“Korg” lunchbox synth
lunchbox synth – Link
Technology
uDuino: A very low cost Arduino compatible development board
Tymm writes – Arduino boards are great for prototyping. However they get rather expensive when you have multiple concurrent projects or need lots of controller boards for a larger project. There are some great, cheaper alternatives (Boarduino, Freeduino) but the costs still add up when you need many of them. This is a way, after […]
DIY IR glasses
MAKE FLickr photo pool member Collin writes – After viewing Johnny Lee’s head tracking demonstration using the Wii hardware I had to experience it for myself. I had a pair of LED safety googles lying around and decided it was time to put them to better use. DIY IR glasses – Link.
Bug Labs – “Hiro P” BUGbase
Mehrshad sent in an update about the first round of BUGBase units, he writes – We’ve just uploaded a few photos of the “Hiro P” BUGbase to the web. We had originally planned to issue an announcement on Monday morning before we opened the Bug Labs store (which opens at noon EST on Monday), but […]
DIY Binary clock project & binary clock roundup!
Dave sent in his binary clock he turned in to an old hard drive, he writes – In about April of 2004 I started this binary clock project which was inspired by the Think Geek binary clock. I put the project on hold a number of times and finally finished it around October of 2003. […]
HOW TO – Make a 99000 RPM digital contact-less tachometer
Ibrahim writes – how to build a contact -less tachometer (device used to count the revolutions per minute of a rotating shaft) using a 8051 micro controller and a proximity sensor. As the name implies, what makes this device special, is that it can very accurately measure the rotational speed of a shaft without even […]
XO hacking with Joel of Geek.com
I had coffee recently with Joel of Geek.com, and we hung around a Panera Bread getting our XO laptops to do cool stuff and see if we could brick them. Joel has a complete write-up on the fun over at Geek.com: …we had a good time playing around with the XO. I should also mention […]