Drakemj writes – The finished product is a custom laptop bag for an OLPC XO laptop computer, but these instructions could probably be modified for many portable electronic devices. The bag core is made of high density foam, reinforced with paperboard. The bag is trimmed in polyester belting, has an adjustable strap, and a parachute […]
Never forget 1-31-07 with this memorial kit from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories – You know what it is. You know you want it. Soldering and batteries (three D cells) required. Kit description: A no-compromise top quality electronic art project. Easy through-hole construction. Basic soldering skill required. You provide tools (solder + iron, clippers). Assembly time: […]
The greatest feature of the navigation system used in Lexus and Toyota autos is undoubtedly the lockout mode which occurs automatically whenever the car is in motion. Somewhere deep inside the navigation system, the fascism bit is toggled for your protection and certain features, namely destination input, are completely disabled. Thus, use of the navigation […]
David writes – One of the first lessons that an electronics student learns is that an LED provides light from current flow. But, did you know that an LED put in backwards provides current flow from light? Yes! It’s true. HOW TO – Make a color sensor from a reversed LED and Op amp – […]
Here’s a great DIY tilt sensing mouse made with an Arduino – [via] Link. Related: Arduino @ MAKE – Link. Get started with Arduino with the MAKE guide! – Link.
Zazaziza writes – We’ve put together a wearable randomness generator and display that, by way of a simple gestural interface, shows hexagrams from the Book of Changes (I Ching). The Hexagram shirt was inspired by and conceived to fit into the dystopic universe of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, a novel […]
I had some extra real estate in my tampon case, so I assembled my new TV-B-Gone kit inside. I pulled out the button and aimed it slightly downward, so it can be activated by items on a table like the base of a wine glass or silverware, for going incognito in a restaurant. – Link. […]
