Aniomagic has a great electric sewing kit that lets you easily create your own conductive fabric switch that powers an LED sequin. The kit contains everything you need, even a battery, and is only $15. There are a bunch of great examples on the site too! The Electronic Sewing Kitâ„¢ is a set of materials […]
Adrian posted a step-by-step tutorial on how to build an inexpensive logic analyzer for your PC. He even has the schematics and software to download. Having an oscilloscope or simple logic analyzer can save you a lot of time when troubleshooting your electronics project. A logic analyzer is a like a recorder for digital signals. […]
Here’s a wiki dedicated to opening up the MovieBeam player, a Linux-based set-top-box recently obsoleted by the demise of the MovieBeam service – The MovieBeam service was a unique system for delivery of movie rentals to the home. It was based on a set-top-box using a special over-the-air data receiver, a hard drive and secure […]
There’s an easy way to make a UV pass filter for your camera. It just takes a $5 incandescent black light, a large bottle cap and some duct tape. For years I’ve wanted to mess around with UV photography. Unfortunately, all the websites on DIY UV seem to assume an infinite amount of money and […]
NewScientist has some nice short science videos on YouTube, including this one surveying various research projects in animal-inspired robot motility. Especially check out the last bot, M-Tran, a “self-configuring mobile robot.” Robots inspired by animals – Link M-Tran – Link
Here’s a fix for the Xbox 360 RRoD problem that uses little more than some added screws and washers. Fix the Red Ring of Death! (without towels!) – Link
This serene little pocket amp circuit was submitted by MAKE Flickr pool member Abie Ringman. The Mint-Tin/CMoy headphone amplifier costs around $20 to make and therefore is a very attractive alternative to similar commercial amps which can run upwards of $100. Get more info on this popular project in MAKE Volume 4. Pocket amp circuit […]
