Rick writes – “I made a yo-yo out of a hard drive motor and 6 platters. Here is the yo-yo in use.” – Link. Related: The 42 gigabyte hard drive mirror – Link. Harddrive clock – Link. Hard drive belt buckle – Link. More hard driving – Link.
Nocturnal gutted and stuffed a teddy bear with a Robosapien, it’s like a DIY supertoy – “Its the Christmas season, and my little collection of toy robots seemed so cold and unmerry. So I decided to make one just a little bit more cuddly. RoboTed is the result, a cross between a Teddy Bear and […]
Our pals @ Spark Fun Electronics cracked open a Wiimote, check out all the photos and parts list… (You’ll find a Bluetooth IC, IR sensor, vibratory motor, speaker, triple axis accelerometer, an I2C EEPROM, and a range of passives. Not bad for $55.) “I promise. No more ‘Wii’ jokes. My brother sent me the link […]
Here’s a low cost ipod boom box using a cheap iPod dock and a JVC KS-SB200 boom box made for a KT-SR2000 Sirius Satellite Radio Tuner – Thanks Coderman! Link. Related: Knitted Boombox Bag – Link. Boombox Tablet PC (with video) – Link. Boombox messenger bag – Link. Touchscreen Boombox PC – Link. DIY iPod […]
DIGG just added a whole bunch of new features, including a new podcast section, the MAKE podcast is now listed with our past episodes so check it out and DIGG away… – Link. Nice work Kevin and gang!
On the O’Reilly Radar, Brady reports that Google has deprecated their Search SOAP API, will no longer be issuing keys, and has removed the SDK from their site. But Google Hacks, 3E, author Paul Bausch found a hack in the forums to get yourself the API key Google’s just discontinued. If you have a Google […]
Don writes – “POVTree – geek out your holiday! Another take on the POV-based tree, this one with a vaguely tree-shaped form!” – Link. Related: Wirelessly updatable POV… – Link. The Super POV, the video! – Link. Microcontrollers 101 – Build a POV – Link. HOW TO – Make a golf club POV (spells words […]
