Here’s Hack #39, Install Multimedia Codecs, from Kyle Rankin’s Knoppix Hacks, 2nd Edition. Knoppix Hacks offers a collection of tips and techniques for using the enormous amount of software Knoppix offers–not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing. The book includes […]
As we all know, you can learn so much from taking apart consumer electronics. Here, Lenore, of EMS Labs, does a deconstruction of a cheap pedometer and cogitates on its engineering. Pedometer take-apart – Link
Looks like fun, perhaps a little frustrating to control – Motors inside the ball work against a counterweight to allow it to move without external wheels. I believe certain pitches and sequences control how it moves. It can also play music itself–a piezo actuator uses the entire outer shell as a speaker to play back […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Tinkerlog made this slimmed-down version of the TV-B-Gone device. This design would definitely make subtle usage much easier. –Link TV-B-Gone Clones on Tinkerlog –Link Related: TV-B-Gone Gun –Link From The Maker Store: TV-B-Gone Kit –Link
We all have seen tons of hacks for the iPhone and the Nintendo DS, but this one is a bit different. The iBand is a musical collaboration between (2) iPhones and (1) Nintendo DS. They don’t have much on their site, but they claim more information, and songs, will be posted soon. – Link
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 not everyone is a toy (or kit) maker – I met with two engineers that just showed up with their working prototype (The Z-drive) in hopes a toy maker might use it for something. It’s pretty incredible – I think these guys are getting my “MAKE’s best of show”… The […]
Phil has created the Panobot using an Arduino, a Pololu Servo Controller, and a few servos. The Panobot takes panoramic photographs automatically, and it seems to work incredibly well. According to the comments on flickr, he is planning on posting the code and his build process in the next few weeks. – Link Here is […]
