DIY Eee keyboard mod
Russian modder mike_ap has crammed an Asus Eee PC 900 into a Sven Multimedia EL 4002 keyboard, and despite it being a little on the bulky side it’s still a sleek mod. Pure modern retro!
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Kingpin’s Defcon 17 badge
Every year, Joe Grand, aka Kingpin, aka The Sultan of Solder, and hardware hacker extraordinaire, designs the badges for Defcon, the annual hacker convention in Vegas. The badges are more than just conference ID badges, they have electronics on-board that do something, and conferees have to figure out what that something is. There’s also a […]
How-To: Wet/dry control for a toy voice changer
MAKE compadre Pete Edwards posted this rather handsome one-sheet guide for adding effect/mix control to a common megaphone voice changer. Looks like a great starting point for those looking to convert inexpensive toys into more versatile devices for music. Have closer look over @ Casper Electronics. From the pages of MAKE: Circuit Bending Volume 04, […]
Coconut headphone mod
Maker Iwan Roberts reconditioned this pair of headphones using coconut husks and some twine as a gift for a friend. They’re perfect for listening to a MAKE Podcast and rugged enough to bring along on the occasional three hour tour.
Printing press gets Tron-ified
In an unusual expression of love for a classic flick, Jason Urban decked out his etching press with glow-in-the-dark tape, all vector-style. … and here I was thinking Tron-folk read their texts on wireframed Kindles :/ More pics for the viewing over at Printeresting. [via Geekologie]
DIY tilt-shift lens
Maker Bhautik Joshi built this excellent tilt-shift lens using a T-mount adapter, rubber plumbing coupling, and a medium format lens found on eBay. It may not be as precise as a conventional tilt-shift lens, but it does produce an excellent image at a fraction of the cost.
Makeshift handlebar smartphone mount
Maker Sebastian Dwornik needed a way to mount a mobile device to his mountain bike in order to field test some software he’d written. His solution, though crude, turned out to be quite effective.
