Homemade high quality Minidisc recording interface
Leorick writes – “So you want to get a high quality audio from a minidisc recording but when using red and white RCA, the quality drops drastically. Here is my cheap solution for you.” – Link.
DIY Projects
MIDAS: Homemade Dorm Room Home Automation System
Barbara writes: “A couple of freshman roomates at MIT set up a full-fledged dorm room automation system, complete with voice activation, web control, touch screen controllers, a security system, fingerprint scanner, automatic blinds, screens with news feeds, etc, all actuated by a central “MIDAS” controller which they built and wrote the code for. Pretty cool […]
HOW TO – Retro gaming on the big screen
To heck with HDTV, HDMI, Wii and all that jibber jabber – Brian shows you how to play retro games on the big screen on the cheap. Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically with iTunes. This video will play on PC/Mac/Linux/PSPs and iPod video devices. Ingredients: Zoombox – Link. Dreamcast Emulation – […]
HOW TO – Make a five-cent wedding band
Dan shows you how to make a wedding band from a nickel – “Tired of gold and diamonds? Perhaps you’re a bit cool on that whole “diamonds are forever” bit? Maybe you’re reluctant to prop up the De Beers cartel? Gold is nice, but doesn’t it leave a bad taste in your mouth to be […]
A silent water cooled PC made with parts from Home Depot
Jake writes – “When the GPU fan on my PC’s video card started to rattle I decided to make the quietest PC I could manage. The CPU and power supply are cooled by the thermosiphoning of water and the convective flow of air alone, no fan, no pump. And most of the parts came from […]
DIY Powdercoating gun
MAKE Flickr photo pool member writes – “This is my one-day build of a DIY powdercoat gun. Why? The cost was under $30, and it works well.” – Link.
HOW TO – Design your own iPod super dock
Will is cranking along on his iPod super dock, part 4 is up, making the circuit board! – Link.