Archive for the iPhone/iPod touch Category
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Update: Video tutorials for iPhone 3GS headphone mod
Posted at 19:48 on September 29th 2009 in iPhone/iPod touchI've been adding a couple of video tutorials - one for the VX Nano turorial and two for the iPhone 3GS headphone mod tutorial. They should hopefully help make it easier for others to do these thing themselves.
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Wooden disc iPhone dock/stand
Posted at 18:27 on September 26th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchI've made so many wooden iPod/iPhone docks that I'm running out of things to call the blog posts about them, but here we go again: another dock.
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DIY iPhone hanger for laptops/netbooks
I often tether my iPhone to my netbook in the car, on the bus etc but always end up with a problem concerning where I should put the phone. As such I've been playing with an idea to make a holder of sorts.
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DIY iPhone 3GS flash/video light V2
Posted at 21:22 on August 13th 2009 in iPhone/iPod touchFound a spare Cree emitter in my pile of random electronic parts and made a V2 of my iPhone video light.
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DIY iPhone/iPod add-on battery-free flashlight
Posted at 18:43 on August 13th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchAfter my DIY iPhone video light post yesterday I got a pingback for someone posting the story on a another blog. The guy who reposted the story mentioned a iPhone powered version in an iPhone hacker book. Here's mine.
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DIY iPhone 3GS flash/video light
Posted at 19:14 on August 12th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchEver seen those puny LED lights they put in cell phones and call it a flash? Well, turns out that when the LED is a Cree emitter drawing power from a 3V battery, it's everything but puny.
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iPhone 3GS voice control needs to tell time
Posted at 20:11 on August 3rd 2009 in iPhone/iPod touchThe iPhone 3GS voice control is impressive and accurate though not perfect. The one thing I really miss however is the ability to make it read the time aloud.
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iPhone 3GS remote control headphone mod
Posted at 19:57 on August 1st 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchThe iPhone 3GS comes with the same kind of headphones the new shuffle uses, which not only has a mic but playback controls as well. Unfortunately it's still iBuds. I fixed that.
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Short USB cable for iPod/iPhone
Posted at 16:31 on July 27th 2009 in iPhone/iPod touch, Lifestyle hacksThe cable that comes with iPods and iPhones is usable enough, but it's a tad long- especially if you're going to carry it with you on trips or use it with chargers etc. Luckily there's a smaller alternative.
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How to make your own foldable iPod/iPhone stand
Posted at 11:12 on June 19th 2009 in iPhone/iPod touch, TutorialsI was reading an article over at jkOnTheRun showing a foldable iPhone stand. Old news. I made one myself ages ago, and so can you - for free.
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How to add a headphone port to a ThumbTack microphone
Posted at 10:58 on June 11th 2009 in iPhone/iPod touch, TutorialsAs I mentioned in the ThumbTack review the lack of a splitter drags down the usefulness of the mic. The obvious solution to that problem is of course to make one, so I did.
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Tiny iPod/iPhone Charge & Sync Cable
Posted at 00:27 on May 15th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchTook a third party small iPod cable, cut it open and shortened it considerably, enough to manage to get the two connectors glued together to make one solid plug. Works for syncing as well, not just charging.
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Wooden iPod Touch Case
Posted at 00:25 on May 15th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchAlways wanted to try make a full case for the Touch out of wood, even if I'm not going to use it.
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Video tutorial: how to make an iPod LOD
Posted at 00:22 on May 15th 2009 in iPhone/iPod touch, TutorialsTutorial I did on how to make a cheap, small iPod LOD (line out dock)
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Wooden iPod Stands
Posted at 00:20 on May 15th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchSome stands I made a while back. One for docking to PC, one for the bed (now replaced with a Logitech Pure-Fi Anytime) and one that I didn't even need when I made it. [galler
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Wooden iPod LOD
Posted at 00:18 on May 15th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchAbout the only thing left in the audio world I haven'tmade wooden are cables. Carefully made a dock connector and 3.5mm jack casing out of wood and fixed that hole in my resyme. Looks nice with the wooden amp and headphones.
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Wooden iPod Touch Accessories
Posted at 00:14 on May 15th 2009 in DIY, iPhone/iPod touchI've actually never had an MP3 player that didn't have some sort of button mess or other shit on the side. When I realized my new iPod Touch was free of this, a lot of possibilities opened up.
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