Mini Sound Lab
Fred writes “Turn an old Radiola Videopac into a Mini Sound Lab…” Link.
Craft & Design
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.
The Melloman – DIY Mellotron using 13 old Walkmans!
Michael writes – “This is my interpretation of the Mellotron, a classic instrument invented in the 1960s. It was one of the first sample players, and was used by The Beatles, and countless psychedelic and prog bands. The Mellotron played strips of tape to emulate flutes, strings, choirs, orchestras, etc. The flutes at the beginning […]
Boombox Tablet PC (with video)
This project has been around for a bit, but I’m seeing more cheap Tablet PC’s on eBay – so here is some inspiration to go make something! – [via] Link. There is also a video here.
Roller coaster built in school gym…
Nice MAKE! – “Stretching out to the corners of the gymnasium, the indoor roller coaster at Royal Oak Intermediate School appears gargantuan compared to its creators. Twenty-four feet tall at its highest point and occupying 10,000 square feet, the fully-functional ride towers over the 135 eighth-graders who are its designers, builders and decorators. Students and […]
DIY Disposable camera flash slave
Greg writes “I have been playing around lately with an old disposable camera that I found lying around in my room. It was an ancient Kodak camera, but it had a flash, so I tore the thing apart. I noted how flimsy the case for the disposable camera was, and how hard it was to […]
Sony alarm clock controlled by Nintendo light gun on eBay
MAKE pal Roger Ibars is selling the first Sony alarm clock controlled by Nintendo light gun… ” The idea of the Hard-wired devices is simple: I re-manufacture existing electronic devices by upgrading their interfaces with better ones (or strange ones too). Think about it, there are lots of poorly designed interfaces for products (hey, don’t […]
Floor It! Arcade car racing brought to life
Shawn Bonkowski sent in these wonderful photos and write up from the Floor It! project that he developed with Mike Albers – Link. Idea/Problem/Context The idea was to create a compelling competitive experience for boys 7-10 years old. We were interested in creating a bridge between physical and virtual play. The solution needed to be […]