Weekend Project: Make a USBattery Data Stash
Turn a spent AA battery into a secret USB data stash.
Month: December 2008
Birthday cake made into the shape of camera will make you happy to gain a year
Now instead of having the birthday and trying to capture the best photos, you can do two things at once. This birthday cake was made in the shape of a Nikon D700 SLR camera. Best of all, it looks like the cake is a red velvet, which would make it even more tempting to both […]
Elaborate Mini-Theremin casemod
James “Dr. Krazy X” McCracken III sent us pictures of his steampunk-y take on the Gakken Mini-Theremin kit build. Mini-Theremin The theremin, invented in 1919 by Russian scientist Leon Theremin, is one of the world’s earliest fully electronic instruments, and is also unique in that it was the first musical instrument designed to be played […]
Revolving door in Netherlands train station generates power per revolution
The Netherlands based company, Royal Boon Edam Group Holding, has created the world’s first energy generating revolving door that is currently installed at the Driebergen-Zeist railway station in Holland. The door stores power generated in a capicitor bank and illuminates LED lights in its ceiling, while a large scale display outside the building shows pedestrians […]
25C3: highlighted projects
The Chaos Communication Congress recently highlighted some of the projects you can build at their upcoming (12/27 – 12/30) event: Even if you’ve never touched a soldering iron, you can drop by the Hardware Hacking Area and get into doing cool things with microcontrollers! Build something that relaxes your brain, turns off annoying tvs with […]
HOW TO – Modern Grass Painting
We’ve just painted the entire downstairs in our house, and I’m looking for all kinds of cool (and affordable!) ways to adorn the walls. This Modern Grass Painting from Cathie Fillan caught my eye. It’s an interesting technique, and is beautiful as is or could be modified to match specific decor.
The SPEAK VISUAL Contest at the NVIDIA® Modification Station with MAKE
Ok gang, if you haven’t seen this yet – here is our MODDING and ART contest! The SPEAK VISUAL™ Contest at the NVIDIA® Modification Station with MAKE! DEADLINE IS JANUARY 25, 2009 – you have a few days left to enter!! Do you SPEAK VISUALTM? – Speak in pictures, movies, games and maps – with […]