Parallax just announced their 2008 Propeller design contest. First prize is $2000, and I use that dollar sign loosely. In reality it is $2000 or the equivalent in Parallax products. Either way, I would be VERY happy. If you make something cool, don’t forget to post it in the MAKE flickr pool! – Link
The Wii Drum Kit is another great example of a tangible user interface made possible with the Wiimote. The latest version adds support for the Nunchuck, so you can use both hands to play your virtual drum kit. This one is a Windows application, and source is available at the This is Not a Label […]
Matt Mets’s Thing-a-Day projects are getting ridiculous: Tonight’s project is a physical flag that attaches to my computer and goes up when I have new mail. First, I found biff, which is an extension to Thunderbird that proves a socket interface to poll for new mail status. Then, I wrote a little Python application to […]
Mark at Boing Boing writes: The Blow N Glo Special, built and driven by Maddog, is a nice-looking car built to compete in the San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation races. The February issue of Hot Rod has an article about the S.F.V.I.S.B.F. San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation – Link
These French engineering students wrote some software to control a little Pekee bot via Nintendo DS’ wi-fi. They utilize several different control methods you may recognize from DS games (such as the MarioKart steering interface). To check out the app for yourself, download the .nds file posted here. And just in case that demo was […]
This video tutorial shows you how to modify the case on a Tiger Electronics VideoNow kid vid player (which normally uses a special 4″ CD) so that it can play back regulation CDs. VideoNow Color Mod Uncut Cdr [Thanks, Craniac!] – Link
Nice remote operated and gauge filled PC mod inspired by Knight Rider! More: Homemade Knight Rider K.I.T.T car… – Link.
