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[Ben Heck] is no stranger to building Xbox 360 laptops. Over the years he's built dozens, but for this week's episode of The Ben Heck Show he's throwing down the gauntlet and building the smallest Xbox laptop ever. The latest and greatest Xbox laptop build is based around the newest and smallest $199 4 Gig Xbox. A few compromises had to be made to turn this console into a laptop, though: The … [Read more...]
All good things, and apparently our coverage of Maker Faire, must come to an end. Here's a few more things we saw in New York this last weekend that piqued our interest: A 10x scale Arduino [Robert Fitzsimons] of Part Fusion Electronics made a gigantic Arduino. It wasn't quite functional, but [Robert] did manage to make a few 10:1 scale LEDs (with built-in circuit protection), 1 inch pitch … [Read more...]
In the Hackaday Froums, [Colecago] shares his experience collaborating with [Ben Heck]. They were building some "Robot Luggage", and you can see the episode after the break below. The idea was that they would build a piece of luggage that would follow you through an airport instead of having to be dragged. [Colecago] shares a little about the "behind the scenes process". There's a surprising … [Read more...]
A while back, [Ben Gilstad] built his first HTPC, loading XBMC on it to manage all of his digital media. He loved XBMC’s features and flexibility, but he needed a way to enjoy his DVD and Blu Ray collection on the device without too much hassle. Far before [Ben Heck] considered fitting his Xbox 360 DVD drive into a CD carousel, this [Ben] was busy hacking a Blu Ray player into his. He bought … [Read more...]
Let’s face it - gamers have a reputation for being pretty lazy. In the most recent episode of his web series, [Ben Heck] takes on the stereotypical gamer role and cranks the laziness factor to 11, lamenting the fact that he needs to get up off the couch to swap discs in his Xbox 360 console. Never allowing laziness get in the way of his hacking, he springs into action, hauling off to his shop in … [Read more...]
If you have visited a hospital any time recently, you probably noticed quite a few automated hand sanitizer dispensers scattered throughout the hallways and in each patient's room. Since hospital-acquired infections are a growing problem, there has been a push for all personnel to use these hand sanitizers regularly to lessen the likelihood of spreading disease. In the most recent episode of … [Read more...]
3D holographic fog display Some researchers in Japan are hard at work building a 3D volumetric fog display that would allow you to live out some of your Leia-related Star Wars fantasies. Using a column of fog and three projectors, they were able to create a display that looks three-dimensional from any angle. It might be a while before the technology hits your living room, so don't clear … [Read more...]
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