Cell Phone Signal Detection
Texting Trapper: a project to detect when a call, text, or email is made from a cellular device.
Computers & Mobile
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Killer Wildlife Shots
Brothers Randy and Michael Gregg are currently developing a product called the Kill Shot, a replica hunting gun that takes photos instead of firing bullets.
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw: “POW!” from lookseeseen, “Creeper” from adopt-a-bot, “The Whisker – firefighters gasmask project” from KoeneoK, “corner joint” from davidrockdan, “2nd-order Voltage-Controlled Filter” from johngineer, “Friday Night Drawbot at the Art Jamboree” from Pete Prodoehl, and “Uber Tripedo Rides Again!” from whymcycles.
NEWS FROM THE FUTURE – Tech Companies Mum On Factory Audits
…the massive maker community could help put the pressure on these companies as well. Makers tend to care about the origin of things, how they’re made and by who. We’re also willing to a pay a few bucks more if it’s made better, lasts longer and is repairable – and most of all, I think we care about the conditions in which something is made. At some point an agreed upon indicator will sought after by more and more customers, right now Apple is leading they way, they’re the easy target being #1 in a few arenas – and they’re turning this to the standard that other gadget makers may be held to.
Remote Dog Feeder with Twitter and Arduino
Nat Morris is a maker with a penchant for home automation. The latest gadget he made uses an Arduino clone with ethernet capability and some bits and pieces from inkjet printers to feed his dog via Twitter. He even has an IP camera to keep an eye for when the dog seems hungry.
Swiss Army Flash Drive Mod
There exists off-the-shelf alternatives to this swiss army knife USB flash drive mod from Instructables user de_weidinger, yet besides being a full-sized variant, I seem to prefer the design of this custom mod over what you find in the store.
Iphone Camera Identifies Resistor Values
Speaking from experience, I’ve gone through the madness of sorting hundreds of resistors. Even if you have sharp vision and good color discrimination, it’s a challenging chore. Rich Olson of Nothing Labs coded an Iphone app that allows you to simply take a picture of the resistor, drag bar shaped indicators onto the resistor, and receive the ohm value and tolerance of the resistor.