The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
This GameBoy Foot Controller mod by Joey Mariano connects up the original control buttons of a GameBoy Color to 8 individual foot pedals. Add the Gameboy sequencer hacks of “Nano-loop” or “Little Sound DJ” and you can create a bonafide disco from the comforts of any street corner. Since it’s foot triggered, you could even […]
The PaperPod Rocket comes flat and blank, ready to be decorated by your children. Ships from the UK and is too small for adults, so I think it’s a perfect candidate for a re-make. I think I can reverse-engineer this thing from the photo… Nigel’s Eco Store sells other eco-friendly holiday gifts as well. – […]
Instructables user fungus amungus made this awesome Guitar Hero controller mod with light-up buttons. – Link.
I have to admit, when I got email from our pal Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, announcing that he’d penned a little ditty about Pleo the robot dino pet, I thought I might puke. But harsh truths be told, I’ve been humming the damn thing all morning! Catchy kids fare. Okay, maybe I did throw up […]
There’s tabletop miniature wargaming, and then there’s housewide miniature wargaming, a.k.a. certifiable insanity. I wonder if these guys ever get out of the house? Oh wait, they *have* to get out of the house, they have no place to eat, sleep, entertain, etc. BTW: Terrain insanity of this caliber doesn’t have to be a time […]
G4’s Attack of the show just posted up a giant set of giant arcade, it’s over 15 feet tall and has a 70 inch screen! – [via] Link.
A fuel cell-powered remotely piloted aircraft buzzed quietly into the morning sky in a park near Van Nuys, Calif., August 25. The unorthodox flight was a triumph of collegiate innovation made possible by a nurturing program at California State University Los Angeles and a boost from NASA’s Academic Investments Office and the Air Force Office […]
