The firmware link for the Linksys PAP2 unlocking was dead when the link increased yesterday. [ian] discovered one more site with the directions as well as firmware. It mentions that Staples has the PAP2 for $50 as well as a $50 rebate that doesn’t need a Vonage subscription. They’re are out of stock online; tomorrow is the last day you can get one in-store as well as get the rebate.

Leah Buechley has added the code to her wearable LED  display. [fdisk]

The annual Ig Nobel awards were last night. A personal preferred of mine, the Ig Nobels award prizes for doubtful research. For example: “The Ig Nobel prize in medicine went to Gregg Miller, innovator of Neuticles, man-made testicle replacements for neutered dogs as well as other animals, which are available in different sizes as well as levels of firmness.” Wired has the full story.

$179 is a absurd cost for this IR managed pan/tilt head. I’m sure one of you might put this together easily.

[camzmac] made a decision to add USB support to his XBox controller. Sure, it’s been done before, however we like our readers.

[CWAL] developed this XMLHttpRequest chat a while ago. I like the clean interface.

Do you want your mouse to rumble whenever you click a button? [leadingzero as well as mzungu]

Really basic speakers from a difficult drive even easier than those other ones. [Zen]

You might be utilizing those difficult drives to sharpen scalpels. [CapnSnazzy]

Mobile drive-in movie theater I believe I saw a story last year about these “guerrilla drive-ins” irking the MPAA considering that they weren’t appropriately licensed for public performance. [hierono]

Pixel2Life software application tutorial browse [via del.icio.us]

I normally don’t inspect del.icio.us, however I’ve had a LiveMarks window open all day. It shows the prominent links as they come in. [via Waxy]

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