Minty MP3
The Minty MP3 Player is like the iPod Shuffle but a little bigger and much more open. Oh, and you have to MAKE it. via hackaday. The creator, ladyada(homepage), has other hacks, too, including the Persistence of Vision toy! She points to easier mp3 projects near the top of the fabrication page.
Speaking of which, MAKE magazine subscriptions are finally available!
Hacking Tivo
I’m looking for information on doing basic recording using a Tivo Series 2 without subscribing to the Tivo service. It sounds like it’s not possible, but here are some interesting links regarding Tivo hacks.
Best Chess Set Ever
http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/chess/ as seen on Engadget and BoingBoing.
Ingredients
50 ohm BNC, SMA, and N terminators with various BNC, SMA, N, APC7, F, UHF connectors and inter-series adapters; or any other RF connectors you can find around the house. White gets nickel or stainless steel and black gets gold top pieces. p.s. Dad lost the first game.
GBA Overclocking
Last year, I tried to overclock my GBA SP. I had some luck, but I removed the mod after a couple months because it was kind of finicky. Now, AheadGames is planning an overclock mod kit. That’s awesome. Sounds like they plan to allow you to switch the thing on and off. I hope they provide multiple speeds!!
Working replicas of ancient siege engines
You really want to own the things I build. I’d be thrilled to sell them to you.
EccentricGenius.ca puts together working replicas of ancient siege engine designs.
John Tokash 