Nintendo DS Tic Tac Toe – WiFi with PSP!
Here is some homebrew code that will allow you to play Tic Tac Toe on a DS (touchscreen) and also over WiFi -with-a-PSP! Excellent homebrewing! [via] – Link.
Year: 2006
Eric Peltzer’s Electric Bicycle
Eric writes – “I have added an electric power assist onto a GT mountain bike. It is much more powerful than typical electric bikes. The basic motivation for this was to have a fun and efficient and environmentally friendly way to stay out my car for short trips around town, and also as a silent […]
MAKE Skypecast – not too shabby
We tried out the new “Skypecast” – we have around 15 or so people total, with the potential of 100 – overall it worked well. It’s a bit like Xbox Live meets hackery confs from the 90s. When you start a Skypecast, a window pops up and logs in your Skype client. The entire chat […]
Mechanical spiders!
A MAKE reader spotted this Mechanical spider site in the How What Why forums – “It has been a hobby for a number of years to develop a “bicycle” without wheels that could walk. It would move on legs and resemble a large insect. A linkage was developed that satisfied the design criteria and several […]
HOW TO – Hacking a USB Keyboard (Make a typewriter keyboard)
Randofo writes – “How to hack a USB keyboard or any keyboard for that matter. Send inputs into the computer without a pesky microcontroller. Once you have a hacked keyboard you can use it for a number of functions and attach a number of different types of switches. You can build your own typewriter keyboard […]
DIY “War of the Worlds” photoshoot
Larry bought a squid in a seafood market from Chinatown district of Philadelphia and made his own “War of the Worlds” photoshoot – he used two cans of paint and some bungi cords for the alien ship hatch – [via] Link.
Hammock made with Sketchup…
MonkeyHumper writes – “My wife wanted a hammock for the backyard, and Sketchup came to the rescue. I found the easiest way to build in Sketchup is to build a bunch of standard lumber sizes and use them over and over again. I can’t wait to make it… “ – Link. Check out other projects […]