I recently assembled a MeggyJr. RGB kit and was pleasantly surprised at what a solid handheld gaming system it really is. Inspired by Meggy’s bright and blinky LED matrix screen, I decided to try my hand at some basic game development. Because I’d never written a game before (though played more than my fair share), […]
What does it feel like to make something for the first time? Or to try a new and foreign project or technique? One of the goals of MAKE is to inspire you to try something you never have before. I just love the feeling of grasping a new idea or successfully implementing a new method […]
Back in the day, the internet ran on ASCII, and we liked it that way. If you couldn’t find it on a keyboard, why, it just wasn’t a character and that was that. Back before the day, we had Commodore 64s, and while communication could involve all sorts of crazy glyphs and wingdings, at least […]
I love Lotta Jansdotter’s fabric calendars she prints each year. Now you can snatch up her 2009 fabric calendar on sale for only $10! (was $28) This calendar comes in green, orange, or blue and is a great piece of art for your wall or a way to remember special events like a wedding or […]
If you’re a Mac EyeTV user, you can bring your recorded shows into Front Row, commercial-free, with PyeTV and ETVComskip: This plugin allows access to EyeTV from within Front Row on Leopard, adding a EyeTV item to Front Row’s top level menu. The plugin gives access to EyeTV’s recordings (grouped by series), along with an […]
This is just the beginning of a much more powerful and intelligent robot. The R/C car is powered by an Arduino and a custom made motor controller. This looks like a really good platform for further development. It has power, speed and plenty of room for more electronics. For now it´s just remote controlled, soon […]
I love to cook and I’m always looking for interesting recipes. Enter the new site Group Recipes, a food social network where you can peruse interesting user submitted recipes or add your own. Plus get to know other foodies like you!
