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PEZMP3 needs your help
Pop over to PEZMP3 and sign up to be on the list to pre-order the PEZMP3 player if you plan on getting one when they come out. Patrick is a stay at home dad with a dream of bringing his idea (a PEZ dispenser MP3 player) to market. He's been working on this for over a year and has the approval from PEZ as well as getting a bank loan. The player will support OGG and he's also open-sourcing as much as he can from the start. Read more...
Posted by philliptorrone | April 03, 2005 at 01:16 PDT | Discuss (0)

SCION Hackers
Toyota's SCION line of vehicles have a new ad campaign where they interview "Modders" and car hackers. The SCION community is pretty booming and Toyota has embraced it making it part of the culture of ownership. The ads feature a fellow saying "Everything is Modd-able" and they go on to show all the tweaks and installations like car PCs inside their cars. Here's SCION's community listings and corp site. Read more...
Posted by philliptorrone | April 03, 2005 at 01:15 PDT | Discuss (0)

Welding resources
On NPR's Science Friday caller Mari Ann had asked about some welding resources- for books check out The Welder's Handbook (ISBN: 1557882649) and Welding Essentials (ISBN: 0831131519). The other thing I'd suggest is to check in with local institutions to see what welding classes they offer- it might be better to get an idea of what's involved before investing in the equipment. Most classes start out with Oxyacetylene welding then move on to Electric Arc and later Gas-Tungsten. Anyone have other suggestions for Mari Ann? Read more...
Posted by philliptorrone | April 03, 2005 at 01:13 PDT | Discuss (6)

Do-It-Yourself Science on NPR
Here are a couple links from NPR's Science Friday / Talk of the Nation with Ira Flatow. Talk of the Nation, April 1, 2005- We'll look at some science and technology projects for the extra-resourceful, and some surprising uses for things you probably have around your house. Guests: Philip Torrone, associate editor, Make magazine and Cy Tymony, author of Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things. Read more...
Posted by philliptorrone | April 02, 2005 at 00:44 PDT | Discuss (0)

World's largest NES Controller
Attack of the Show on G4 (formerly The ScreenSavers) just posted up the details on the extremely large NES controller they made which appeared on the March 28th episode. The article documents the process, the parts and there's a pdf containing the schematics for the big box. Read more...
Posted by philliptorrone | April 02, 2005 at 00:39 PDT | Discuss (0)