“Within the next few months, Norcal Waste, a garbage hauling company that collects San Francisco’s trash, will begin a pilot program under which it will use biodegradable bags and dog-waste carts to pick up droppings at a popular dog park. The droppings will be tossed into a contraption called a methane digester, which is basically […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Djbones writes – “I’m building the kite aerial photography timer circuit from Make magazine vol 2, and this is the prototype. I changed the circuit a bit from the magazine, because sometimes just keeping the kite up for more than a minute is a challenge. I used a 2 ohm […]
Kevin writes – “My wife came to me one day and said something to the effect of: “I want a purse made outta seatbelts. Make me one.” Now, I had never heard of something like this much less seen one. Keeping this in mind I said I would get right on it. That first product […]
NickTASC writes – “Perfect for all makers that enjoy reading on a lazy day. 441 pages of projects from 1882 aimed at young boys looking for out door fun. Way too many projects to list, but a few of the chapters cover: War Kites, Home-made fishing tackle, Stocking and keeping a marine aquarium, Underwater telescopes, […]
Juiceboxfan has some photos of an XD socket hack, NAND flash hack and a MP3 kit socket extender hack for the low-cost (now hackable) kid’s toy – the Juicebox Link. If you’re interested in building your own projects with a Juicebox, here’s a good place to get started. Also, see previous Juicebox hacking posts and […]
Good how to on securing your data on a usb thumb drive – Simon writes “I have a Sandisk Cruzer Micro USB thumb drive that I carry around with me. Last weekend I spent a bit of time setting it so that all my data is securely encrypted using the some excellent open source software […]
Roomba hacking is about to take off – “The robots of the future are beginning to emerge from basements and attics around the world – basements and attics with very clean floors. That’s because these new robots are being built on top of a popular automated floor cleaner, the Roomba. Designed by iRobot Corp. of […]
