Here’s a good Eprom programmer, good for folks who hack up pinball machines and need to program their chips, $80 or cheaper around the web/eBay… – “The Batronix Eprom Programmer has been developed for amateur constructors as well as small companies that need a programming device for a very affordable price but don’t want to […]
We covered this Speak-n-Spell kit awhile back, but there’s a new video and more info on the site, looks like a great kit to bring new life to a an old favorite toy… The sound samples are rad… – Talking Toy MIDI Retrofit Features Use MIDI to trigger thousands of sounds–words, word fragments, garbled speech, […]
“The Mad Scientist” sent in these Hypnocubes, they are 3D LED cubes that come in 3-channel Red-Green-Blue (with 4096 possible colors), 2-channel Red-Green (256 colors), and 2-channel Red-Blue (256 colors). The kits are available too, starting at $300-ish – Link. Update: Dirkus writes – “Actually, the cheapest kit they have is $120, plus $10 shipping […]
Peter writes – “The normal building blocks that you get for kids or play Jenga with don’t come close to the precision that Keva achieves with every single piece of wood in their Keva Planks. Each block is a precisely made 1/4 inch thick, 3/4 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long piece of maple. […]
Here’s how to make a handheld “hand inker” from a HP ink cartridge – you can use this to print on walls, people, beer… [via] – Link. But wait there’s more! Check out this cool kit if you want to make your own (or another version of this hack). 96 dpi Serial Inkjet Printer Kit […]
Phantasmechanics has a really creepy/beautiful floating ghost kit, she even comes with a great back story! – “She floats in mid-air, wrapped in an ethereal glow, her eyes blazing red and piercing the souls of all who see her. Her arms move smoothly, each in its own natural way, while she slowly hovers, rising and […]
This has been a good week so far for things that hover… Here are some hoverboard plans, for $39 – the usual caveat here, I have no idea if they’re good, so if a Maker out there has built, or plans to build one let us know… – “The hoverboard uses high performance hovercraft technology […]
