Designed for rural Africa the ALEUTIA is small 8W computer, here are some of the specs and info… During peak performance, the E1 consumes just 8W of power, 4% of what a typical (200W) desktop uses. Runs off a car battery or a cheap solar panel. Keep Working During Power Cuts! A UPS that will […]
David writes in – I put this site together really quickly to document a project I’ve been working on from time to time for a while now. This device plugs into a PC and streams my friends’ latest Twitter messages across its little LED screen. There are lots of skills that would probably be of […]
Hack a Day has a round up and links to PDFs/videos on cracking the wireless keyboards a lot of folks use (Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 and 2000) very interesting! Key-logging wirelessly! – Link. Related: DIY Hardware keylogger – Link.
This clever ceramic slab would make a good (re)make – [via] Link.
Here’s how a felted goat is made, thanks Jason! – Link.
Joel Johnson writes of this cool, unusual kit on Boing Boing Gadgets: “Power House” is an intriguing project kit for children twelve and up, designed to teach about the benefits of intelligent and environmentally-friendly housing choices. The $130 kit includes not only everything necessary to build the frame of a simple house, but a motor […]
Carla Sinclair, editor-in-chief of CRAFT, gives a great tour of the recent LA Felt Club event (which include a “Makers Square”). Felt Club tour with Carla from CRAFT – Link
