Wacom tablet and wrist wrest mod
Junkmonger writes – “I decided to make this to save space on my desk and also to use my old Wacom tablet which had fallen into disuse.” – Link.
Computers & Mobile
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Portable Mac mini
Peter writes – “Here’s a page with my new MMP MkII – with sexy sleek ‘ice white combat’ design and extra features. There’s also a video demo of it in opperation.” – Link.
Bird house cam
Drew writes – “A father and son at the middle school I teach at sent me this email: “I’m sure you will love this! My son & I built a birdhouse recently and installed a webcam inside it. In the last few days, we have had the absolutely thrilling experience of watching a couple of […]
DIY cell phone tracking
Our pals at Popular Science have a write up of a low cost way to do your own cell phone tracking – “…Jen, is tracking me. Using a $100 kit from Mologogo (with a $6-a-month data plan), I’ve turned a prepaid cellphone into a GPS tracking device. Every few minutes, the phone transmits my location […]
Minority Cube – control a cube with your webcam
This is a cool little Flash app that allows you to move a cube on screen by moving your hand, this would make a good FrontRow mod… – “Minority Cube allows you to control the rotation of the cube on the screen by moving your hand (or yourself) in front of your webcam. It understands […]
DIY “Fig Rig” – DV Camera stabilizer made from PVC
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Shygantic made a DIY version of a “Fig Rig” / small DV camera stabilizer out of PVC – Link. Related: Manfrotto’s Fig Rig (commercial version) – Link. $14 Video Camera Stabilizer. You don’t have $10,000 to spend on a Steadicam? Make this ultra-low-cost video camera stabilizer and see how much […]
Fee, Fi, Fo, FM: Explore the world of FM synthesis
Jim writes – “In 1983 it ruled the world. By 1993, it was buried in scorn, the victim of cheap knockoffs. But FM synthesis has a sparkly magic that today is stronger than ever, thanks to powerful new software instruments. Jim Aikin explores the top four FM synths and explains how FM can make your […]
