Easy battery-powered USB charge cable
Ian writes – “Here’s a really simple battery-powered USB cable. It’s dead easy to construct and gets extremely good battery life. You can use it to run your iPod, PDA, phone, or any other USB gadgets.” – Link.
Year: 2006
The Silicon Graphics refrigerator project
Silicon Graphics filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection today – so now might be a good time to check out this old favorite – How To Turn a $175,000 High-End SGI Challenge DM Server into a Fridge [via] – Link.
Pachinko sculpture
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Daniel W. made a really interesting sculpture, you lift and navigate the little metal balls and then release them pachinko style – Link.
Make Podcast: Fashion Meets Technology
Fashion designers Diana Eng (recently of Bravo’s “Project Runway”) and Emily Albinski first made headlines when their Inflatable Dress made the cover of ID Magazine last fall. In their first fashion show together, Diana and Emily are pleased to also launch their new collection under their brand “Blackbox Nation.” The duo strives to push forward […]
27th annual Kinetics Sculpture challenge
Erin writes – “This weekend, during the fabulous power tool races, was the incredible annual Kinetics Sculpture Challenge in Boulder, CO. These hand-made, human-powered crafts have to face an incredibly difficult over land-and-water-and-combinations-thereof course, which the fastest team completed in hour-and-a-half. Three-and-a-half hours later the last team to make it under the deadline drug their […]
Bring your Roombas to Nerd Salon! Roomba fights!
MAKE will be at the next Nerd Salon showing how to make Bluetooth / Serial controllers to control the iRobot robotic vacuum, oh and we’ll fight them to the death, bets will be taken in virtual currency (Lindens) – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a Roomba Serial Interface – Link. Videos from Roomba fights! […]
MAKE Volume 06 – and 5,000 posts
MAKE 06 is shipping, lots of robot projects, it’s my favorite MAKE so far! – In this volume build a pair of electronic insects, BEAM robotics, VEX robotics, make a soccer playing robot, T-Shirt laptop pouch, make LED throwies, 3D photos, MAKE controller, RFID for Makers, make a rumble mouse, read Xerox codes, rodent-powered nightlights, […]