Our pal Fra Fondi of HobbyMedia writes: Joker Racer R/C Server is a small-sized and power-efficient Llinux server designed for radio control cars. You can drive your R/C cars over the internet with your browser (or with a custom iPhone application) by connecting the store-sold web camera and the standard servo/speed controllers of your R/C […]
Here are the upcoming craft fairs. Shop local! If you know of an upcoming event, please add it to our online calendar. If you have a call for entries you want listed in this weekly craft fair post, . Click on the jump to see the call for entries. Coming Up This Weekend: Bg Craft […]
Here’s a linear optical encoder made from printer parts, a PIC 18F4520 MCU, and an L298 motor controller: The goal of this tutorial is to create a way to know where the ‘stage’ is, accurate to about 1/4” using optical encoding. The stage is controlled via a 12v motor so we will use an L298 […]
Pretty much everyone has googled themselves to see what the internet has to say about them. However, if you’re particularly active on forums, blogs, twitter and so on, you’ll end up with so many hits you can barely process it. A web application called Personas created by MIT doctoral student Aaron Zinman attempts to generate […]
Thanksgiving Feast: Side Dishes By Katie Goodman Some might argue that the Thanksgiving sides are really the stars of the show. There are so many good recipes to choose from and every family has that special dish that better be on the table — or else! For me, it’s hard to decide. I like so […]
Jon Cohrs writes: Tired of the blocky, JPEG-like resolution of digital television? Do you long for the days of RF modulation and regulated-yet-unregulated content? Do you simply have the desire to toss your converter box out the window and make use of those rabbit ear antennae that are just lying around? If so, then you […]
Velcro Catch Ball By Marie LeBaron This DIY game of Velcro Catch Ball is super fun and super affordable. Using winter knit gloves and velcro balls, little hands never had it so easy in a game of catch.
