From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Xelent turned a tape recorder alarm clock into a 5 second loop machine. (ok, 4.9 to be exact) Check out the sound sample on Flickr – LoFi Looping Tape Machine Mmmm, analog-y! Member Xelent tuned a tape recorder alarm clock into a 5 seconb loop machine. (ok 4.9 […]
This HF transmitting loop antenna can be tuned from 14 MHz to 30 MHz and was made from a combination of copper pipes, PVC pipes, and some RG-58 coax cable. Check out the detailed how-to instructions at the link below. Portable HF Transmitting Loop Antenna
This pixellated water was spotted somewhere on NYC’s Lower East Side, but it didn’t quite evaporate so it’s probably still around there somewhere. This type of art is a pretty nice way to re-imagine the city as if it were a video game, a technique that many different artists have been using lately. [via]
The WABOT-2, developed by Waseda University in back in the 1980s was a humanoid robotic keyboard player that was actually considered the most advanced robot of its time. It could listen to accompanying singers and change its tempo while carrying on a conversation. Check out the video for some of its keyboard-playing prowess. Humanoid History […]
MAKE attended last week’s NYC XO laptop meetup, and we took apart a DOA XO that the folks at OLPC were kind enough to send our way. We dove right in without RTFMing, and it wasn’t all that hard to figure out. If you decide to take one apart, you might want to check out […]
On Dinosuars+ Robots, Mister Jalopy points us to this crazy-cool atomic age fiberglass bike featured on Nostalgia.net. The bike was designed and prototyped in 1948 and sold for one yea, by Bowden, in 1960. 1960 Bowden, Spacelander
Apartment Therapy just linked to this Instructable by Randofo showing how to create a shelving system using recycled 2-gallon water jugs. Recycled Water Jug Storage
