Want to really crank up your music? Make a DIY headphone amp… and of course, put it in a mint/candy/sour-tin… Thanks Macaba! – Link. Related: Tons of mint tin projects – Link. Mint tin project archives – Link. Mint-Tin Amp – Pocket amplifier punches up headphones. MAKE 04 – Page 131.
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race ~H.G. Wells… What’s better than riding a bicycle around? Roll’in with a homemade bike stereo blasting out the tunes… there are some DIY ones and a few you can buy – here we go… Thump: Ultra-light/ultra-efficient […]
MAKE reader Dml points out that there’s a cheaper and easier way to send a SMS message to a cell phone using a GPRS modem (via a software/hardware interface) – you can use an old Nokia handset, here’s how – Link. Previous: Send a SMS message to a cell phone using a GPRS modem – […]
In MAKE 07 we feature I-Wei Huang, one of my favorite Makers who creates all sorts of steam powered RC controlled robots – When not digitally animating the creatures he dreams up, I-Wei Huang uses steam to breathe life. A 3D animator by day, Huang’s extracurricular interests are far from virtual. In his free time, […]
MAKE reader Russtang just picked up one of these Microchip PIC development tools with a USB 2.0 programmer on board, he writes “They have their own version of basic for $149 ($99 with purchase of their board). They have C and pascal compilers. They also have a good (FREE) “Programming Basic for Microcontrollers” tutorial here […]
Max is busy lately, his latest – he shows how to send a SMS message to a cell phone using a Bluetree GPRS modem (first time I’ve seen a project with one). It’s a pretty interesting project, you could make all sorts of sensors / things with triggers that send off a SMS… Link.
Aaron has a pretty intense looking drill, he writes – “High speed drill made from auto blower motor (10,000 RPM). No need to center punch. Works great on aluminum sheet. Better than any other drills I’ve tried.” [via] – Link. On a related note, Kevin Kelly has a great new site called “Street Use” with […]
