LEGO Mindstorms NXT and open source 11/29/2006 In the MAKE open source gift guide we included the LEGO NXT, one of our readers (dwahler) was concerned that...
6-pack – Arduino-based controller for live audio/video performances 11/29/2006 Here’s an arduino-based controller for live audio/video performances. Cheap to build and amazingly small… “6-pack is an open-ended, highly customisable,...
Cheap acoustic sensors make surfaces interactive 11/29/2006 New Scientist has an article on turning any surface into a touch screen using small piezoelectric sensors to sense surface...
The making of a LEGO brick 11/29/2006 BusinessWeek has a great slideshow and article on how LEGOs are made – “Compared to the high-tech toys of today,...
Installing Rockbox – an open source replacement firmware for mp3 players 11/29/2006 MAKE Flickr photo pool member Irregular Shed shows how easy it is to give an old MP3 a new life...
Turn an RC car into a floor sweeper 11/29/2006 MAKE Flirckr photo pool member Oskay writes – “What’s fun, cheap, good looking, and cleans a hardwood floor with an...
Blip Festival 2006 NYC NOV 30 – DEC 3 11/29/2006 MAKE is a sponsor of the Blip Festival 2006 NYC NOV 30 – DEC 3! We’ll have a table there,...
Power drill pencil sharpening… 11/29/2006 It will be hard resisting the temptation to do this next time you’re in the shop… – Link.
HOW TO – Make a homemade U-Lock bicycle lock 11/29/2006 Tim shows you how to make your own bike lock from an old stainless steel stove – Link. Related: HOW...
HOW TO – Add an external antenna to a Nintendo Wii 11/29/2006 Seth writes in with this Wii mod, crack the case, pop off the WNIC and add a 5dBi antenna for...