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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Joe Grand is like a kit building robot, made out of meat. Maker Faire is almost upon us — April 22-23 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re just 9 days away from what is shaping up to be one of the most original and entertaining event of the year […]
Will’s DIY rackmount how-to on Engadget – “Our simple network rack is an easy project that can really clean up a home network installation. Just a few square feet of floor space now keeps our cable modem firewall, Ethernet switch, server, wireless AP, KVM, monitor, keyboard and UPS neatly tucked away — in a (decently […]
