Month: February 2006

Whipup’s Recent Favs

Whipup’s Recent Favs

Whipup has posted some of its recent favorite posts and there are a bevy of new projects and ideas that will cure the dreary winter doldrums. I love these suncatchers and the scrappy owls with matching cards. Thanks Kath! We are loving the site! Link.

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DIY MP3 player –

DIY MP3 player – $26

There’s an IDE MP3 controller board for DIY music player on eBay might be worth checking out – Board Description: * Stereo Design. * Support 2.5″ and 3.5″ IDE hard disk up to 200G. * Support ID3 Format * 7 Level Equializer * MP3 Chipset STA013, CS4340 * Black Light LCD display with 7 buttons. […]

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HOW TO – Build a Quinzee

HOW TO – Build a Quinzee

Rick writes – “A while back, Make had a post about the Icebox the Igloo-making tool. Why bother fiddling with making & stacking blocks of snow? Just build a quinzee instead. Quinzees take a whole lot less time and are really easy to make. The only tool you need is a shovel – heck I’ve […]

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The First LED Throwie (video)

The First LED Throwie (video)

Powderly writes – “This is the newest video released from the makers of LED Throwies. It is lost footage from the Graffiti Research Lab Archive. This short video documents the genesis of the LED Throwie. Watch Fi5e and Resistor get up on the highline in NYC.” Link. Previous: HOW TO – Make LED Throwies – […]

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HOW TO – Use old telephones as an intercom

HOW TO – Use old telephones as an intercom

Have some old phones laying around? You can turn them into an intercom system, epanorama.net shows you how – “Talking over the phones is easy. You put DC current through the phone and it transmits and receives audio. So two phones and a current source (about 25mA) all in series will give you a talking […]

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Nintendo Entertainment Center PC case mod…

Nintendo Entertainment Center PC case mod…

Here’s a PC case mod made from an old NES! Lots of details if you want to build your own, from the Maker John – “I began the project by dismantling my NES. I removed all the internal components and, after a moment of silent reflection, eighty-sixed all but the plastic shell, power buttons, and […]

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Roomba Hacking – Gamepad Control

Roomba Hacking – Gamepad Control

Oliver, Sean & David have an awesome Roomba project – a Roomba Discovery carrying a wireless router being remotely controlled via a gamepad, they’re going to post some tutorials and code soon, so for now enjoy the videos and photos – Link. More images in their Roomba Gallery – Link. See previous Roomba projects and […]

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