Before. After. VectorMagic is a site that turn images in to vector art, this is very useful for folks who do animation, Adobe Flash, illustrations and laser cutting/etching… For kicks I uploaded the MAKE logo in JPG format, here’s a screenshot (before and after) not bad! – [via] Link & their comparisons.
These Salt & Pepper film canisters are clever, but maybe not $35 clever…Makers you know what to do… – [via] Link.
iRobot published the 500 series (New Roomba) open interface specs, this is GREAT news and I’m thrilled that iRobot keeps opening up the interfaces for their fantastic robotic vacuums – Link (PDF). Related: HOW TO – Roomba Bluetooth Interface – Link. HOW TO – Make a Roomba Serial Interface – Link. iRobot 500 series – […]
This photocell and knob controlled synth called “Mochika” was built by one of our Scrapyard Challenge workshop participants from Peru. The idea was to build a synth that doesn’t break the bank the way that commercial synths often tend to do. Atomosynth = Link
I haven’t used these folks but their selection is really impressive. Might be worth checking out if you need to make or build an enclosure for a project… – Over 600 unique combinations of options are possible when you choose the DIY-1712 chassis, our most universal chassis. These options include: three base styles, 6 front […]
Handy tip from the prolific Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories on running PC apps without using Windows… One of the nice things about having an Intel-based Mac is that you can, in principle, run a variety of operating systems including Microsoft Windows. You can do this using Apple’s Boot Camp utility, or through virtual machine programs […]
This one is new to me, the OpenFire soft processor project – The OpenFire soft processor is an open source Verilog implementation of the Xilinx MicroBlaze processor. Like the MicroBlaze, the OpenFire is a 32-bit RISC processor based on the DLX architecture by Hennessy and Patterson. The OpenFire was developed by Stephen Craven, a PhD […]
