Patent Inspiration

After reading this instructable the author states that he drew his inspiration from a patent that he saw online which got me thinking about new ways to get help designing a project, I came up with this site, Google Patents, it is really in depth and informative!

Infrared camera DIY

Getting inspiration from YOUTUBE I would like to experiment and see how much those lcd's are and see about cameras and size and what not.

Ipod control

Using Apple Accessory Protocol - nuxx.net and Apple iPod and iPhone (2g, 3g) Dock Interfaces pinout and wiring @ pinouts.ru I plan to create a jacket that has headphones installed in it and buttons on the hoodie to control the ipod.