Fun & Games

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.

NES synth drum cartridge & interface

NES synth drum cartridge & interface

ElektroKraft created a new NES cartridge dedicated to percussive electro-goodness. Super Synth Drums turns the NES controller into an 8-bit sound triggering tap pad. And if you’re underwhelmed by the cramped retro-style interface, check out this video of the DrumAxe touch countroller created for use with the cartridge. – Super Synth Drums cartridge at Electrokraft

Bike blimp remake?

Bike blimp remake?

This pedal-powered inflatable recently used to cross the English Channel has definitely piqued somebody’s interest, and understandably so. Trumann writes – If there is a way to remake this human-powered aircraft, it must happen. This article is about taking a trip via bicycle-blimp, but the concept is too awesome not to fantasize about building one […]

Wear your Wii and create some noise

Wear your Wii and create some noise

This “WiiMote Music Controller Suit” (called the “W_space”) by Israeli-born, Netherlands based composer Tom Tlalim uses eight Nintendo Wii controllers to create and manipulate sound in realtime. Connected up to the body, each Wiimote senses a different aspect of the wearer’s movement to produce songs in the sound software “SuperCollider”, as he or she dances […]

Wii-PC will not make you fit

Wii-PC will not make you fit

This PC based on the Mini-ITX board fits inside a case similar to the Nintendo Wii’s white angular body. The computer sports a AMD Geode Socket and integrated processors, Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom series) with 945 chipset, and lots more features. Despite the heavy processing power, we just like how often we see casemods […]