Technick29 writes – “This is an Instructable on making a ring out of four (4) resistors and three (3) LEDs. This simple project is the perfect thing for your geek girlfriend with Valentine’s Day coming up. Things needed for this project: Four (4) resistors (I used 220k-ohm 1/2 watt, 5% ones because of their red […]
I like to switch between computers; I might prefer Mac OS X one minute, Linux the next, and Vista five minutes later. To make this work, I like to keep all my files in sync (sure, I could set up a file server at home, but I want this to work seamlessly if I leave […]
Good God, Ben Heck made a Nintendo Wii laptop and will later release the how-tos so you can make your own, excellent work Ben. He writes – “It’s the Wii laptop! We spent the last few weeks (including much time spent over the holidays evading relatives) slaving over this bad boy and finally it’s complete. […]
Owen writes – “The Game Board is designed to stack directly on top of the Video Critter or Video Critter Hi-Res boards, creating an entire audio/video system you can hold in your hand. It provides a USB connection for programming, and 8 buttons and 2 LEDs for creating your user interface. The board is layed […]
Nat writes – “Looks like knitter Colleen Meagher of the Subway Knitter is getting lots of press from her useful invention, the Charlie Card pocket mitten (Boston subway’s new card system). Now Colleen needs only to pass her hand near the turnstile in order to gain entry. No more searching for cards in her bag […]
A MAKE reader writes – “This is one of the coolest things I’ve done with my cell phone in a while. YouMail is essentially a replacement voice mail for your cell phones. Among many features, it allows you to record unique voice greetings for anyone who calls you, based on their caller ID. You can […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Wisepig writes – “I just picked one of these up tonight at the Nintendo store in Rockefeller Center. The mints aren’t that great but I’m thinking that this would make a great project box for something — maybe an mp3 case or an uber minty boost. “ – Link.
