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Simple iPhone Speaker Enhancer - Low Tech

Posted on January 17th, 2010 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Cell Phone, Communication, Hack, MP3, Music, Toy, Weird Stuff, iPhone.

I could not pass up sharing this simple smartphone ( Blackberry, iPhone, Droid etc) Speakerphone Enhancer. I wish I would have thought of this - This really is a quick and dirty (only if you leave the glass dirty) Solution that really works. I can’t believe how well this works. I tried it today and the sound is increased - Now this is not hi-fi - But it works in a pinch when you need a little extra boost. Make sure to put the speaker side down - The bottom of the iPhone down. This causes an echo chamber and increases the volume of the sound. Just a little quick and easy solution. Great from when you are away from your regular speakers or dock.

But if you want a little (Well a lot better speaker system for your iphone - I would suggest checking out this page at amazon: Iphone Speaker Docks.

Info From UnPlugged.

Technorati Tags: iphone, blackberry, rim, speaker, dock, cheap, hack, speakerphone, enhancer

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How a Fountain Pen is Made

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else.

Here is a video from How It is Made I found on YouTube - How to Make a Fountain Pen Start at aprox 2:00 Minute Mark

They are showing how an Aroura Fountain Pen From Nib to Body and everything in between - It is only 5:00 Mins But it is very cool to see all that goes into the production of a high quality fountain pen. I found it fascinating how they put the iridium on the nib. Then I can’t believe how they cut the nib down the middle with that really fine diamond blade.

Well Enjoy and I am sure you will get a better appreciation to all the work that goes into making a fountain pen.

Technorati Tags: Fountain, Pen, You, Tube, How, it, is, Made, Nib

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Coffee Cup Art - Sharpie Love

Posted on July 26th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Gadgets.

As most people that know me - I like pen and I love attempting to draw - But then you find someone that can really make beautiful art like - Cheeming Boey - Styrofoam Coffee Cup Artist.

His preferred Medium is the plain white Styrofoam coffee cup found in many coffee houses. He only uses a fine sharpie marker to work on his creations.

Some people are saying that this is not art - I believe art is in the eye of the beholder - Take a look at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol - He used many different mediums and he is touted as a great artist. Or how about scrimshaw - Drawing on whale bones (Waste ByProduct of the Whalers) and filling in the creations with candle black or tobacco juice. Boey - is just using the type of medium today’s waste byproduct of the modern day world -  Styrofoam cups and  drawing with Sharpies.

I found out about this artist on Twitter the other day Linking to the Sharpie Blog.

His Photos of his Cup Creations Can be found on Flickr - Boy Obsolete - Cup Creations.

Below is how he creates one of his pieces of art - Click to see full view.

Technorati Tags: Coffee, Cup, Art, Sharpies, Sharpie, styrofoam,

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Making of a Great Commercial - Prius Ad

Posted on July 11th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Art, Communication, Photography, TV, YouTube.

I love the Pruis Commercial - The One made up of People that make up the landscape. The grass that changes from Snow to it blowing in the wind. The concept of this ad is just amazing. I just found this on YouTube - about the making of this amazing commercial.

Over 1,000,000 people were created from 200 extras.

9 - 12 Hour Days - 9 Different Nature costumes were Created:

• 150 - Grass/ Water People
• 22 - Trunks
• 20 - Stones
• 30 - Leaves
• 20 - Clouds
• 10 - Sun
• 8 - Flowers
• 8 - Buterflies
• 23 Autumn Leaves

Technorati Tags: Prius, TV, Commercial, People, Landscape, generated

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Happy Birthday - TETRIS - 25 Years old

Posted on June 6th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else.

Today Tetris turned 25 - I remember playing this on an old IBM/Tandy PC when it first came out - I loved this game.

Then played it on the gameboy and many over variations of it through out the years and on many different platforms.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Below is the beloved music from Tetris

Technorati Tags: Tetris, Birthday, anniversary

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Following Your Passion - Susan Boyle Loved by Simon Cowell

Posted on April 19th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else, Hack, Human, Life, Music, Video, YouTube.

Reading some of the latest blogs this weekend - I was catching up on VideoTVFilm.com and he Shared the video of Susan Bolye Singing on Britian’s Got Talent and I just had to share this video here on Merlin’s Tower as well - All I can say is WOW! - She is an amazing singer and really has some talent.

This relates back to a previous Post about Hacking your Brain - and One of the things that is mentioned there is to Follow your Passion and Susan did just that and it paid off for her. Take a look at it and use Susan as a inspiration to you to follow what you are passionate about. She has been singing for years and following her passion - Now use this to find what your passionate about and do something about it  today.

Check out this video of her singing -I Dreamed a Dream (Almost 30Million Views on You Tube)

http://www.dailymotion.com/videox8ymn0

and here is another one of her singing - Cry Me a River

Links:
Susan Wants to be as famous as Elaine Page - Here is her page on the internet - I would never had heard of her except because of Susan.

and here is a video of Elaine Page Singing the Same Song as Susan

And Here is one of Susan Boyle’s Fan Sites

Check it out - There are many other links to her videos and interviews that she has done over the past week.

Again Congrats Susan - Way to go!

Technorati Tags: susan, boyle, britan, got, talent, singer, amazing, passion, dream,

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Cool Tech Tool - IAMAKEY - USB Key - That looks like a key

Posted on April 13th, 2009 by Merlin.
Categories: Anything Else.

This IamaKey From LaCie -  Looks like it is the winner in the Cool Tech Tools  - well at least in my book it is.

From what I read about this IAMAKEY at The Unofficial Apple Webblog - This can be one of my EDC (Everyday Carry) items. They reported that this key was used and abused for over 2 months - Hanging out in the writers pocket with his keys and coins. And it withstood the test with flying colors. From the Freezing Cold to Sudden Downpours it lasted and still works.

Well it doesn’t seem like much - But I use my flash drives alot - I carrying my personal info and tools I commonly use with me and I like having it at the ready when I need to use them.

This looks so much like a real key and since it is made of metal looks cool and sturdy too boot. One of the biggest advantages of this usb drive it that it is flat and works well with the actual keys on the keyring. I have a 32GB drive but it is bulky and there is only a tiny plastic loop to hold  it on the keyring with alot of risk that it will easily break thus making it not easy to keep with you and easily accessible at all times.

This would also work really well with my releasable keyring as I also have a usb port on my new radio and I can carry a gig or two of music with me on the keyring as well for quick access to the music I want to hear in the car instead of listening to the drone of the local Push Button Monkey. (I will not even call them a DJ as they don’t even get to pick their own music) (Sorry if you are an on air personality) - So Pick up a good, sturdy, and fast (with up to 30 MB/s read rates and 10 MB/s write speeds) today - You will not be sorry.

The 4GB Drive is only $25 at Amazon - & the 8GB Drive is only $33 (Prices Current as on 4/14/2009)

Technorati Tags: LaCie, IAMAKEY, ITSAKEY, PASSKEY, USB, Key, keyring, cool, tool, tech, geeky, geek,

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