Tales From the Web — Pushing Electrons
Bots, how-tos, and virtual worlds all on the MAKE: Blog. Take a tour of what’s new with Associate Editor Philip Torrone.
Technology
Retrocomputing — Computers in the Machine
Emulation software gives you free, zero-footprint, vintage computers.
Theory & Practice — IR Remote Control Protocol
Get an infrared remote to turn your room lights on and off.
Made On Earth — Power Pack
Finally, you can recharge your iPod with Clif bars.
DIY Projection clock
Raph writes “Since the first time I saw a projection clock, I knew one day I would build my own by converting a watch with an LCD display. Last week, I bought a watch in a dollar store and managed to convert it to a projection clock. I can finally project the time on my bedroom ceiling.” Link.
Make a circle out of squares…
Fun art project from Brob on Instructables “Build a square wooden frame with nails all around. Tie string round the nails and repeat until all nails are used. You should be left with a cool circle shape and a nice piece of art for very little cost.” Link.
Roll Your Own Ringtone
Wired article about making free ringtones – “Cell-phone customers have spent more than $4 billion on ringtones taken primarily from popular hits. Now MIT’s Media Lab hopes to unleash some new creativity into this market with a ringtone composition tool to the masses for free.” Link. Get the software here.