MAKE friend Sammy Joe from fredflare gave us the scoop that all the 36 winners have been announced for their 2nd annual “Next Big Thing” contest. Tons of cool stuff are on display made by crafters we adore such as The Small Object, Sublime Stitching, and One Good Bumblebee. Even comedienne Amy Sedaris is in […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Nilan writes – “Here’s a Wrist Watch with 7 segment LED display and touch switch. This was my first try with an SSOP package chip. It was really easy to solder, even with my $10 soldering iron. A little solder wick is helpful, a magnifying glass was not used. “ […]
Arlrcr writes – “I design and “MAKE” flying (high performance acrobatic) radio control electric airplanes from recycle-able materials. Primarily corugated cardboard, foam meat trays popsicle sticks, coffee stirrers, bits of wire, Tape, food shrink wrap, etc. The model airplane community does’nt seem to “get it”, but perhaps the MAKE community will!” – Link.
I’m really not sure if there’s enough information to build a DIY version of a TV-B-Gone, but this site seems to be a good start – the device can turn off any/all TVs by cycling through the IR codes for “off” – French & English. Related: TV-B-Gone – Link.
Dan writes – “Saw the nifty capacitive sensor post… very cool stuff. We presented a cousin of this: led touch(less) sensing, at the make fair as part of our motestruments. Perhaps you and the makers would be interested in this very quick write up on how to get an LED to be both a light […]
Monopole writes – “Here’s short and sweet description on how to convert a PSOne to a VGA monitor. It requires an ATI video card to generate the needed sync signals. I have done this and had excellent results for DIY projection.” – Link.
Scissorman writes – “Bored at work? Build your own 3″ trebuchet out of paperclips and throw balls of blu-tac up to an amazing 4 feet. WOW!!” – Link.
