Brandon adds a LM555 and some LEDs to his toddler’s glow-in-the-dark headboard. Now his son has a beautiful night light that is on when he needs it and automatically turns off when he sleeps… Link. From the pages of MAKE: The Biggest Little Chip. MAKE 10 – page 62. An introduction to the versatile 555 […]
Here’s a weird video “Protest technology – White noise projector” that talks about what white noise is and how to make a noise projector, basically a MP3 player and a bullhorn… Link.
Huh, Alcatel-Lucent has a ton of great videos on their site — Lightwave Communications Watch the first lightwave communications system take shape at Bell Labs. Charge Coupled Device Learn about the development of the charge-coupled device (CCD) at Bell Labs. UNIX Watch Bell Labs’ Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie talk about the birth of UNIX. […]
Mr. Baybus is a microcontroller-based fan control system. It is a completely stand-alone unit, with no computer-control whatsoever… Link. But wait, there’s more – meet Mr. BayBus2 – Link.
Claude shows you how to make your own LED light bulbs, he writes – After many attempts to make all sorts of LED-conversions I finally found one solution that is simple and efficient. Of course, you do need a great amount of patience in making this but when you consider the countless hours of pure […]
A MAKE reader / Maker Faire attendee writes in – I saw a booth they [Composite Labs] had with combots at the 2007 maker fair. They had a nice setup… I ordered a few of their kits, they are made flawlessly, and the best part is that I can compete with them at RoboGames and […]
Of all the applications you can upload to the iPhone thanks to the Jailbreak and iPhoneInterface hacks, a SOCKS proxy daemon is perhaps the most useful. It’s also the best way to make full use of an unlimited data plan. Recent developments have allowed iPhone hackers to compile background applications for the iPhone – among […]
