Remember the homemade Pong watch we posted up a few weeks ago? John, the Maker, has a build log of some of design challenges, parts decisions and other “show your work” type content to check out. If you ever wondered what it would take to build a super cool watch that plays pong, here’s a […]
Here’s how to control a LED matrix using a parallel port (source and schematic included) – Link.
The PC case mod is a giant pack of matches… I want to introduce this person to the Match museum folks… [via] – Link.
Bill writes – “Have you designed your own CPU on an FPGA? That’s for beginners! Or did you build one entirely from TTL chips? Amateurs. D. Mueller first built a 6502-lookalike from 74LS chips and EPROMS. Then he built “MT15″, a 16-bit 0.5MHz processor …using individual surface-mount NPN transistors.” – Link.
A Toyota Motor Corp. spokeswoman reportedly said,”It was a difficult step for robots.” – Link
There is nothing more satisfying to an animatronic enthusiast than gazing into the brain of an animatronic puppet. This reminds me of that brilliant stop motion puppet used in Clash of the Titans! – Link
I-Wei, who we featured in MAKE 07 sent in this latest steam powered treat that has kept me sane as I sit in air travel chaos, he writes “So I’m a sucker for tanks, this is one of several steam tanks that I’ve made. I’ve gained a lot of experience with each tank, and this […]
