Ah… to be young again, in a cramped college dorm, bunk beds, all the comforts of a cell block. And for this guy, a laptop on rails he can use for working, playing, watching videos. Clever fella. He never has to get out of bed, which looks like a good thing. There’s no room! (Notice […]
A solar-powered game “system” using a PIC 12f683 chip and a Nokia 3310 LCD. (No info given on the cell itself.) Solar POWER! For my PIC and Nokia stuff – [via] Link 3310 Nokia LCD & PIC 12f683 – Link
Fabricmatcher.com is a really cool site that matches colors, and images to fabric as well the other way around – match fabrics for a quilt pattern or sewing patterns. Join the site for free basic membership. For just $25/year, you can also save your favorite fabrics and projects in your online stash. I love the […]
The Mikrokopter is a kit you can buy that creates a light (only 500 gm), flying robot with four propellers and a tripod camera mount on top to capture aerial photos in flight. Really cool project for advanced and beginner makers. Link, Video, More Videos
Midnight Knitter shows you how to knit this stylish chunky (aka fast) knit cloche hat with large flower. So perfect for fall! [ via ] Link.
From the YouTube description: First step towards a homemade 3D printer. This is the insides of an HP1360, the paper feed encoder is being used to drive a stepper motor to move the gantry. The encoder is decoded and divided by a parallax propeller microcontroller that also detects the paper feed and ignores other paper […]
Knitgrrl Shannon Okey gives us a heads up that the second annual NaKniSweMo is starting up in November where you are challenged to knit an entire sweater in the month of November! It’s a great way to get you motivated to finish your knitting project. Check out the knitgrrl site for more details. Link.
