This PC mod turns your average desktop computer into the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier. This maker uses a mini-ITX motherboard for the design. The construction took close to four months to complete, but as you can see, the detail work was well worth the time involved. Lots more pics at the link below. [USS Enterprise […]
The new ferris wheel on LA’s Santa Monica Pier is powered by solar panels and includes 160,000 LEDs on its surface that illuminate at night when the wheel is in action. The original wheel from 1996 was the world’s first solar powered ferris wheel, although the new wheel is also expected to generate 71,000 kilowatt […]
Eric writes (and from the MAKE Flickr pool): Someone at the Maker Faire challenged me to turn a working nixie tube into jewelry. Here’s a “glowing cross” steampunk-style pendant. It uses a CR2032 coin cell battery to run the high voltage power supply. It uses less power than an LED throwie. I don’t know what’s […]
Here is a simple way to implement distance sensing and an Arduino. The website has more pictures and all the Arduino code so you can easily make one for yourself. I bought a Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F Distance Sensor to use in my robot. It was very easy to see the data returned in a serial console […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool In an effort to not only control but to actually feel the rhythm, Recotana has crafted an elegant and visually impressive device in medical white. The panel-hidden numerical display alone is sweet, but the electro-shock stimulation interface is straight up awesome – with optional footswitch, for drummers, of course. […]
Once again the folks at Evil Mad Scientist Labs seemed to have come up with a viral concept. The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronic Junk is making its way through real and virtual space, generating excitement, and spawning a wiki, to track boxes, allow people to sign up for boxes, and to offer up […]
Justin Frankel of Winamp fame has been working on REAPER a $50 alternative to Pro Tools… Anyone use this? REAPER is reasonably priced Windows software for multitrack audio production. REAPER requires no dongle, has no copy protection, and can be evaluated with full functionality. Learn more about REAPER
