HOW TO – SNES to Parallel Port
Hungry_Myst writes – “…basic steps to modify your SNES controller to connect to your computer via the parallel port.” – Link.
Month: March 2006
MAKE VIDEO PODCAST – Musical Instrument Innovation and High Voltage Electricity
Bre from I Make Things sent some electrons our way with another installment of the “I Make Things video” podcast! “While in Austin for a weekend of SXSW adventures, I had the chance to hang out with Seven, who’s a maker interested in exploring a wide variety of innovative projects. Recently he’s been making musical […]
LEGO lie detector
Nice Make! – “You can’t get more simple than the Galvanic Skin Response GSR sensor. It is just a cut 9V LEGO motor wire and some aluminum foil wrapped around your fingers with tape. I was inspired by talks by Mindfest panelists Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich who talked about using this type of sensor.” […]
HOW TO – NeurosCAM cellphone video playback
Eliot and Buffy write – “We reviewed the Neuros MPEG-4 recorder in January. Since then, we have been finding ALL kinds for fun ways to use this amazingly versatile digital recording device. The all digital, battery powered, MPEG-4 NeurosCAM was one of those ways :-) The setup is highly portable, totally shock resistant, and lasts […]
Xbox 360 development kit
At the game developer conference GDC 2006, they handed out DVDs with this dev kit for the Xbox 360, but you can download too – “The XNA Framework is an exciting new development and execution environment which will allow game developers to more easily create games which run on the Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 […]
Origins of Scotch Tape
One of Scotch Tap’s first appearances, it’s funny, I think I got my last roll on sale for 39 cents too! – Link. Related: More Yesterday’s tomorrow, today – at Modern Mechanix! Scotch Tape and Richard Drew (1886-1982) – Link.
Using the sun to sterilize water
Clever way to purify water – “Tanzanian villagers have begun using an energy-saving method to sterilise their drinking water – leaving the water under the sun. About 40 houses in Ndolela are using solar purification. Mrs Longwa says the process is simple to follow. “I fill the plastic bottles, put the lids on, then put […]