HOW TO – Build a 1,024,000 mcd portable light
Here’s how to build a very bright, very low power portable light for less than $100, the Maker uses this on his bike. Link.
DIY Projects
Communicating with lasers via serial ports
Over on DIY live there is a cool project brewing on sending data with a laser beam via serial ports. Their idea? Multiplex a DVI signal and shoot it over a laser beam to a home projector. Link.
HOW TO – Make an iSight Tripod mount (video)
Greg writes – “I just got Make 05 and I saw your iSight Tripod mount. I think my design is better, and I even have a video up on how to build it. This provides a true stable mount for the base of the iSight and is low profiles as well. The problem with the […]
DIY Postal scale…
I really like this low tech scale, you use the known weight of coins to make a balance to figure out the weight of your mail. [via] Link part of the Toys from Trash site.
Linux cluster using old MSN TVs
This Maker took 20 old MSN TV 2’s and clustered them together, now they’re all running Linux. Here’s how he did it – Link.
HOW TO – Famicom to NES game conversion
Mister Joshua writes – “Apparently some NES cartridges contain a removable/reusable adapter that enables one to place the guts of a Famicom game inside an NES cartridge and play it on any American NES console. A step-by-step guide is provided, along with useful tips for determining whether flea market cartridges contain a Famicom adapter.” Link.
HOW TO – Make a PS2 Serial Cable
Marcus made a serial port for a PS2 “This page has instructions for building your own serial cable that connects directly to the PS2’s EE processor. It only needs 5 wires soldered onto the PS2 mainboard, and a simple interface circuit to convert the EE’s voltage levels to the standard RS232 levels.” [via] Link.
