From the MAKE Flickr photo pool An awesome Joule Thief housed inside a Star Wars LEGO figure. LEGO stormtrooper minifig joule thief mod Related: Make a Joule Thief – Weekend Projects Video Podcast How To – Cat Burglar Joule Thief More Joule Thief fun
The Science Museum of Minnesota’s Studio 3D has some great kid’s projects. I especially like the Marble Machine, which incorporates recycling and simple electronics and kinetics. Marble machine Related: The Way Things Go (one of our favorite DVDs!)
Wondering what the deal is with all these electronics projects we post here on MAKE:Blog? Getting familiar with the basics can seem a bit daunting – but it’s really not so complex. Here’s an affordable kit that’ll get your feet wet proper – Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with […]
How funl is this: A migrating mystery box o’ electronics junk that may show up on YOUR doorstep. EMS Labs explains how it works: The Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk is a progressive lending library of electronic components. An internet meme in physical form halfway between P2P zip-archive sharing and a flea market. […]
There’s a lot of commercial technology out there intended to improve our quality of life (in a sense, almost all of it). A speaker @ Bay Area Maker Day mentioned a few devices she found effective for modifying her own behavior – Sleeptracker watch – wakes you at the end of the REM cycle closest […]
How to create a temperature controller for a CPU cooling fan (or similar cooling fan for other electronics) only a few bucks and a handful of parts. Build yourself a fan temperature control [via]
uC Hobby has a review of six prototyping boards available from Wright Hobbies. Wright is a new sponsor of uC Hobby and the boards will be given away as prizes for contests on the site. The board seen here can either be used in its square format or broken into a round board for round […]
