From the MAKE Flickr Pool Have a dead LCD display around? Flickr user fibra used a simple laser printout and inserted it under the casing of this one, then slapped it on the wall. Might be a nice over-the-trashcan adornment. (Thanks, Matt!)
Nice gallery of a microwaved CD – so you don’t have to… You can see the current vaporizing the aluminum in the CD as well as the arcs of microwaves, from what I understand the patches of aluminum become antenna-like. Update: Bill writes: The fractures first grow via a fascinating effect called “electromigration.” Once the […]
Ever wondered how the Arduino would fair as a keyboard synthesizer? Wonder no more – the Pocket Piano kit from Critter and Guitari proves Arduino can sine and saw quite well. Features include – 25 keys and multiplexer circuitry 4 potentiometers, 1 controls output level Microchip MCP4921 12 bit SPI DAC Passive low pass output […]
The naked pixel is a pretty LCD panel, but it’s actually doing quite a bit more… The maker writes – The Naked Pixel challenges our notion of decency in public arenas by using the entire visual display to represent individual pixels of a nude photograph sequentially over time. By viewing the piece, the audience is […]
Jamie Matthews created a nifty notification cube that glows when his Gmail inbox has a message. I was given a lovely glowing cube by the generous people at Linden Labs as a freebie at a job fair yesterday, and I decided that it was far too attractive to simply sit there on a shelf, pulsating […]
Here’s a video of the OLPC running XP, it’s from Microsoft – looks like the OLPC might be a win based system now via Engadget – post up in the comments with your opinions!
A funny thing happened to Tim’s LEDs while attempting to cast them in resin – For a project at work I had to mold some things in this hard clear polyurethane, so my Mechie ordered a giant kit of the stuff – more than the project ever will need (and it has a very limited […]
