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hard drive clock is the most beautiful hard drive clock ever

This wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen a clock fabricated from an old hard drive. But this is by far the most amazing, dramatic hard drive clock you’ll see today. Or any day for that matter.

Polish modder mb1988 built this hard drive clock uses the old persistence-of-vision (POV) illusion, which display phantom “hands”…

September 15th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design geek art + craft hacks + mods technology timepieces

iknow where you are: ipod nano gps hack

Engineer Benjamin Kokes used to work for the now-defunct GPS company Nemerix. While he was there, he started working on a GPS peripheral for the iPod nano as a personal challenge. From the looks of it, he still has quite a ways to go, but at least he has shown that it’s feasible.

Kokes used…

April 30th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gps + navigation hacks + mods mobile tech technology

yeti walker bi-ped robot perfect for star wars fans

Looking for a way to build yourself a functional AT-ST walker? Have I got the perfect robot for you.

The AREXX YT-3000 (aka “YETi Walker”) is a bi-pedal robot which can be programmed using your PC or an remote-controlled via an IR interface. It’s powered by an ATMEGA8 microcontrolller, which can be easily programmed in…

October 29th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: robots