IBM’s developer works show you how to make a “persistence of vision” device to spell words in the air with a Basic stamp… – “In this first article on microcontrollers, Erik Zoltan tells you what they are and how they work to your advantage. He presents a few simple examples illustrating how microcontrollers can be […]
We would like to thank the Makers and Crafters around the world that entered our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Hundreds of hack-o-Lanterns, costumes, Halloween gadgets, haunted houses and more came in! The winners will be announced the second week of November (in a few days) so stay tuned! – Check out all the photos here […]
Now *this* is a speaker phone, conference calling with a rotary dialer, awesome… Popular Science 1948 – “The busy executive can now carry on conversations over the telephone without even lifting a finger to hold it. With the Jordaphone (PSM, Oct. ’45, p. 96), a wartime development of the Jordanoff Corp., he need only transfer […]
Brain @ 123macmini writes – “There are mods, and then there are really nice mods. I think Anthony’s Mac mini Cube might just be the best Mac mini-based mod you will ever see. Anthony, better known as khisayruou in the forums, has been keeping me updated on the project for the last few weeks. He […]
Here’s a clever use for all those old pill bottles, store electronic parts in them! Wackyvorlon writes… – “This is a method my friend and I have started using for storing electronics components. We have a bunch of old pill bottles kicking around, so we label them and use them for storage. We’ve found them […]
As MAKE Flick photo pool member TheThompsonFive notes – Halloween is over, it’s time to build a potato cannon with the kids and shoot moldy pumpkins, what are you waiting for? The war on potatoes will not will itself… – Link. Related cannon of potato fury: HOW TO – Make an end-around pneumatic (potato) cannon […]
Part Time Chef made a working replica cannon that shoots harmless powder filled cannon balls – “Halloween has been a pirate theme around here for a while. I had the sword, I had the treasure chest, I needed a cannon. More than just a prop, this cannon will fire a potato slug a couple of […]
