Robot dance party (testing video)…
Get down on it, a robot dance party.
Month: March 2006
Orange-Peel house for campers
This would be fun to make! Popular Mechanics 1955 – “Developed in Germany, a portable shelter for camping or trailer travel looks like a gigantic orange –and peels apart almost like one. The parts of the shelter are shaped much like the segments of an orange peel. One person can fasten the segments together to […]
Tracker for Nintendo DS, DS homebrew music roundup
Peter writes – “Boy, what a day: Metroid Hunters, AND a vintage-style Tracker sequencer / sample player / sampler music app for DS. NitroTrack runs via most homebrew hardware solutions for the Nintendo DS, and takes advantage of the DS’ unique features: tracker interfaces, normally a pain to use, become a joy with a stylus […]
HOW TO- Re-surfacing CDs so they work again
Germanpickle writes – “A simple way to remove scratches from a cd so you can get your data back off the disc again.” – Link. I’ve seen this tip before and it seems to work.
Cylinder preservation and digitization project
Listen to recordings from the early 1900’s – “Cylinder recordings, the first commercially produced sound recordings, are a snapshot of musical and popular culture in the decades around the turn of the 20th century. They have long held the fascination of collectors and have presented challenges for playback and preservation by archives and collectors alike. […]
HOW TO – Build an Airbus A380 in about 7 minutes
Iteki writes – “How to make an Airbus in seven minutes. A little outside the scope of most of our home projects, but a great production how-to none the less.” – Link.
The Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge – Top 25 Inventions of 2006 (part V)
The Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge named the top 25 Inventions of 2006 and we have some pictures! This is part V, that’s it! Sean G. Westcott, Engineer, Eugene, OR. Solar-Powered Bus Stop Light: The Solar-Powered Bus Stop Light allows a waiting passenger who sees an approaching bus to press a button located on the […]