Eliot and Buffy write – “We reviewed the Neuros MPEG-4 recorder in January. Since then, we have been finding ALL kinds for fun ways to use this amazingly versatile digital recording device. The all digital, battery powered, MPEG-4 NeurosCAM was one of those ways :-) The setup is highly portable, totally shock resistant, and lasts […]
At the game developer conference GDC 2006, they handed out DVDs with this dev kit for the Xbox 360, but you can download too – “The XNA Framework is an exciting new development and execution environment which will allow game developers to more easily create games which run on the Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 […]
One of Scotch Tap’s first appearances, it’s funny, I think I got my last roll on sale for 39 cents too! – Link. Related: More Yesterday’s tomorrow, today – at Modern Mechanix! Scotch Tape and Richard Drew (1886-1982) – Link.
Clever way to purify water – “Tanzanian villagers have begun using an energy-saving method to sterilise their drinking water – leaving the water under the sun. About 40 houses in Ndolela are using solar purification. Mrs Longwa says the process is simple to follow. “I fill the plastic bottles, put the lids on, then put […]
ContraptionMaker writes – “This project actually started as a need to switch from my speakers to my headphones and back with out unplugging anything….Since this only required a switch and a headphone jack, I had a lot of room left on the drive bay cover, so I decided to add a couple of more switches.” […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Ocellnuri writes – “The actual claw part is completed. Today I need to put together the arm and the handle. I’m planning on doing it all with wooden pegs as fasteners. The mechanics are simple, but took some work to figure out. The gears were cut by hand with a […]
Tom writes – “A company considering importing and distributing the Korean-made Robotis Bioloid brought a couple of kits and assembled robots to our studio. We’ve posted photos, a summary of technical details and video clips at www.botmag.com. The Bioloid line has a number of advances not previously seen in Robo-One category kits: networked servos and […]
