The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Mike writes – “I thought possibly you would want to know about the BENT 2006 Circuit Bending Festival coming up in mid April here in NYC. Circuit Benders will be coming in from all over the world to teach cool (and free) workshops on hacking toys and circuits, installing big weird art installations, and playing […]
Don writes – “The BBC broadcasts a children’s program called Bamzooki! It’s built around “zooks” and competitions between them. The zooks are computer designed robots constructed by the audience using a downloadable from the site. The target audience is probably low teens but 8-80 might be more like it. One of the challenges is that […]
Is there anything iPod Linux *can’t* do? iNES is a project created to port a NES emulator to the iPod – [via] – Link. Pictured here, Castlevania on an iPod. Related: MAKE Volume 02. Mod Your Pod in DIY: Mobile. Enhance your iPod with a Linux upgrade. Read it now, MAKE 02 – Page 135.
Mechanix Illustrated 1951 – “Tired Of TV? A certain New York executive was, so he took his 19 in. receiver, remounted the front on a swivel and now he and his friends find the set much more stimulating.” – Link. This is a pretty good idea, you could mount a flatscreen on a swivel / […]
I’ll post up all the details and code how to do this shortly, but I just wanted to confirm that it is indeed possible to send messages based on activity, presence and all sorts of other things from a virtual rabbit in Second Life to a Wi-Fi enabled rabbit with servos in real life (Nabaztag) […]
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT can be pre-ordered in a couple weeks! – “Place your orders! Beginning Saturday, April 1, you can place an advance order to guarantee receipt of one of the highly anticipated new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets when they release in August. A limited quantity of NXT toolsets will be available for pre-order through […]
Chris & Becky from The Electric Sheep Company have a good how to on making your own Machinima – “One Minute Machinima are meant to open a window to the diverse activities enjoyed by avatars in Second Life. These videos can help draw new users into the world and help current residents discover fun things […]
