Magazine’s Rebellious Credo: Void the Warranty!
The people who put out Make magazine are well aware that you could use the information in it to break the law, void your warranty, violate a user agreement, fry a circuit, blow a fuse or poke an eye out. “Technology, the laws, and limitations imposed by manufacturers and content owners are constantly changing,” an editor’s note warns. “Thus, some of the projects described may not work, may be inconsistent with current laws or user agreements or may damage or adversely affect some equipment. Your safety is your own responsibility, including proper use of equipment and safety gear, and determining whether you have adequate skill and experience.” Link.
Video of the video the CVS disposable video camera produces…took the camcorder to be “developed” at my neighborhood CVS and got the DVD back in an hour. The results were passable, given what I was expecting. The actual resolution of the camera is difficult to discern; it’s probably close to CIF (320×240); the MPEG-2 of the DVD has the smaller video scaled up by about 150%, with a black border around the frame. 
A little update since the last time this was floating around….I was looking at the front grid on the computer one day, and it struck me that 3 mm LED’s would fit perfectly into the front grid holes. My first thought was to have my name in shining diodes on it, so I measured and drew up a blue print in Illustrator. After thinking a while I came to the conclusion that a clock would be cool. Said and done. I bought a clock radio, took it apart, and figured out how it worked. 
Congressman Rick Boucher represents Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District and has some commentary on the Broadcast Flag worth checking out. If the MPAA expects Congress to ratify a rule that would limit the ability of ordinary consumers to share lawfully acquired digital broadcast television programs with one another, then it shouldn’t be surprised if Congress insists that the MPAA accept in return a restoration of the fair use rights taken from consumers through the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In issue 02 we show ya how to make your own Boradcast Flag free system. 
MAKE mention in the LA Times! DIY has come a long way since the days when your uncle Jebediah devised a talking toilet seat in his garage. Nowadays, he would be posting a link to his inventions on makezine.com, the online format for the magazine Make. Make, also available in a print format, is an emporium of links to inventions and high-blown concepts that range from the useful (how to charge a “nonrechargable” dead battery or convert vegetable oil to biodiesel fuel) to the bizarre. 