Betoldi shows you how to make a simple case for that new tiny iPod shuffle from the Apple headphone cases – “Ok, this will only work for some people as it requires you to own a pair Apple in-ear headphones to use their case. I wouldnt recomend buying some just for the case couse they […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Funnypolynomial made this paper globe as a gift delivery accoutrament – “Kathy likes globes, and I wanted a unique gift-delivery mechanism, so I printed/cut/folded/glued a rhombicuboctahedron from here … I left the top square unglued so it would open up to reveal the gift (earrings). “ – Link. Related: Map […]
Dale (MAKE editor and publisher) sends in this report from the annual Punkin Chunkin event – It’s the first weekend after Halloween and that means it’s time for the World Championship Punkin Chunkin to take place in a large empty cornfield in Millsboro, Delaware. Make Contributing Editor Bill Gurstelle and I are at Punkin Chunkin […]
For $16, this could be really useful for a lot of projects… A robot hand – “The various gears and levers inside this clear plastic hand interact to move the fingers as if they are playing one of six classic piano pieces; as the digits play selections from Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony”, Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” […]
Andrew has a pretty good overview on how to hack up those Infoglobes (now available on the cheap @ eBay)… hardware, interfacing and making new messages are discussed… – Link.
I haven’t seen these in person, but the e-puck education robot looks interesting… (anyone poke around with these?) – “This project has been started at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne as collaboration between the Autonomous Systems Lab, the Swarm-Intelligent Systems group and the Laboratory of Intelligent System. The main goal of this project is […]
Jachin writes – “I made a pocket sized network connectivity tester out of an old Network Interface Card (NIC), Wake On LAN (WOL) cable, and a Cheap-O Computer Clock 3X “AA” Alkaline Battery Holder. No soldering required. Our school district can not afford to liven every port in a school. As a computer technician I […]
