The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Neat, Ben @ arstechnica.com spotted this $50 breakout box turns the GP2X game system into completely open Linux system – “The Breakout Board plugs into the EXT port of the GP2X and turns it into a full computer with 4xUSB ports, RS232, Audio and Video out & Jtag. You can plug in various USB devices […]
Alpha of a Nintendo DS MIDI sequencer, Therain writes – “I have been hard at work the past couple of weeks creating a MIDI sequencer that uses my MIDI library and hardware hack for the Nintendo DS. The dSTAR Sequencer will be an x0x like sequencer with drawable bar graph sequence lines… The demo uses […]
John made his own LEGO “Brick-o-lizer”, he writes – “When my oldest son was born in 2001 LEGO offered a cool online “Brick-o-lizer” that would take an uploaded photo and turn it into a five-tone grayscale grid of 1×1 bricks from which you could create a wall-hanging mosaic. LEGO would send you the exact right […]
Simple how-to with included pattern for making your own Tangram puzzle – Link. Related: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — Tangram (“seven boards of cunning”) is a Chinese puzzle. A tangram consists of 7 pieces, called tans, which fit together to form a square. The objective is to form a specific shape with seven pieces. […]
Assembly 2006 (computer fest in Finland) posted their game entries to download and check out, my favorite is “TattooFrenzy” by Fingersoft – “Draw tattoos with your PocketPC touch screen. Customers enter your tattoo place and they each want a specific tattoo. You should draw it fast and accurately enough, or the customer will surely kick […]
Here’s are some build photos of MAKE Flickr photo pool member Mushmoth26’s Mini Galaga arcade – Link.
Steve sent in the “making of” for his video game that is controlled by how much you relax – “I somehow came up with this idea for creating a video game that would be controlled by the players relaxation. I loved the idea, but I had no idea how (or if) it was even possible. […]
