Zasterisk – Play Zork over the phone!
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.
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The Ultimate DDR Deck
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 […]
Electric Bicycle – Battery Upgrade
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.
Polaris lamp
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 […]
200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints
This is getting out of control – “What happens when you combine 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? It’s amazing and completely insane. The first part of this video demonstrates a simple geyser, and the second part shows just how extreme it can get. Over one hundred jets of soda fly […]
Crafty Winners at Fred Flare’s Next Big Thing
MAKE friend Sammy Joe from fredflare gave us the scoop that all the 36 winners have been announced for their 2nd annual “Next Big Thing” contest. Tons of cool stuff are on display made by crafters we adore such as The Small Object, Sublime Stitching, and One Good Bumblebee. Even comedienne Amy Sedaris is in […]
HOW TO – Make an office supply trebuchet
Scissorman writes – “Bored at work? Build your own 3″ trebuchet out of paperclips and throw balls of blu-tac up to an amazing 4 feet. WOW!!” – Link.