From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Design News Gadget Freak has a new how to on making an audio amplifier muting circuit – “Ever turned on your car stereo and BOOM! the woofers unexpectedly jumped out for one filling-loosening bass note? Just great, you’ve just been diagnosed with turn-on thump — either due to an amp that never had a muting […]
LOGIZTIX’s instructions for building your own electronic drums – “Building your own electronic drum pads may seem like a difficult task. The concepts behind electronic triggering are actually quite simple. A piezo acts much like a microphone. It picks up shock waves and passes them to your drum module to interpret. The trick is getting […]
Neat – this looks like a lot of fun, a video game is projected on to a 3D structure / sculpture and you move the little character around the surfaces. More: xBlocks – Link. See it at Salone (photoset) – Link. Fabbrica del Vapore – Link. Update: Added video.
Ulrich writes – “Unfortunately, even entry-level CCD cameras that are actually built for astro imaging are beyond the reach of many amateurs. I faced the same problem. A QuickCam, however, costs approximately $70 if bought in a store, much less if you are buying a used camera at a flea market or through online auction […]
EGoodman shows you how to make a mouse costume for your robot vacuum, the Roomba – Link. Related: myRoomBud – iRobot Roomba costumes – Link. Make a Roomba Serial Interface – Link. HOW TO – Roomba Bluetooth Interface – Link.
Jerry writes – “Great article about a maker who invented a tandem bicycle-wheelchair, so he could wheel with his partner! Amazing story!” – Link. Pictured here, A WHEEL-CYCLE BUILT FOR TWO: Judy Norbury and Ross Hunt enjoy a spin in their recumbent bicycle-wheelchair cross that lets Ross pull Judy around with pedal or electric power […]
This bed and shelf from Kurt Thut are really clever, if everything was foldable and moveable like this, I’d move and rearrange stuff more often… [via] – Link. Related: Kurt Thut – Link. HOW TO – Make an over-the-bed computer cart – Link. HOW TO make an attached In-Bed Computer Desk – Link. Pipe dream […]
