BG writes – “I wanted my 2 year old son to be able to see seeds germinate, so we bought about 20 different kinds of seeds and beans from the bulk section of a grocery store (total cost 12 cents!). We rolled up paper towels and stuffed them into a jar, slipped the seeds in […]
Dan from Squid-Labs/Instructable on open source hardware – “Here are some of my thoughts on the open source hardware movement and industry. This is not to say that we are only concerned with industry here, but more that we saw a lot of struggling over the years in finding viable business models around open source […]
Joe writes – “Make your own bike light. The box I used for the simple Ipod amp project came with an army surplus survey lamp in it. My cruiser is army green. You see where this is going? This uses a 555 timer and some transistors for the controls.” – Link.
Royafork writes – “Build a clone of yourself in several hours for less than $15. Useful for various art projects, sewing clothes, or freaking people out.” – Link. Previous: DIY Transparent giraffe’s – Link.
Get down on it, a robot dance party.
This would be fun to make! Popular Mechanics 1955 – “Developed in Germany, a portable shelter for camping or trailer travel looks like a gigantic orange –and peels apart almost like one. The parts of the shelter are shaped much like the segments of an orange peel. One person can fasten the segments together to […]
Peter writes – “Boy, what a day: Metroid Hunters, AND a vintage-style Tracker sequencer / sample player / sampler music app for DS. NitroTrack runs via most homebrew hardware solutions for the Nintendo DS, and takes advantage of the DS’ unique features: tracker interfaces, normally a pain to use, become a joy with a stylus […]
