Take apart a Nintendo DS in 13 minutes (video)
Here’s a video (in Spanish) on how to take apart a Nintendo DS in about 13 minutes. [via] Link.
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Homemade Nintendo messenger bag
Frogz in the Craftser forums has an awesome bag – “Inspired by the nintendo purse I decided to make my own nintendo bag, but instead of a purse, I made a messenger bag with the design of the controller on the flap. This was my first attempt ever at making a bag of any sorts. […]
The Tinker Toy camera mount for DS
Forkchop writes – “I was trying to make some screen captures of the Ds game “Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan!, but the best way of doing so, would be to capture the whole thing on camera. The problem started when I needed to capture the video from above the DS. It had to be close enough so […]
PSP LEGO charging dock
Tysonhy in the MAKE forums writes – “Here’s a little project that I did today. The PSP lego charging dock. It took me about 1 hour 15 minutes to make this and if I had more of the same colors, I would’ve made a much better color design. Cost to make this charging dock was […]
Touch based Rubik cube
This is a really neat design concept, it’s a Rubik’s cube that has textures on each side so vision impaired or anyone blindfolded can play. Interesting twist on an iconic game, this would be pretty easy to make with different materials and shapes glued to the surface. [via] Link.
HOW TO – Buy discount LEGOs
This might be handy for the LEGO makers out there, Marvin writes “My site describes a way to find and purchase Lego bargains on eBay. I provide links to a web site that provides (free) information that can help make an informed buying decision and discover real bargains. I show you how you can by […]
$35,000 book scanner – make a LEGO version?
Gizmodo & i4U have posts about a $35k book scanner, it seems really neat and eventually they will come down in price – but I have an old collection of out of print books I want to scan in (now). I’m guessing I’m not alone, so we’ll likely see a few DIY versions sprouting up […]
