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    Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into a Chumby

    Inductive Charging...Through Wood

    Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras

    Make Your Own Real Time Kinematic GPS Receiver That's Accurate to One Centimeter

    Life Is Rarely as Simple as the Mini DV Case iPhone Stand

    Take a Virtual Tour Through Google Street View On a Stationary Bike

    DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables

    Big Shot: Build Your Own Digital Camera

    Student Plans to Mod Old OutRun Cabinet Into a Car

    Surfing the Road On an iPhone-Controlled Oldsmobile
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/20/09

    In reply to Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into a Chumby
    Most of what I've seen of Chumbys left me thinking "ok, so it's a widget on a beanbag... why?" but if you could just get the electronics and put them into whatever, at a lower price point, then it becomes much more interesting to me.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into a Chumby

    You're a feisty little one but you'll soon learn some respect.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/19/09

    In reply to Inductive Charging...Through Wood
    This video gives me no wood induction.
    [www.instantrimshot.com]
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    Image of BigDogues BigDogues
    11/19/09

    In reply to Inductive Charging...Through Wood
    Big deal, I get dozens of emails every day in regards to charging up my wood.
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    Image of Mr.Gawn Mr.Gawn
    11/19/09

    In reply to Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras
    i personally think they look good in the photo... besides the point

    i wonder if they can do the non RED/BLUE 3D...

    but rather the vertical/horizontal polarization
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/19/09

    @Mr.Gawn: thats probably is up to the software.
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    Image of RoboticSpacePenguin RoboticSpacePenguin
    11/13/09

    In reply to Life Is Rarely as Simple as the Mini DV Case iPhone Stand
    Yay, now my iphone stands upright instead of laying flat on my desk. Wait... Why is this better? #minidvcaseiphonestand
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/12/09

    In reply to Take a Virtual Tour Through Google Street View On a Stationary Bike
    Why do we not yet have a video game that does this? #googlestreetviewcycling
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    Image of aarriaga001 aarriaga001
    11/12/09

    @Software_Goddess: Because it's easier and more healthy just go outside ;)
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    Image of lhivernant lhivernant
    11/12/09

    @Software_Goddess: We do...[www.coloradocyclist.com] The real question is why is it still over a grand? #googlestreetviewcycling
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/12/09

    @aarriaga001: Not fun to do in the rain. It rains A LOT in Washington. Not to mention that drivers on the roads around my home are so rude and dangerous that my kids can’t ride around here, but they sure will play on that darn Xbox for hours on end. #googlestreetviewcycling
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/12/09

    @lhivernant: I am NOT buying my kids a $1,300 video game. It doesn’t even kill zombies for heaven’s sake! #googlestreetviewcycling
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    Image of Goondocks Goondocks
    11/12/09

    @Software_Goddess: My bike is now in the basement, where it will stay until late spring in Vermont. I really, really want a bike trainer game that doesn't suck. #googlestreetviewcycling
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/12/09

    In reply to Big Shot: Build Your Own Digital Camera
    Those are M&M's.
    I prefer peanut M&M's to the regular kind.
    I prefer smarties to M&M's (but not the peanut kind).
    I have some smarties.
    No camera though. #bigshot
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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    11/12/09

    In reply to DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
    I can't imagine that the magnet in the Touchstone is strong enough to hold onto the Pre when going over bumps, potholes, etc. Pre owners, what say you? I'd hate to have my phone fall off and be underfoot or underpedal. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of jhong42 jhong42
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: Actually, works fine for me. The only time it ever falls off is if my hand accidentally knocks it off. But it has taken the abuse of my crazy driving! To be honest, it's the ONLY reason I haven't bothered thinking about getting another phone. Voice turn by turn GPS with Pandora with a wireless charging setup is bliss, IMHO.
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    Image of Prolab Prolab
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: Exactly.

    Its a good idea, but bumps, potholes aint a good idea with this thing magnetically latch to that touchstone. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of ospreyguy ospreyguy
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: Touchstone is a lot stronger than you'd imagine. I know a couple of people on the precentral forums that use this set up. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of Yinzers Are People Too Yinzers Are People Too
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: You'd have to hit a seriously rough patch of road to shake the Pre off of the touchstone. Those magnets are not at all weak. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of beamin445 beamin445
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: i can't vouch for this method, but i use it mounted horizontally. hasn't fallen yet. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of NyC88Rican NyC88Rican
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: I have a pre and, although I cannot say I have the touchstone in my car. I have tried using it horizontally and vertically on my wall and it works wonders. It really does take some force that a bump or sharp turn can't really produce. Picking it up is easy because you are actually grabbing the phone but sliding off from a turn or bump would have to be reeeeeally rough in order for that to happen. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/12/09

    In reply to DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
    Soon to make my jump to webOS. Wonder if modders out there might comment on how well those magnets hold up to bumps in the road?

    This guy's mounted at a steeper angle than most. Can't imagine it holds well. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of pixelpushing pixelpushing
    11/12/09

    @Fractal the Meek: He discusses it in the article, says it's fine. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of raebis raebis
    11/12/09

    @Fractal the Meek: i've taken the touchstone with the phone on it and shaken it around (above my bed, of course) and it does take quite the force to knock it off.

    i think he'll be fine for going around corners and whatnot, but as for bumps... well maybe the angle of the touchstone will take the force of any bumps rather than the phone sliding off. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/12/09

    @raebis: Then I'm thinking this coupled with bluetooth into the stereo = ultimate car kit. #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    Image of raebis raebis
    11/18/09

    @Fractal the Meek: already i use bluetooth to car stereo (CARKIT) in order to listen to pandora on the ride home, and man that is SOOO much beter than FM radio, in terms of content. Quality, OTOH, is lacking.

    i have envisioned getting rid of the stereo all together in favor of a bluetooth - audio adapter (hopefully with telephony capability) - speaker & sub amp and then using the phone as the UI.

    Take it a step further, and get rid of pandora all together, instead use Last.FM's api to do playlist generation and song recomendations, but build a app that uses mp3s from your own library at home and streams em to your pc. if last.fm reccomends a song you dont have, give the user an option to find it on itunes, or amazon, or elsewhere.

    its a pandora for your own music collection without the limits imposed by pandora (song skipping, no requests, etc)

    #tips
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    11/12/09

    In reply to DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
    Thats badass. Why didn't Palm think of this before?! #palmtouchstonecarmount
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Big Shot: Build Your Own Digital Camera
    Ohhhh, I so want one of these!!! #bigshot
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Surfing the Road On an iPhone-Controlled Oldsmobile
    It would be better if it was a 92BuickLasabre.. #iphonecar
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Surfing the Road On an iPhone-Controlled Oldsmobile
    So where's the rest of the band? #iphonecar
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    Image of Sinecure Sinecure
    11/11/09

    In reply to Surfing the Road On an iPhone-Controlled Oldsmobile
    FKNA! Gotta love those clever Robotics Team kids. #iphonecar
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