HOW TO – Make a Domokun iPod case
Cookiedough over on the Craftster forums has an excellent how to on making your own Domokun iPod case. His mouth lights up and you change the songs by rubbing his belly. [via] Link.
DIY Projects
Touchscreen interface for Winamp (now GPL’d!)
Remember that free app “TouchAmp” that turned your old Palm into a touch-screen remote for Winamp? Now you get the source code – “TouchAmp’s GPL’d source code is available…I’d be delighted if some skilled developers contributed to this project. Some popular feature requests have been: USB/Bluetooth/Wifi connectivity for more recent Palm PDAs.” Link.
The $30 hot skillet reflow oven
The guys at Spark fun made their own reflow with a skillet – “Spark Fun has barely had the capitol to invest in a hot-air rework station, let alone pick and place machines and industrial reflow ovens. Luckily, as business has increased, revenue has allowed us to purchase a few bottom-dollar machines to help with […]
Sound following LEGO robot
Matthew writes – “There are a lot of LEGO Mindstorms robots out there, but I finally found the best. Nic_1 is a Johnny V impersonator that detects the direction of sound and follows it. Detection is accomplished by calculating the cross-correlation of two audio signals from the binaural sensor. The data is used to estimate […]
Powering LEDs costs mere pennies
Matthew writes – “Lately the hoopla concerning LED lighting has been overwhelming. Everyone claims this costs mere pennies to power. I decided to put a new twist on a classic science experiment to prove that LEDs do cost pennies to power. Literally.” This is a great how to on making a battery to power a […]
Homemade working 8 bit computer
John has a great round up of some retro computer design – “A working eight bit computer made out of Relays! For some time amateur computer designers have been getting ‘back to basics’ and building their own computer designs with individual TTL logic gates wire wrapped together. One determined experimenter even built his own out […]
Microship is looking for Makers…
Steven from Nomadic Research Labs is looking for some Makers to work on the Microshop – “A number of paying gigs are now available to fast-track the completion of the Microship project: we’re looking for fiberglassers, aluminum fabricators, machinists, fabrics wizards, sailboat riggers, and electronics geeks. If you have proven experience and are available for […]
