William writes – “I did a review of Microbric’s Viper Robotics Development kit. It’s a very inexpensive kit for what you get – a Basic Atom motherboard, two high quality gear motors, various sensors and building blocks” – Link. Related: Robotics archives – Link. Robotics projects Link. Kit kit kits – Link.
Victor writes – “Public Broadcast Cart is a shopping cart outfitted with a dynamic microphone, a mixer, an amplifier, six speakers, a miniFM transmitter and a laptop with a wireless card. The audio captured by the microphone on the cart is fed through the mixer to three different broadcast sources.” – Link. More: Build your […]
These DIY Pedal powered television plans cost $50 and you get 30 day email support, so might be worth it if you’re looking to build one – “The Pedal Powered Prime Mover (PPPM) can be assembled with standard hand tools (drill, hacksaw, wrench, pliers, screwdriver, etc.). There is no welding, brazing or machine-shop work required. […]
You can buy a TiVo, a TiVo-like video recorder, or a Microsoft Media center PC, but who knows how long you’ll be able to keep/record all your shows – so – I usually try and get folks to take MythTV for a swing, an open source alternative. That said, sometimes setting up a Linux box […]
Want to really crank up your music? Make a DIY headphone amp… and of course, put it in a mint/candy/sour-tin… Thanks Macaba! – Link. Related: Tons of mint tin projects – Link. Mint tin project archives – Link. Mint-Tin Amp – Pocket amplifier punches up headphones. MAKE 04 – Page 131.
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race ~H.G. Wells… What’s better than riding a bicycle around? Roll’in with a homemade bike stereo blasting out the tunes… there are some DIY ones and a few you can buy – here we go… Thump: Ultra-light/ultra-efficient […]
MAKE reader Dml points out that there’s a cheaper and easier way to send a SMS message to a cell phone using a GPRS modem (via a software/hardware interface) – you can use an old Nokia handset, here’s how – Link. Previous: Send a SMS message to a cell phone using a GPRS modem – […]
