LED Popsicle stick picture frame
This LED-enhanced popsicle stick picture frame is a great project/gift to do with the kids – Link. Related: LED projects @ MAKE – Link. “Photo” frame projects @ MAKE – Link.
Technology
6-pack – Arduino-based controller for live audio/video performances
Here’s an arduino-based controller for live audio/video performances. Cheap to build and amazingly small… “6-pack is an open-ended, highly customisable, and ultra-portable physical controller based on the Arduino board. 6-pack is an Arduino shield consisting of 6 linear potentiometer sliders that can be assigned to different variables in the user’s preferred software. It can be […]
HOW TO – DIY open source Holga MP3 player
Joe writes – “Hey Phil – I got the MAKE open source MP3 player kit and let me say I am impressed. I put it in an old Holga and its pretty rad. I am really impressed by the sound quality. On par with my ipod without a doubt. I am going to take it […]
HOW TO – Consolize an arcade game
Benjamin Heckendorn shows you how to turn old arcade games into consoles to plug in to your TV, he writes – “In this How-To we’re going to describe the method by which you can take old arcade motherboards, easily attainable on eBay, and “consolize” them for use with a standard TV and controllers. Many people […]
Linux inside… An Apple studio display
The old Apple studio displays make excellent cases for putting a new computer inside, Toolman hacked up one pretty nicely, here are the photos, video and build notes… [via] – Link. Related: Nintendo Entertainment Center PC case mod… – Link. Commodore PET / CBM reto case mod – Link. Case Mods – The Ultimate List […]
New in Roomba hacking…
Tod posted some new Roomba projects and updates from his book Hacking Roomba – Awesome new Roomba hack by Isobot – Link. Updates/Errata page created for Tod’s Roomba Hacking book – Link. Roomba prototyping plug for Arduino – Link. Hackingroomba.com [via] – Link. Related: Hacking Roomba book now available – Link. HOW TO – Make […]
A smoked turkey with an IP address…
This is worth making turkey again just to tinker with this, Bbum writes – “…I recently purchased a Stoker BBQ controller. It included 3 food probes, a cooking grid probe, fan, and computer controller that can be programmed to maintain a particular temperature within the Egg. The device is amazing. I used it earlier in […]