Oh, look — it’s Pixar’s iconic lamp brought to real-world Frankenlife. Okay, not really, but the automated, voice-enabled mod is as close to the movie studio’s icon as a hacking kit and five euros in a Swedish furniture store can get you. The prototype, lovingly named “The annoying IKEA lamp” or SM-1, is ArduinoArts’ finalist entry for SeeedStudio’s Grove Toy Kit contest. Headed by industrial engineer Javier Lander, the project weds two servos (one in the base and one in the lamp), sensors for motion and sound, a three axis accelerometer, LED light and audio board to an Arduino shield, springing the modjob to programmed states of alarm and irritation. We commend Javier for eschewing the cutesy road well-traveled,and giving the mundane desktop light a grumpy, old man makeover. Click on past the break to see this curmudgeonly office accessory in action.

[Thanks, Javier]

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Question by Tom H: How do I transfer my Apple iPod library to a different pc?
On one pc have an Apple iPod library with 3750 tracks on. But I have now got a new pc. I have activated the pc to be able to use my Ipod but, I cannot add any tracks off the new pc without deleting the library on my iPod. Is there a way do do this without having to re do all my music. Thanks in anticipation.

Best answer:

Answer by whizinthevalley
Use your iPod as a hard disk

Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes.
When the iPod icon appears in the iTunes window (below Devices), select it.
If the Summary pane isn’t showing, click the Summary tab.
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Close iTunes and notice that your iPod appears on your Mac desktop or in the Windows Explorer on your PC.
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Here is another way of doing it

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173

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