This is a long shot, but does anyone know anything about this fantastic indy publication “Payphone History” ? – it seems to be a small run “book” about 130 pages, excellent information and I love the paste up style. Here is the cover and table of contents.
Robert writes in to point out the P2P Radio Broadcaster – Remember those little pirate radio stations in the 80’s? Enter the p2p radio broadcaster by Juan Esteban Rios, this little device provides a means to transmit audio content to local radio receivers, and by having the listeners act as peers, the network can be […]
46 years of Satellite TV @ Retrothing – The Telstar 1 communication satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 10, 1962, ushering in the modern age of intercontinental broadcasting and telecommunication. It was owned by AT&T and developed at Bell Telephone Labs as part of an international project sponsored by the USA, UK […]
Matthew replaced the controller in a robotic dog, and through some scripting, made a barking instant messenger notifier. The dog barks when you receive a message, leaving your speakers free to play music, and helping him stay polite without being glued to his computer. More: Chatter Pillow – Adium, PHP, Arduino, LEDs… wireless notification pillow […]
This incredible video shows an example of “tele-surgery” techniques with the example of a surgeon remotely controlling robotic arms to fold a penny-size origami crane. Although the precision is pretty amazing, we wonder how much the average citizen will want a robot (even though it is remotely attached to a doctor) poking around inside their […]
Here’s how to make a fun DTMF Phone Dialer via Zedomax (source and schematics included). Alex writes… The company I work for recently upgraded their phone system. They got a new IP phone system that can supposedly do everything – the new phones have big LCD screens with fancy menus, lots of different modes, PC […]
MAKE will be at HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth, July 18-20). We will be doing talks, having a mini-Maker Faire and I think this going to be one of the biggest tech-hardware-hacking conferences of the decade – here’s an announcment about the RFID they’ll be using during the event! This summer, hackers from around the […]
