DIY Security systems @ NYTimes… via /. If you want to build your own, check out our archives… WHEN Ken Jongsma built his new house, he found that the builders had already installed a basic security system — sometimes called a prewire. A tinkerer and engineer, Mr. Jongsma, 50, decided to upgrade and monitor the […]
Rooting the Googlephone round up… via HaD. What with its open source operating system and developer-friendly nature, cracking open phones running Google’s Android was always going to be easier than the full-on assault that was required to hack the iPhone, but we’re still impressed by the speed with which hackers have broken the T-Mobile G1. […]
www.CircuitBoardsToGo.com looks pretty cool, anyone use them? CircuitBoardsToGo produces single layer circuit boards from your design. This service is typically used by students and hobbyists who need 1 or more simple boards for a project or testing. More: Printed Circuit Boards from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment – Step-by-step instructions for making your own PCBs at […]
Our Flickr pool has been deluged with funny cross-stitch work lately, the latest example being this Donkey Kong piece by MechaShiva.
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I have 2 really cool projects for this weeks How-to Tuesday. The first one is the Drawdio developed by Adafruit Industries and Jay Silver, the other build is a modification of the Drawdio that I call “Unruly”. These are great projects to make with your kids. Although, when you are done you most likely will […]
Since when can fish mix music better than I can? OK, they always could! Submersed Songs is a sound installation that generates mp3 player remixes through the movements of four live fish. The animals’ movements and the proximity among them work as a parameter for mixing and spatializing the audience’s music tracks in real time. […]
I really like automatons, and this piece by Pablo Lavezzari is no exception. Some day I have to try and make one, although I doubt it will be as good as The Death Trick. More about The Death Trick automaton In the Maker Shed: More on our Designing Automata Kit
