Download PocketGuitar and you’ll be able to rock a virtual guitar or bass on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Get a friend to load up the BeatPhone drum sequencer and you can get the virtual band back together. You’ve got to appreciate the $400 mp3 consumer being converted into a music creation device. I was […]
The folks from Libelium sent in their Arduino contest, looks interesting – It is a contest for everyone who believes in Open Hardware and enjoys hacking with Arduino. It is the time to show what you have done and share it with the Community! There are 3 different categories: Common life hacks. Have you designed […]
HAL 9000 writes – When i first saw my car, sitting on the corner with a for sale sign on it. I decided that I would buy it. I did. After that I decided that I really wanted a sweet push button ignition and an engine kill switch, like a rocket or a race car […]
Who said you can’t make square waves in the pool? MAKE Flickr Pool member Rob Cruickshank created this nifty waterproof Atari Punk Console, utilizing his own custom weatherproof potentiometer design. –Link Related: Atari Punk Console schematics – Link Atari Punk Console in a Light Bulb – Link
There’s an article over on the WiiLi Wiki that goes into great detail describing how to translate 3D accelerometer measurements into an estimation of the position, rotation, and velocity of a device like the Wiimote. By making a few assumptions—people’s arms have a limited range of motion, most Wii play doesn’t take place in moving […]
Another 555 project today: Matt made this simple mod to the 555 circuit in Make Volume 10 to create a light-sensitive analog noisemaker, and busts out a bit of Beethoven’s 9th. – Link. Related: Remote camera timer and 555 roundup – Link.
There are some new voltage and temperature sensors @ Phidgets. Post up in the comments if you use these – Precision Voltage Sensor -The 1123 Precision Voltage Sensor is now available. The new Sensor is 10 times more accurate than the 1117 – Voltage Sensor. The new sensor also uses differential inputs. The 1117 remains […]
