deep knowledge of technology and the blog-o-sphere. A passion for gadgets and gaming. Not just your old NES or [...]
Google Employees Get Special Toilets
People working at Google’s headquarters get some special bowls. Google HQ has installed some super-duper Japanese Toto thrones that feature front and rear cleansing (I hope the water temperature is just right) and a dryer to give you that ultra dry wrinkle free feeling. To ensure that you don’t park you butt there all day, [...]
iPhone Coverflow For Your Apps
As if the iPhone’s interface wasn’t sweet enough. Another crafty homebrewer has created a hack that takes the slick iTunes coverflow interface (you know, the one that comes up when your listening to music and spin your iPhone sideways) and lets you use it with other applications. Kevin Brosius created an application which provides the [...]
Useless USB Owl
Here’s a perfect gadget that will do nothing more than put a power strain on your usb circuit. Thumbs Up UK’s new USB Owl seems to serve no purpose, unless you count moving it’s head or blinking it’s eyes something useful. I really wonder how big an industry the useless USB gadgets market has become. [...]
$10 Super Duper WiFi Antenna
There are sometimes that a single bar of WiFi service isn’t going to cut it. You can see the access points near you, but the signal is just too weak to get you any access. Before you go out and spend $100’s for pringle can like antennas give this $10 alternative a spin. Items needed: [...]
Poor Mans 3d Scanner
Don’t have $4000 + to purchase a high end 3d scanner? Using a simple web cam, a free (as in beer) piece of windows software and a laser line level you too can achieve the same stunning results. The David Laserscanner does just that. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: – A camera (e.g. [...]
