The PSP hackers over at noobz.eu have released a killer tool for fixing any bricked PSP, restoring it to v1.5 firmware. When the PSP boots, the hardware checks for the serial number on the battery eeprom. If it’s 0xFFFFFF, it loads firmware from the memory stick instead of from internal flash. You use a working […]
Here an Instructable on using the iRobot Create, parts of an old injet printer, and some C/C++ programming to create a marker-wielding posterbot. PosterBot: Make a Marker-Writing Robot out of an Old Inket printer and an iRobot Create – Link Related: The Make:: Drawbot Draws! – Link Make Podcast: Weekend Projects – Making A Drawbot […]
NES.app is a full blown Nintendo emulator for the iPhone. It supports the device’s multitouch interface, so you can use the virtual on-screen game pad with your thumbs, just like the Nintendo gods intended. NES.app uses a heavily modified version of the InfoNES emulation core to mimic the 6502 processor in a Nintendo Entertainment System, […]
mp4 | mov | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf This week, Bre Pettis teams up with Mitch Altman and George Shammas to make a little 3x3x3 cube made of little LED lights that you can program with any kind of animation you like! – Subscribe Link Update: in the podcast I […]
ToolNut put together a nice guide for using electrolysis to clean up rusty tools: This is a relatively simple, safe and cheap way to remove light or heavy rust from any ferrous object. I used this process to restore an old wood plane that I bought for $1 (it looked totally un-usable because of the […]
Kevin Hjelden and his friend Joe built this autonomous shooter for this year’s Defconbots competition. They described the build before they started: The electronics for this project are going to be relatively simple as well. To control the three servos (pan + tilt + firing), we are going to use the Pololu 8-channel servo controller. […]
Next Monday is the next meeting of Dorkbot DC. It looks to be a great event. Above is the PDF flyer, if you want to download and distribute. This will be our first meeting out of our old home, Provisions Library. This meeting will take place at the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National […]
