Tissue Dispensing Robot
Aliceblue on Flickr collaborated with her son on this helpful tissue dispensing robot. I hope he is refillable or there could be tears at the end of winter (they are in Australia).
Month: July 2008
Homemade Prom Dress
Still high off of the season premiere of Project Runway Season 5, I was excited to find Craftster PhotoholicFreak’s awesome homemade prom dress. I can’t wait to see her on season 15!
HOW TO – Drive a VGA display with A Cypress PSoC
Mac started using the Cypress Programmable System-on-Chip as a robotics platform – In order to get acquainted with the micro he decided to explore some of its non-robotic capabilities – This project describes how to use a Cypress CY8C29466 Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) to drive a standard VGA display. Minimal external components are required to accomplish […]
HOW TO – illuminate arcade buttons
Arcade-style pushbutton switches are fairly roomy and easily drillable – perfect for adding LED enhancement – Make your own DIY Glowing Pushbutton Switches More: HOW TO – Make your own illuminated buttons
Creativity 350 Contest – Entries Now Open!
The entry period for the Creativity 350 contest has arrived! You’ve got a whole month to make your craft project and enter! Entries are due by August 15th. Then from August 16th – August 31st you’ll be able to see and vote on all the amazing entries. Visit the Creativity 350 site to find out […]
Improve Linux laptop performance with Ramlog
One of the most power-hungry components in a traditional laptop is its hard disk, and time between charges can be greatly improved by keeping the disk in sleep mode. On machines like the OLPC that have solid-state disks, keeping disk writes to a minimum improves the life of the drive, minimizing unwritable sectors. Depending on […]
Snowboard bench
This looks like a simple enough remake, spotted in the MAKE Flickr Pool: a bench made from two snowboards. Might be great for your out-of-commission boards or for ones so artsy you can’t bear to take them out on the snow. More: Building your own Snowboard Skateboard art Laser-etched skateboards