Fold your old school video game consoles back to life 12/21/2008 “FoldSkool Heroes” by Marshall Alexander are paper versions of the Commodore 64, original Pong game and other old school video...
Crazy Xmas light show built with a BS2 12/21/2008 Here’s a custom built Christmas light show that uses a BS2 to drive the entire system. The project uses 20...
Sound sculpture pummels you into the ground 12/21/2008 “Hybrid Sound” is a large-scale sculpture that doubles as a high-powered speaker system that distorts and causes a large echo...
Student replaces wires with antennas to increase iPhone’s battery life x 12 12/20/2008 Atif Shamin, a student at Carleton University in Canada has figured out a way of reducing a mobile device’s power...
ARToolKit makes it to the iPhone 12/20/2008 This iPhone app lets you run the ARToolKit v.4.4 on the device at 10fps with realtime tracking and more features...
Add MIDI to a GameBoy Advance SP 12/17/2008 We’ve blogged about the Midify module before here on MAKE, and here’s another good way to use this simple chip...
NYC skyline built from playing cards 12/17/2008 As a way to raise funds for the 2005 tsunami victims in southeast Asia, Brian Berg built the skyline of...
Circuit bent Casio keyboard makes some noise 12/17/2008 This hack shows how to pitch-modify a Casio electronic keyboard using the LTC1799 Precision Oscillator kit. Read more about this...
Web 2.0 out in the wild 12/17/2008 These giant web 2.0 pieces of graffiti were not viral marketing, and found in locations ranging from Cambodia, Mali, and...
Collar system will save your pet from drowning and locate them at night 12/17/2008 The “Float-A-Pet” system is both a pet locator and safety system for pets. To find your pet at night, the...