Altoids tin guitar
Altoids Tin Guitar
Altoids and tin cases
Making the RuntyBoost
The MintyBoost has been a very popular project here at MAKE, most likely because it is a perfect kit for anyone interested in learning to solder or electronics. It also happens to be very useful for anyone who owns an iPod or any type of MP3 player that is charged via USB. This is my […]
The Minthesizer
The Minthesizer is a low voltage, low power, analog synthesizer. The board is almost entirely made from surface-mount components, so you better have a steady soldering hand if you try and make one for yourself. Check out the link for more information about the build, including the schematics. – Link Related: Matchbox Synthesizer – Link
MAKE open source MP3 player (daisy) – getting started guide
I had some time this weekend to assemble my Daisy MP3 player kit. This amounted to 3 or 4 hours of soldering everything together, making a few mistakes, and working around some minor problems. Now I’m listening to the Make podcast on my first open source MP3 player, and I’m happy to say my feeble […]
Touchkeyer on Altoids-based HF radio
Check out this nifty touchkeyer (for CW or “continuous wave” Morse code) ham operator Jonathan Haynes ( KC7FYS) built into his Altoids-housed ATS-3b high-frequency CW radio transceiver: I put whiteboard marker on my fingers and pressed them on a piece of paper to get this footprint. The idea of sculpting them from PCB material came […]
Ybox 2 – Networked Set-Top Box in an Altoids Tin
Tarikh and Josh from Uncommon Projects write in about the new Ybox 2 (The ybox2 is the second-generation networked set-top box in an Altoids tin) Hello friends and YBox enthusiasts! We have some exciting news to share. There is a new YBox on the block–the YBox 2! The YBox made its debut as a quick […]
DIY Picaxe toothbrush timer
Chipwich writes – We built a beeping flashing toothbrush timer like the one on the Philips SoniCare toothbrush for just a few dollars and plenty of experience and fun. DIY Picaxe toothbrush timer – Link.
