There’s still enough time to at least -start- getting/ordering the parts for this MAKE weekend project before the weekend is over – in this video Jake McKenzie, Matt Dalton, and Bre Pettis show how to put together a persistence of vision gadget that you can put on your bicycle. Persistence of vision is a perceptual […]
Windell writes – “JellyBean (the cat) participates in an experiment in simulated video feedback. This is done by taking the video (in real time) from an iSight webcam, and processing it with a little Quartz Composer program. This is an example from a tutorial that I’ve written about getting started with Quartz Composer. “ [via] […]
The August 2006 issue of Nuts & Volts is out, check’er out, the ELF clone looks really interesting – Simple 100x Microphone Amplifier Don’t Blow a Fuse! Design Your Own Crystal Oscillator Understanding Digital Logic ICs Shut Up and Play Your Computer! ELF Turns 30 Nuts and Volts Magazine – Link. Related: Electronics archives – […]
Steve writes – “The following books, available for free in HTML! BASIC for PIC MicroControllers Introduction to Industrial PLC Controllers PIC Microcontrollers, 3rd Edition Architecture and Programming of 8501 MCUs Components and Electronic Devices Radio Receivers” [via] – Link. Related: Programming PIC microcontrollers in BASIC – Link. PIC microcontrollers – a beginner’s guide – Link.
Silas shows you how to mod a NES Advantage pad, with optional add on NES controller, he – “I really like my NES, and i really like the features of the NES Advantage pad :-P Unfortunatly the advantage pad is not good to play with. It requires enourmous movement of your hand to use the […]
Jared writes – “This project came from a challenge I was given by a fan of InventGeek. Basically they chose the most common place and mundane item they could think of and challenged me to improve it in a practical way. So how do you improve a bread box? Well for starters I how about […]
Here’s how to set up a Linux based answering machine from the Linux Hosting and Indian Users Group using a mic, phone line, modem and mgetty/vgetty – Link. Related: HOW TO make an Asterisk answering machine – Link. A Guide to VoIP and Asterisk – Link.
