Add extra buttons to a S-Controller
Cody shows you how to add an extra button to your controller. Plus if you follow the rapid fire link in the tut, you can make the button a rapid fire button too. – Link.
Month: June 2006
Surface mount component remover
Here’s a video on removing surface mount components using a clothes iron – [via] – Link.
SPLat embedded programmable logic controllers
A Maker reader writes in with this find… “SPLat is a company that I ran across that has some rather interesting embedded controller products. For under $100 you can get a module with 2×16 backlit LCD, buttons and LEDs. It has 12 I/O’s and even does floating point arithmetic. $20 less gets you a model […]
Microsoft Robotics Studio
Ok, hot off the press – Microsoft is jumping servos first in to the robot arena with the Microsoft Robotics Studio, a free download for hobbyists, academics, and commercial developers. – Link. Resources: Tutorials – Link. 3rd party bots – Link. Also, check out ROBOT mag’s coverage … Link.
Super easy starter kite
Intoon writes “Make a kite out of household stuff! A really easy and small kite that kids will love to play with. It doesn’t fly high or far, but it dances around in a good bit of wind.” – Link.
HOW TO – Increasing the iTrip’s range
Here’s a quick and easy way to increase the range of the latest Griffin iTrip – Link. Previous iTrip projects, hacks and mods… iTrip install on a Mac Mini… – Link. HOW TO – Hacking the iTrip LCD – Link. iTrip nano add on mod – Link. What happens when an iTrip and a PSP […]
2 fun new things in the MAKE: Store
The MAKE store just added a couple fun items — MiniPOV v2 Kit – Inexpensive Persistence of Vision A second generation of original MiniPOV, Adafruit Industries upgraded this toy to make it easier for people to build: no microcontroller-programming device is needed, and the source code is in C not assembly. And it includes high […]