On November 17th, we’ll be launching the Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest, to coincide with the release of the next chapter in Alex’s adventures, Crocodile Tears . The book comes out the same day that MAKE, Volume 20 (the kid-themed issue) hits newsstands! In case you’re unaware, Alex Rider is a young spy whose exploits […]
Usually I write about ham radio. But looking at communication devices of the future from the past, I thought it would be fun to have a Star Trek: The Original Series Bluetooth communicator for a cell phone. I worked with Dave Clausen to hack one together from a toy Star Trek communicator, a Bluetooth module, and a microcontroller.
Android hacker Akia Harada has successfully ported the latest version of Android to the T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream. It’s an early build that needs optimization, but it does boot and gives those brave enough to install it a glimpse of the new Android 2.0 operating system.
As a special preview for our upcoming Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest, we’re giving away two copies of Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz, the third book in the Alex Rider series.
This sturdy, portable DIY netbook stand is perfect for smaller models between 7-10 inches.
For the next three weeks, we’ll be offering excerpts from the Alex Rider books, highlighting the fantastic, clever (and entirely fictional) gadgets used by Alex. Up this week is the Geiger Counter Game Console from Skeleton Key. We’re giving away two copies of the book
Joe Bowers designed a case for his Chumby Guts and asked me to laser cut it for him. It reminds me of an old television set.
