Radar controlled robo-falcon keeps birds away
“A fake falcon and a radar-activated cannon work better at keeping birds away from oilsands waste than the current system, according to research from the University of Alberta.” [via] Link.
Month: March 2006
Skype 5-way calling limit cracked
Maxxuss of Apple Mac OS X on Intel fame is freeing more hardware and applications for all of us – Thanks to his patch Skype on AMD processors can now do 10-way calling. You see, there’s a limit to the number of participants you can if (5) unless you have an Intel processor (10) – […]
Homemade Futurama pinball machine
Kevin in Seattle had an old Superman pinball machine and decided to mod it to become a Futurame pinball game. It even plays episodes on a built in LCD screen – Thanks James! – [via] Link.
Emulate Pinball with PinMame-HW
Regis and Brad sent in their open source Pinball emulation / control software – “PinMame-HW is a derivative work of PinMame, whereas “HW” stands for “HardWare.” PinMame emulates the hardware of many (if not most) pinball machines by using the original ROM code. PinMame can emulate as many as 484 pinball machines, such as Bally, […]
Balloon Popping!
MAKE Flickr photo pool member caffeineslinger has a photo set of balloons popping via a high speed strobe flash photography from MAKE volume 04 – Link. Homemade Strobe Photography by Tom Anderson, Wendell Anderson. Take pictures of popping balloons, breaking glass, and water droplets. MAKE 04 – Page 102. More High-Speed Photos – With so […]
HOW TO – Make glowing LED pressure sensitive drink coasters
How to make pressure sensitive “CoasterGlows” – “…the basic idea behind this little invention is that the coaster will light up only when there is something sitting on top of it. You can use a regular on/off power switch if you just want to be able to turn the lights on when you are having […]
The amazing DIY village FM radio station
This is a wonderful story, Raghav FM Mansoorpur 1 rocks – “It may well be the only village FM radio station on the Asian sub-continent. It is certainly illegal. The transmission equipment, costing just over $1, may be the cheapest in the world. But the local people definitely love it.” – Link.