Download an album made on the DS
A free album of music created with KORG’s Nintendo DS synth software is now available courtesy of MP3death.us – KORG DS 10 Synthensizer compiliation
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Call For Entries: Artistic Bike Racks
(this is not Austin… yet) Want cooler bike racks in downtown Austin? Get to it: The Downtown Austin Alliance is issuing a Request for Proposals to artists and artist teams interested in creating unique, durable artwork to serve as bike racks at three specific right-of-way locations along Congress Avenue. Download the RFP by clicking on […]
My DIY Pedicab Saga: Just The Data
(My pedicab, pre-foam-addition.) Thanks to everybody who commented on my first post in this series: I’ve got great feedback, including a hilarious put-down from another local pedicabber (“Luke, Death Cab for Cutie called. They want a photo for the next album cover.”) And, appropriately, there’s been a call for data. So here’s what I’ve got: […]
My DIY Pedicab Saga: DIY Discrimination?
Short version of the story: I may fail at starting a pedicab company because city officials don’t like my DIY version, get nervous, and possibly break the law when you put them on film. Please keep this in mind when trying to get your DIY projects past any bureaucrats! 5-minute video version (visually boring for […]
Austin Event: Frankenbike
(image courtesy Austin Bike Zoo) Apologies for the late notice, but there’s a Frankenbike Saturday: FrankenBike # 37 9am-7pm @ the Austin Bike Zoo @ 1706 E. 17th St 78702 Frankenbike is basically a big, cool bike part swap meet; good article about it here. Austin Bike Zoo does some amazing stuff,so swing by and […]
World’s largest SNES controller!
Matt LaBoone writes us – I was inspired by Kyle Downes (creator of the Giant NES coffee table) to make my own SNES Controller. I grew up more on the SNES, and figured that the Left and Right bumpers as well as the curved sides would give me a good challenge. I linked the pictures […]
The PACMAN Mini: Portable Namco Games
I really like this project, although I immediately thought it should be called “Pac Man Portable” or PMP. This portable took around two weeks to build. I left it with out sound support because the sounds that the namco “arcade pcb on a chip” produces aren’t as good as the original games. The case is […]