Archive for February, 2008
iHole: Recycling Packaging into a Pinhole Camera
In a throwaway society, its nice to be able to recycle as much as possible. Scot has created an old-fashioned analogue pinhole camera from the packaging of an iPhone, which can just as easily be created with the iPod Touch packaging too. The camera is made from the box, tin foil, some foam, a screw, […]
iPod Touch Pixelizer: Funky Low-Tech Visualiser
The iPod Touch Pixelizer is a neat and low-tech way to have a cool effect on your iPod Touch. Essentially any videos playing on the unit are pixelized created by paper/card diffusing device based on a TV Filter created a while back.
Using an iPod Touch as a Wireless Touchpad
With the wifi aspect of the iPod Touch, its no surprise that it lends itself to being a great remote control. If you haven’t ever used VNC before, the Touchpad for iPod Touch program allows you to remotely control a desktop on a range of platforms over a network, using your local keyboard and mouse […]
How to Convert DVD and YouTube Video for an iPod
I’ve found a very detailed guide on converting DVD movies, YouTube videos and Flash movies to a video format compatible with all the iPods capable of displaying video (iPod Touch, iPod Classic, iPod Nano and iPod Video). I assume that the videos are also compatible with the iPhone too. The guide includes both Windows and […]
Getting MS Word and PDF Docs on an iPod Touch
A very useful piece of iPod Touch and iPhone software is called MegaPhone (previously called iPhoneDrive). The latest version now includes the ability to send text files, PDFs and Word files to the Notes application for reading and editing on the iPod Touch or iPhone directly. You can also get easy access to your iTunes […]