Move over Dell, NVous is in town. NVous PC offers customized and personalized laptops, both by looks and components.
Currently two models are being offered, on which you can choose your own CPU, Hard-Disk, Operating System and Memory. If you are fully satisfied with your current laptop’s capabilities but are still interested in personalization, you have the possibility of sending it to the NVPaintShop. You can choose color, design or upload an image to the website, which will be used as a basis for painting one or more panels by their designers.
You can see many different designs at their Gallery.
A few years ago, I used to spend a lot of time on eBay trying to spot attractive bargains for LCD screens and video projectors. Auctioning sites are an excellent place to find out about price levels and market demand but they also provide impostors and swindlers with a stage. In the eBay offerings you’ll often find DIY and step by step books that will tell you how easy it is to make a video projector yourself using only a cardboard box and an old LCD screen. Out of curiosity I decided to invest the $39.99 to purchase such an online book but, to my great disappointment, I never received it. Not only was I upset about losing my money but I was frustrated I wouldn’t get a chance at building the projector.
All this time, I thought the whole “build your own projector” was a scam and that it was technologically impossible to realize until I found this cool video on Youtube where you can see how to do it yourself. In fact, using an LCD monitor, an overhead projector, a cooling fan and a little of your time you can actually create your own home cinema projector.
You don’t need to spend a foolish 40 bucks, just check out the video to find out.
For those who have been planning on buying a new iPod, hold your breath just a little longer. Apple Inc has confirmed a “Special Event” that will be held on the 5th of September. Inside sources say that a new Mac-OS X-based iPod will be unveiled. Since the iPod inventories in major retailers are dwindling, this seems very probable. There have also been some rumors that the new iPod may include WiFi capabilities although there hasn’t been any confirmation yet.
For everyone that can’t wait for a week, here is a video from Youtube with some fans’ guesses on what this new iPod will look like.
This can save you a lot of money!
Have you ever needed a 1.5v battery for your alarm clock, laser pointer, calculators etc.? Instead of buying expensive batteries in Walmart or Best Buy, you can easily save around $40 by simply hacking an A23 12v battery.
The video below explains a step by step how to turn the 12v battery into eight small 1.5v batteries.
*Update: From what we have heard this hack works better with Duracell or Energizer batteries. To avoid any danger it is recommended to use the small batteries for appliances with a low energy consumption. Do not use the batteries on expensive devices since there is a risk of leakage that would damage the device and your health.
We love our video games, but the accessories and auxillaries are sometimes really expensive. Sometimes we have to choose between buying brand new games with all new adventures, stories, and challenges, or buying those additional items that may grant our old games a new life. For those that would rather spend the money on the games and may appreciate the challenge of creating something all by yourselves, someone has the solution. You can now build a Nintendo Wii balance board for only $20.
NintendoWiiFanBoy has step by step instruction how to do it yourself here and the video is below.
I must confess that I was originally interested in the iPhone but was immediately turned off by the 2-year contract it demands with AT&T. A few months passed and rebels managed to release it off its AT&T shackles by unlocking it for others. Louis Armstrong said it best: “What a Wonderful World”.
Since it first came out, people immediately tried to crack the safe and unlock this brand new, wonderful gadget. At this time, I was expecting mass media frenzy on the legal consequences involved in it, but instead read an overabundance of articles about a teenager facing a fine and imprisonment for filming 20 second of transformers (Consumerist). It seems that AT&T allowed people to try to unlock, but as soon as the iPhone was unlocked, the guns started blazing (Gizmodo and Business 2.0). For those that are somewhat interested but concerned about the legalities of the unlocking of the iPhone, Engadget tried to help you Know Your Rights.
So was the unlocking of the iPhone premeditated, is Apple actually encouraging it?
I think so. This collaboration of people throughout to solve this mystery is intriguing and freeing, not including the wonderful free press it gathers. How could this possibly be bad for Apple? In this situation, this one product brought hackers to break a code, developers to create applications, and people that do not even own an iPhone (yours truly) to write about it. Apple is creating a platform for others to build upon, but making it worthwhile by the intermediate obstacle course it created.
Should individuals be allowed to unlock the iPhone and choose their carriers, or not?
CNBC mentioned that while AT&T may be extremely angry at this unlocking, Apple may not be too concerned. Why is that? They expect to sell as many as a million iPhones in the next few months. It is much easier now that it is not locked for one carrier only.
The video is of the teenager (geohot) who has rose to the challenge and unlocked the iPhone.
Check out this amazing packaging design from Tom Ballhatchet. The package can be turned into a TV stand that can support most TV’s. It’s fun to see that some people are still innovating and thinking of the consumer.
Many are familiar in cleaning the screen using a watered damp cloth. But in order to clean deeper dirt, such as finger prints, food stains (hopefully not), dried wet spots, and more, use a different mixture – half and half combination of 70% Isopropyl alcohol and water. While the computer is off, lightly spray a cloth and clean the screen. This method is not suggested by the likes of Apple, so please use at your own discretion and try to refrain from actually touching the screen with your hands.
The ink for our printers is rather expensive, but there are different ways to save money. This could be done by changing the settings prior to your next printing job. For example, if you print black and white, set so before printing. If you are printing something, which is not for presentation and just as a reference, the printing job could be set to low quality to save on ink. Web Worker Daily ran through some instructions for printing settings (here), including other ideas to reduce costs.
If you have any suggestions, please mention them in the comments for all to read.
