Atman writes – “…how to assemble a field recording system that is: battery powered, capable of six hours continuous record without recharge (and much more from the wall), CD quality (44.1 kHz 16 bit stereo), less than U$1000, and capable of being concealed in a handbag, backpack or jacket.” – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Ihorner made a pop filter for audio recording, he writes – “I put this together from garden supports, and support hose. Total cost, $2.00 and I have enough material left over for 2 more. “ – Link. Related: HOW TO Make Your Own $6 Microphone Pop-Filter – Link.
At a recent conference I met Joel Greenberg and saw that he made a great homemade windscreen, I asked him to cook up a how to, and he did! – this fuzzy project can cut wind noise for a fraction of the price of professional models. – Link.
ODEO has a neat new feature that will let you record right here and we’ll get the audio – so try it out and send us some audio!
Tom writes – “A guy in Croatia is hand-building a water cooling system for a PC, starting with a mockup render, then building a huge copper radiator from scratch. He’s just finished polishing the blocks for cooling the various chips.” Link. The copper work is amazing!
Outstanding! SciAm is doing a podcast! “In this episode, Scientific American editor-in-chief John Rennie reflects on the Korean stem cell debacle; the National Inventors Hall of Fame announces this year’s inductees; and evolution defender Eugenie Scott discusses the importance of the decision in the recent Dover evolution trial. Also: hear outtakes from the CSI show you’re never going to see on TV.” [via] Link.
Sans writes “The cheapest way to remotely control a device within a visible range is via Infra-Red light. Almost all audio and video equipment can be controlled this way nowadays. Due to this wide spread use the required components are quite cheap, thus making it ideal for us hobbyists to use IR control for our own projects. This part of my knowledge base will explain the theory of operation of IR remote control, and some of the protocols that are in use in consumer electronics.” Link.
