MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Highlights from the MAKE Flickr pool this week include more life-size transformers, a geodesic dome made of bamboo, a side-by-side hybrid bicycle with a surfboard in between, and more! Check it out!
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
Arduino-based KENBAK-1 Recreation
Mark Wilson of New Zealand created an Arduino-based emulation of the KENBAK-1, one of the first, if not THE first personal computer, released 40 years ago. Fully assembled and powered on. The LED indicates that the INPUT register is being displayed, pressing the 8 buttons on the left will toggle the corresponding bits and LEDs. […]
DIY Capacitive Touch Brush Stylus
Check out this capacitive touch brush stylus from Instructables user Margarita Benites. Using an old paint brush and some conductive thread, Benites recreates a traditional paint brush stylus that works with modern capacitive touch screen devices such as tablets and handsets for a fraction of the cost of a commercial version.
Analog Tide Computers and the D-Day Invasion
Bruce Parker, former Chief Scientist and eleven-year veteran of NOAA’s National Ocean Service, wrote this fascinating article in the September issue of Physics Today. It covers the technical history
of the science of tide prediction leading up to the beautiful mechanical computers developed in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to quickly extrapolate recorded tide patterns into useful predictions, and goes on to explain how those computers were critical in planning the Normandy landings.
MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
Rounding-up the best and most beautiful shots in the MAKE Flickr pool this week was a real challenge. The popularity of the pool has been taking off over the past few weeks; that plus the “high tide” in the aftermath of World Maker Faire NY means tons of great images I wasn’t able to include here!
Maker Faire & Make: Live on the Engadget Show
Matt Richardson and I had a great time visiting the Engadget Show this week. After they rolled a killer sizzle reel from last weekend’s World Maker Faire New York, Matt and I showed off our– my TV-B-Gone Jacket and Matt’s Enough Already. We enjoyed meeting Tim and Brian and hanging backstage with MAKE author Marek Michalowski, who was there to demonstrate the new Keepon toy.
Android on a 23″ Touchscreen
For some reason we seem to be stuck on the latest handset or tablet and can’t quite seem to break free of the allure of the $500 gewgaw. What happens when you want to read the morning news and aren’t quite satisfied with the handheld screen size? Well, if you’re like Martin Drashkov, you’ll grab some off-the-shelf components and cobble together a proof-of-concept and call it the Android MegaPad.