We’re working on some new and exciting electronic kits, part of the process of testing these kits is to do a quick prototype PCB (printed circuit board). At the usual method is to use a laser print and transfer the image, then using etchant remove the unneeded copper. It’s not exactly precise unless you’re really […]
yyztech.ca reviewed our Make: projects book “Building the Perfect PC” “As the tag-line on the cover says, “The perfect PC is the one you build yourself.” and so this book aims to show the reader how building your own PC is the best way to get the PC you want. Since there are different “perfect” […]
5Volt writes – “Control the colour of a powerful LED light beam with a remote control, store the colours and recall them at will. With this thing I can control the colour of a bright light into many different colours using the three fundamentals colours : red green and blue. Adding them toghether with different […]
Fred sent in a great Flash (Macromedia/Adobe that is) to MIDI control project — “From 1734 when Louis-Bertrand Castel, a Jesuit monk, created the Clavecin Oculaire, a ‘color harpsichord,’ until today, artists have created instruments for performing color compositions. In the late 19th century, Alexander Rimington created the first ‘color organ’ for use in public […]
Klee27x writes – “Make your own PIC programmer for your computer’s parallel port. This is a variation of David Tait’s classic design. It is very reliable and there is good programming software available for free. I like IC-Prog and PICpgm programmer.” – Link.
JRL modded the MiniPov kit we sell in the MAKE store to hail taxi’s better in Singapore. Turn it on, choose the text and as you wave it around it spells words in the air… “Immediately I had in mind an application for it which would be to hail a taxi in Singapore. I have […]
This is pretty neat, uses LEDs instead of RFID. Requires line of sight to transmit, but that’s actually a good thing… “SecureLED is an optical access control device which replaces current RFID or Magnetic Strip technologies with a cryptographically secure, contact-less device which communicates over commodity Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Project Summary This project started […]
