MAKE reader Russtang just picked up one of these Microchip PIC development tools with a USB 2.0 programmer on board, he writes “They have their own version of basic for $149 ($99 with purchase of their board). They have C and pascal compilers. They also have a good (FREE) “Programming Basic for Microcontrollers” tutorial here […]
Max is busy lately, his latest – he shows how to send a SMS message to a cell phone using a Bluetree GPRS modem (first time I’ve seen a project with one). It’s a pretty interesting project, you could make all sorts of sensors / things with triggers that send off a SMS… Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member DuganJ mounted a CVS digital video camera to his bike, if you’re thinking of hacking up a camera for reuse and mounting it to a bicycle, this is worth a looksie – Link. Related: CVS camcorder usably hacked! – Link. HOW TO CVS Video Camera Hacking for PC & Macs. […]
Ted writes – “I tried using a regular headset microphone with my Mac mini and wondered why my voice wasn’t being picked up. Then I realized, after reading the Mac mini manual, that the audio input is line-level only. Since I don’t have an amplified microphone, I decided to improvise one from an old cassette […]
Well, I’m really hoping this takes off – it’s 2006 and the “advanced” phones are still pretty crummy in one way or another – Trolltech has just announced a new GSM/GPRS Linux based phone platform / SDK – “Qtopia Greenphone is a Linux mobile development device open for unlimited software innovation. Offered as part of […]
In 1919 Leon Theremin made an interesting instrument called the Theremin, it works a bit like a metal detector, and was the first musical instrument designed to be played without using your hands – here’s how to make one from “Popular Electronics November 1967” – Link. Related: Optical theremin + soapdish – Link. DIY RCA […]
Spark Fun Electronics has some new 7 x 4.5″ 9V solar panels for $30 – “Packaged solar cell with barrel plug termination. This is a custom cell produced for SFE – not a small toy surplus item! This unit is rated for 8V open voltage and 310mA short circuit. We actually took a random unit […]
