Jeez, Max is on a roll, again, this time making a touch screen blackjack machine for a boring start and stop commute – “Okay today I was thinking and figured, why don’t I just put a touch-screen slotmachine in my car? I am stuck in traffic 2 hours a day. So that’s 2 x 5 […]
Arduino Fever – In MAKE 07 we have a tale of a cute, blue microcontroller that fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and the expanding community of developers who love and support it – here’s a PDF to check out – Link & get MAKE videos and PDFs delivered automatically with iTunes/RSS reader […]
This is neat, run the Mac OS (7.0.1) ona 32 MB thumb drive – ” Running Linux, Windows or applications like Firefox, Thunderbird and AbiWord from a USB flash memory device is old hat. How about a Mac 128K or Plus on a USB key? Using a ‘portable’ Mac system you can: play with old […]
Max writes – “Here’s a DIY on how to make an alarm system in 3 minutes. We will use a loud buzzer and some magnetic switchs from Radio Shack to create a simple yet effective alarm system. We will throw in a LCD, keypad so we can alarm the alarm system using a 4-digit code […]
Here’s how to build a pretty neat looking sound meter, I just bought some ear projection that is rated for 30db, so this might be fun to test if they really work with a visual indicator… [via] – Link. More: MAKE electronics archives – Link.
Here’s an improved Atmel ATtiny13V solar charger, source and schematic included, Dick writes – “Batwatch is a simple monitor for a solar panel battery charger, using an Atmel ATtiny13V. It periodically measures the charge current and battery voltage, and shows them by blinking two LEDs. I built this circuit into the plug of a VW […]
Simon @ Scitoys shows you how to build a computer controlled wireless transmitter – “How would you like to send text messages to your friends without wires, and without an Internet connection, and without paying monthly fees? In this project we will build a very simple radio transmitter that you attach to a serial port […]
