mp4 | mov | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf coming soon During World War II, GIs in the field built really amazing simple radios to listen too. These were made with materials that they could get their hands on and were small enough to carry around in a big pocket. You […]
Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our 2nd annual ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere, can enter all or just some of the contests. We’ll have lots of updates and posts regarding all these, but this announcement is to get you started and planning. We’re calling this year’s contests DIY HALLOWEEN. Last year’s were […]
An article today in New Scientist discusses two quantum computers, independantly built by two different research teams, that are capable of running Shor’s quantum factorization algorithm. The current machines are only large enough to factor a small number–in this case, the number 15–but assuming the engineering challenges can be overcome and a larger quantum computer […]
Ah… to be young again, in a cramped college dorm, bunk beds, all the comforts of a cell block. And for this guy, a laptop on rails he can use for working, playing, watching videos. Clever fella. He never has to get out of bed, which looks like a good thing. There’s no room! (Notice […]
A solar-powered game “system” using a PIC 12f683 chip and a Nokia 3310 LCD. (No info given on the cell itself.) Solar POWER! For my PIC and Nokia stuff – [via] Link 3310 Nokia LCD & PIC 12f683 – Link
Fabricmatcher.com is a really cool site that matches colors, and images to fabric as well the other way around – match fabrics for a quilt pattern or sewing patterns. Join the site for free basic membership. For just $25/year, you can also save your favorite fabrics and projects in your online stash. I love the […]
The Mikrokopter is a kit you can buy that creates a light (only 500 gm), flying robot with four propellers and a tripod camera mount on top to capture aerial photos in flight. Really cool project for advanced and beginner makers. Link, Video, More Videos
