The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
In the quest for ‘ultimate tone’ many designs have been attempted, but few know the musical potential held within an old game console such as the above NESpaul & Dream-tele-Cast-er. Seriously, these makers have gone to impressive lengths in order to convert classic plastic enclosures into instrument bodies (which could be a blasphemous process to […]
Nice “News from the Future” from BBC, a legal battle over a Warcraft ‘bot’. It will be interesting to read the verdict! The makers of World of Warcraft are locked in a legal battle with a firm that has produced a tool to automate many actions in the virtual world. Blizzard is suing Michael Donnelly, […]
MAKE pals and MAKE alum (Bre!) started a cool hacker collective called “NYC Resistor” – they’re not just sitting around drinking Club Mate (there isn’t any yet) — they have a ton of cool classes starting April 5th! In particular, this one looks awesome – writing Gameboy code! Have you ever wanted to make a […]
Lifelites – tiny lights for LEGO models via Boing Boing Gadgets. Here’s what the founder has to say about them… Hi, I’m Rob and I’m addicted to LEGO® products, little blinking lights, and caffeine. It all started back around, oh, when I was 3, but let’s fast forward a bit shall we? In 2002 I […]
This very awesome interface utilizes infrared head and laser tracking to create a level of of interactivity we’ve yet to see from the big game companies. Check the site for software download – InsightVR [via] Related: Head tracking with the Wiimote DIY IR glasses
This hack shows you how to use a Wiimote, GlovePie, and a Bluetooth dongle to measure your car’s acceleration. Pretty cool idea and some nice graphs at the link below. Wii DIY HACK – Using your Wiimote to measure your car’s acceleration!
This hack shows you how to ad some disco lighting to your Xbox 360 wireless controllers. The effect also works when the vibrating motors go off to add some cool effects. Xbox 360 mods Controller LED lighted mod
