popTartDrive01
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Very clever! No one would ever suspect that your Pop-tart case would hold 40 GB worth of data.
One of his comments says that “further work will include ‘status sprinkes’ illuminated by fiber optic.” Ok, I’d like to see that. Not that it would be weird already, but a blinking plastic Pop-tart plugged into your computer would be just about perfect. Nothing says king nerd like a blinking Pop-tart.
Automatic Java Compiler (it Grinds Too!)
Oh yeah, a self contained automated coffee mill/brewer! This should be standard issue for all dorms and labs.
Starbucks in your PC. René G. from Munich, Germany, is one of these individuals, a tinkerer and inventor to whom performance and visual style alone have long ago ceased to be sufficient. As a passionate coffee drinker, René G. set a difficult goal for himself, one that took him nearly 80 hours to achieve: through laborious and precise work, he was able to convert a coffee maker into a standard PC shell. A case of extreme modding, if you will. He invested over $3,000 into the components alone
When The Computer Makes Coffee
The Simpsons in Thailand
Next time I go there I have got to have a few drinks at ‘Flaming Moe’s’. I wonder, do they have Duff on tap? (Better yet, do they have ‘Tartar Control Duff’ on tap!)
iPod Up-Armor Project
I don’t think I’d want to test the bullet resistance of this case, but if you think your iPod might be run over by a truck then this should protect it.
(Translated quote)
Aluminum A5052 that was comparatively high hardness, excellent in corrosion resistance (It is not easy to rust) was used for the material. After putting iPod in the case of the separation into the case and Fta, the screw stops Fta to a basic composition. The above-mentioned function is achieved ..can make it do by the headphone in the state, see the screen, and can synchronize with Mac by a cable standard ..can the operation.. the click wheel… It is likely to be able to stop it if the thickness of the material is 5 basically mm, and the gun bullets of about 22 calibers perhaps.
Armor plate for iPod Photo
( Here is a Translated version of the above page just so you can read the story. The translation service sometimes has issues with image heavy pages so don’t expect them all to work. You can translate the other pages via Excite Japan. )
Not to leave the Shuffle out, there is also an armor kit for those of you feel the need.
Armor plate for iPod Shuffle
Personaly, I like the titanium one better.
You can download PDF files of the plans if you have some quality metal and a mill handy.
NASDA Paper Space Crafts
So cool! More paper projects. Of the seven projects, three of them are of the Earth and the other four are space probes. The Adeos-II looks the coolest, nice and asymetric like a space ship should be. 🙂
Scientists Seek Sprite Light Source
Everyso often nature throws the scientists a new bone to chew on. One of the latest are the odd flashes of light that have been theorized by scientists and verified by the space shuttle.
Giant red blobs, picket fences, upward branching carrots, and tentacled octopi – these are just a few of the phrases used to describe sprites – spectacular, eerie flashes of colored light high above the tops of powerful thunderstorms that can travel up to 50 miles high in the atmosphere
Scientists Seek Sprite Light Source