I assembled my Noise Toy kit knowing that I wanted to put it in some kind of enclosure, so I made sure to break out all the switches with wires. I found an old tea tin in my father’s shop and he helped me mount the circuit inside. We used a piece of wood to […]
Instructables user momo! writes: I decided that it would be helpful to make some sort of light doohickey that I can attach to my dog’s collar when I walk him at night. His black fur has a nice sheen, but it sure makes it difficult to see where he is and *what* he’s chewing on […]
Keywurl is a nifty little Safari plugin that adds simple keyword search to the address bar. Say you wanted to pull up the Wikipedia entry for hacks: just type “wiki hacks” into the address bar. Looking for photos tagged with makerfaire? “flickr makerfaire” will take you to the appropriate place. The latest beta version for […]
Announcing MakeNYC2’s May Meeting (#2) – un-Maker Faire! Part 1: un-Make Faire Learn to put things together by taking things apart ! One way to learn how to make your own creations is by studying other similar things that are all around you. (And anyway, you know you’ve always been curious about how your CD-ROMs […]
Our cybernetic implant options draw nearer (and more intelligent) – The Caltech team has designed a system that would make the procedure more predictable by attaching a tiny MEMS-based motor to each electrode on a multichannel electrode array and using an algorithm to direct the electrodes to individual neurons. The MEMS part is still a […]
Scott shows you how to modify a PC sound card to allow D.C. voltage measurements, he writes – A PC Sound Card typically contains a sixteen bit ADC (or two if capable of capturing in stereo) which is used to digitise A.C. signals in the audio frequency range. In its typical audio application the ADC […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool DSchrubbe makes the old new again (or vice-versa?) with this retrofabulous all-in-one PC enclosure – Originally a 1957 Setchell-Carlson P-62 portable television, this great chassis now houses a PC and flatscreen monitor. Wi-Fi, a wireless keyboard, and wireless mouse reduce clutter. I hope to modify the peripherals to a […]
