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Just as an intro, this post will hopefully start a series of weekly recaps encompassing all the things that we didn’t find “newsworthy” (as they were neither news, nor worthy), but were still interesting enough to put up for kicks and grins.

Multi-touch on the cheap
First up, for those of us who fawn over any mention of multi-touch technology, this DIY multi-touch project is really pretty stunning. UC San Diego undergrad, Seth Sandler, built an open source-powered equivalent to the Microsoft Surface with stuff lying around his house. He didn’t even solder, he just used tape!

Check out the video for materials and instructions:

I for one am amazed at the technological capabilities of standard consumer products when pushed to their full potential. Nice work Seth!

[New Scientist via Gizmodo]

Multi-pod Pong

Think the last hack was awesome? You’ll need a stronger adjective for this one.

There isn’t much info on how this was accomplished, but the game is running on all three iPod Touches concurrently. While it is designed to look like the game knows the relative positions of the three iTouches, a closer look will reveal that they are simply meant to be held in a certain arrangement. Even so, it is a very cool hack and definitely got my geeky brain spinning.

“PONG!” - ala the guys in the video

[Asiajin via TUAW]

Please do not wear these

There are some pretty nifty ways to carry all your tech toys, but these do not qualify. The FreeHand from vat19 is for those who always wished they could use up that wasted space on the backs of their hands. This neoprene/mesh pseudo-glove can hold keys, cash, and cards as well as iPods and cell phones. While I doubt the FreeHand will hold a larger iPod (let alone an iPhone), I can imagine a Nano owner considering it for storing their tunes. Fortunately, that Nano owner won’t be able to get one because they are sold out (maybe I bought them all and buried them in my backyard…). If he could buy one, though, they would be available here for $19.95, plus shipping.

[Coolest-Gadgets via Engadget]

iPhone GPS unwanted?
I wrote an article yesterday on an almost ironclad confirmation that the 3G iPhone will have a GPS chip. Today I stumbled upon this little gem over at Gizmodo. It seems Brian Lam isn’t going to be the first in line to get the new GPS functionality. He has some valid concerns and I’ll let you decide if you agree.

That’s it for this week’s iRandomStuff
Please leave comments of love, hate, or apathy (I rarely get the last kind for some reason). Also, let me know what you think of the segment’s name, as it was simply the first “i” knock-off that didn’t register any hits on Google.