JRL modded the MiniPov kit we sell in the MAKE store to hail taxi’s better in Singapore. Turn it on, choose the text and as you wave it around it spells words in the air… “Immediately I had in mind an application for it which would be to hail a taxi in Singapore. I have […]
Fstedie writes – “If you’re like me, you’ve noticed that the sound and fit of your Apple ear bud headphones is not the greatest. Here’s an easy way to improve both their sound and fit: Find or buy an old Jabra cell phone head set. Ditch the headset and keep the ear gels (I found […]
We’ve covered many of the outstanding projects from FrankG and now he’s gone and made us blush… He writes – “I’ve just completed a small metal casting project based on the “Make:” Logo. I was hoping that I could send it along to you as a small token of my appreciation for the “Blog” Coverage […]
Shawn writes – “Over the past 12 months, hundreds of families have downloaded instructions from SAS’s sister site, SciFair.org, for an extraordinary science project. The instructions explain how to build a remarkable device that is so incredibly sensitive, it can easily detect the magnetic field generated by the solar wind. The sun sprays out into […]
Simon writes – “You are looking at pictures of our family home in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimate 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 put in to this point. Not […]
Peter has a review of NAMM 2007 for you music makers out there, he writes – “Hi There! I just got back from the NAMM show which is the largest trade show in the world for musical instruments. I’m in the process of putting up a ton of posts about odd musical instruments. A lot […]
This is pretty neat, uses LEDs instead of RFID. Requires line of sight to transmit, but that’s actually a good thing… “SecureLED is an optical access control device which replaces current RFID or Magnetic Strip technologies with a cryptographically secure, contact-less device which communicates over commodity Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Project Summary This project started […]
