The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Detailed instructions on making a DIY Open source IR-mod for Xboxes …XERC, it is a small device that basically allows you to turn on/off your Xbox with a remote. You can boot using a short power press, long power press, and can also boot with eject. Link.
This homemade portable Xbox with battery pack and LCD screen won’t fit in your pocket, but you’re guaranteed to take up 2 seats anywhere you go with it – [via] – Link.
Dave reminded me that I needed to post up about the GP2X, he writes – “Here’s a website for a do-it-yourself opensource linux handheld game/media console. It is based on a dual core 240 MHz ARM CPU, 64 Megabytes RAM, SD card support up to 4 Gigabytes, and has a bright 3.5″ TFT display. It […]
Wow! Here’s voice recognition and speech synthesis for playing Infocom games (like Zork) over the phone, this might be the coolest VoIP project ever – [via] – Link.
Inventgeek has the start of a DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) dance pad – can be used with the free/open source Stepmania we’ve posted about before – Link. Related: StepMania: A DIY Dance Dance Revolution – Link. $10 Kraft dance pad hacking – Link. Disassembly / modification of Kraft GamePad – Link. Use your feet to […]
FrankG writes – “Here some more adventures with the “Electric Bike” project, this installment covers upgrades for extended range, road tires and a small rant on cheap electronics…” – Link. Previous: Electric bicycle (part 1) – Link. Electric bicycles – Link.
Lanezga writes – “Polaris is a lamp for shared rooms that can vary the light intensity by changing it’s height depending on the needs of the users. The three lower cylinders have three light bulbs and their intensity can be changed by pulling or pushing the three upper cylinders. Them three can work independently depending […]
