SenseSurface: Custom inputs on your lcd screen

posted Jul 15th 2008 3:30pm by
filed under: pcs hacks, peripherals hacks


[Lindsay Williams] has come up a novel way of constructing custom physical inputs for your programs. SenseSurface is a viable alternative to building a new interface for each application. Simply place the dials, buttons, and sliders on your screen wherever you want them.

A sensor board, placed behind the display, picks up the signals from the inputs. The only limitation to the number of inputs available is the size of your screen. Inputs are held on magnetically, and have a low friction backing to avoid scratching or gouging your screen.

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Add USB ports and a flash drive to you UMPC

posted Sep 1st 2007 11:16pm by
filed under: laptops hacks, pcs hacks, peripherals hacks


[ThoughtFix] sent in our first ever UMPC hack. It’s along the lines of laptop mods we’ve seen before, but he deserves credit for opening up the already tightly packed inside of his UMPC, tapping the USB interface on his bluetooth card, adding a hub and an internal usb flash drive to provide readyboost to speed up Vista.




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