Retro iPod nano Knock-offs Are Hot In Thailand

Gotta love that sky-blue. I know some people aren’t into the fatty nano, but I didn’t know they were especially prevalent in Thailand. Flickr user Mr. Neutron sets us all straight on that point.

Via BoingBoing

Written by Petemortensen on January 22nd, 2008 with no comments.
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Hacker Turns 35mm Slide Viewer into Nano Video Expander

I love new technology, especially when it’s enhanced by really old technology. And that’s why I endorse Nanoscope, a bizarre mod of an early 1970s slide viewer that Mark Irwin dremeled down to make it an ideal iPod nano video expander. Pop it in, and you get a huge, beautiful picture — that just happens to be a little warped at the corners.

I’m in. Who else wants one?

YouTube - Introducing Nanoscope
Via Gizmodo

Tags: hack, hardware, nano, ipod

Written by Petemortensen on January 21st, 2008 with no comments.
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Hacked IKEA Paper Towel Holder Makes Great MacBook Pro Stand

I love the creativity of Mac users. Marcelo, a reader of Lifehacker, put together a great DIY laptop stand he cobbled together from an IKEA paper towel holder. He’s got tips for how to do it, but you really do need some serious hardware:

This was made from some plexi and an Ikea paper towel holder that I had laying around. I drilled some holes in the stainless steel crosspiece (don’t try this without a drill press and graduated high speed bits).

Gorgeous. Totally matches the aesthetic of the MacBook Pro. More pics at his Flickr stream.

Via Lifehacker.

Written by Petemortensen on January 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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It’s Official: Dishwashers Are Great For Cleaning Keyboards

Last month, after a couple of eggnogs at the office, <a href=”http://cultofmac.com/?p=1574″>I drenched my keyboard in a cup of coffee</a>. Kind readers suggested running it through the dishwasher. Of course, putting keyboards in dishwashers is the kind of thing you read on the internet all the time, but never believe it actually works.

So, skeptical that it would work, I tried it myself.

I’m happy to report that running a filthy, coffee-stained keyboard through the dishwasher works great. The keyboard is spotless, and it works perfectly.

Feel me: dishwashers make keyboards better than new.

Full procedure after the jump.

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Written by Leander Kahney on January 9th, 2008 with no comments.
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Dutch Artist Builds Actual Spinning Beachball of Death

spinning beach ball of death and loading pcb from Gijs on Vimeo.Since Mac OS X replaced the Classic Mac OS, nothing has galled users more than the Spinning Beach Ball of Death, also known as the “I’m thinking, but I’m thinking in rainbow colors!” icon. Ask your Mac for more than it wants to handle at a given moment, watch as your precious pointer becomes a useless spinning beachball.

Dutch artist Gijs Gieske has taken that icon of Mac frustration and turned it into a giant work of art to remind us all how much easier our lives could be, although he claims he made it “for no particular reason.” Just look at it — it’s like staring into hell…

Source: MAKE via GadgetLab via Engadget

Written by Petemortensen on January 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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