RFID enabled trampoline (video)
Mikey is having a lot of fun with the RFID enabled fire trampoline (as seen at the Maker Faire). Here are some new photos and videos – Link.
Made On Earth
Rammed earth construction
Ugo writes – “If the production of cement is one of the highest carbon dioxide emitters in the world today, how can we reform the way we build in order to reduce these emissions? One of the answers might lie in the use of rammed earth as a material for construction of buildings.” – Link. […]
Antique Weather Clock
Peter writes “I took an antique clock, and replaced the gearwork with a computer controlled servo, hooked it to the internet to get the weather forcast, and replaced the numbers on the face of the clock with icons, so now it tells the weather instead of the time! I used a fake antique (replica) that […]
Breath of Fire – alcohol breathalyzer and a flame thrower
A MAKE reader sent this in, lots of alcohol breathalyzer projects seem to be in the works lately, here’s how to make an alcohol breathalyzer and a flame thrower – “The Breath of Fire is the marriage of an alcohol breathalyzer and a flame thrower. A Basic Stamp takes a reading from a alcohol sensor […]
MIDAS: Homemade Dorm Room Home Automation System
Barbara writes: “A couple of freshman roomates at MIT set up a full-fledged dorm room automation system, complete with voice activation, web control, touch screen controllers, a security system, fingerprint scanner, automatic blinds, screens with news feeds, etc, all actuated by a central “MIDAS” controller which they built and wrote the code for. Pretty cool […]
John Deere motorcycle lawn mower
Here’s a collection of some interesting vehicles, the mowercycle is rad – [via] – Link.
Cardboard box baby stroller
Here’s a cardboard TV box baby buggy – Thanks Mark! [via] – Link. Related: Other baby related projects and mods ;-] Link.
