Fun & Games

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.

DIY bike light

DIY bike light

Kevin writes – This page describes the construction of a bike light comprising three 3W Luxeon LEDs. This project had three main goals. 1.) Make a light suitable for use in 24-hour mountain bike racing. 2.) Use readily available material as much as possible. 3.) Offer the details to the community and invite any and […]

Beer-view mirror

Beer-view mirror

Benstar writes – This is a small rear-view mirror, meant to mount on your bike helmet (or glasses, or baseball hat…) so you can see behind you with just a little turn of the head. It’s made from a bottle cap, a bike spoke and nipple, acrylic mirror, and glue. Beer-view mirror – Link.

uClinux on the PSP

uClinux on the PSP

Chris got linux on his PSP, here’s the page with downloads and more– Linux on the PSP! Currently supports the video hardware, the headphone jack serial port, the IR port, and has support for the Palm 3169WW infrared keyboard. Check it out for pretty pictures of it running. uClinux on the PSP – Link. Related: […]