The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Jason @ Hackszine writes – Wii Media Center X is a Java-based web media server that you can have up and running in about 15 minutes. After downloading and unzipping the application, just run the following command (from the mediacenter folder) to start it up: java -jar MediaCenter.jar Run this on any machine that your […]
Fiezi made a 3D scanner using milk, webcam and LEGOs – The Milkscanner is a tool that allows the scanning of objects and creates a Displacement map for use with Moviesandbox or any other 3D App that would allow for displacement mapping. Ingredients: 1 Webcam 1 Tupperware Bowl 3 cups of Milk 1 custom LEGO […]
Great LED bike helmet project from R.Stern – Here is how to add safety LEDs to your bike helmet using conductive paint. I was always losing those lights you clip on to your bike, and they’re not cheap or good quality. instructables : LED Bike Helmet – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make a LED […]
Chris writes in with some great bike sculptures! – I’ve been making sculptures with broken bicycle components and finally got round to taking photos of them. The sculptures are harder to make than you’d think because they are bolted together using existing holes rather than welded like the stuff you sometimes see in stores. The […]
Michael writes in with an Atari style joystick interface made with an Arduino – I just wanted to show you the Atari joystick interface that I made. A friend had challenged me to create an interface to an Atari style joystick. I thought immediately of the Arduino microcontroller board. I interfaced the joystick to the […]
Jenny writes in – This tutorial will show you how to stream your iTunes music library to your Wii through the Opera browser. The Opera browser can be download to your Wii for free from the “Wii Shop Channel.” This tutorial will work with both a Mac and a PC. Things you’ll need: Nintendo Wii […]
Chad writes – I was able to get an Arduino board to read in data from a wii nunchuck. You can read the joystick, buttons and accelerometer data. Using the nunchuck is even cheaper than buying an acceleromter by itself. Read wii nunchuck data into arduino | Windmeadow Labs – [via] Link.
