The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
A couple of winters ago, when some friends and I were slogging up the roughly 2,000 vertical feet of Waterhouse Peak in the South Lake Tahoe area, snowshoes on our feet and snowboards strapped to our packs, we were repeatedly passed up by smiling telemark skiers, smoothly gliding uphill with skins on their skis. The […]
Rock Band has been released on the iPhone, and even though its a lot of fun, I would rather have something play it for me. Preferably a robot!
Blythe customization has reached a new level to me upon seeing this sterling silver Blythe ring. I think I just drooled a little. [Thanks, Moxie!] More Blythe: CRAFT Video: Rerooting Blythe Doll Hair Hand-carved Blythe dolls Blythe Modeling New Alexander McQueen Line For Target Blythe-sized Creepy Knitted Ski Masks Inside-Out Blythe Guts Costume From the […]
Check out this cool Android-based head mounted display. Andrew Lim of recombu.com used an HTC Magic running Google Street View, safety goggles, and some cardboard to fashion one of the coolest HMD this side of Lawnmowerman.
Zibri did some investigative hacking with the Force Trainer (brainwave controlled toy) and posted a basic interface schematic using a MAX3233 to interface with his PC via serial. It turns out the EEG headset is sending out data as ASCII characters @ 57600 baud – should make for some quick and easy hacking! Time to […]
Learn how to wrap your bullhorn handlebars with bar tape thanks to this tutorial from Park Tool.
The Gakken Cross Copter EX kit has two contra-rotating rotors, driven by one small electric motor that’s connected via a cord to the hand-powered generator. Available in the Maker Shed makershed.com (Oh, and the original video uploaded was 45 seconds!)
