Wireless

HOW TO – Use the Kodak Wi-Fi Camera with Flickr

The Kodak EasyShare-One is one of the first wi-fi (wireless) enabled digital cameras on the market. Take a photo, connect to a wireless hot spot, then transfer them or email them. Sounds good, right? Almost, except that you can’t really email the photos–they’re sent to Kodak’s EasyShare Gallery and the link is sent to that gallery. I use Flickr for all my photos, so here’s one (of many forthcoming) how-tos on using the Kodak wi-fi camera with Flickr and a Mac. It’s simple and works for me. Now I can send my photos to Flickr from anywhere.

Continue Reading February 29th, 2008 Phillip Torrone16

HOW TO make a Powerbook in to a Wi-Fi access point!

In Make volume 03 we showed you how to make a “stomp box” – a device that uses a high speed EVDO wireless access card and Wi-Fi to create a mobile wireless access point. But, if you have a Mac Powerbook with PC card slot and a EVDO card you can make the same thing, broadcasting free Wi-Fi for anyone around! Here’s how…

Continue Reading February 29th, 2008 Phillip Torrone12

Sniff wireless video cameras with 2.4Ghz

Although there have been a lot of projects that have used the 2.4 GHz signal to snoop on wireless cameras (such as Life a User’s Manual and the Radical Software Group’s “X-10-1”, Ben Gaulon’s (aka. Recyclism) “2.4GHz Project” is a nicely designed way of surveilling surveillance cameras. Check out more pics at the link below. […]

Continue Reading February 27th, 2008 Jonahbc

Sensor squid relation game

My colleagues and I in the Arts, Media and Engineering program at Arizona State University are working on a wireless tangible interface object for collaboration, called the Sensor Squid. It’s basically an Arduino-controlled, Bluetooth communicating 6-foot plush cephalopod used to control a Max/MSP game about community-generated media. You can download the code, parts list, and […]

Continue Reading February 19th, 2008 Becky Stern2

DIY spectrum analyzer cleans up your wireless signals

I find that sometimes my home wireless network drops out unexpectedly. Here’s some pretty cool DIY instructions on building a 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer to search for the right channels to put your home wireless network on so hopefully this won’t happen. DIY 2.4 GHZ Spectrum Anaylzer – [via], Link

Continue Reading February 11th, 2008 Jonahbc4

HOW TO – Build a beer keg radio

Here’s how to build a beer keg radio from Popular Science 1938 – NOVEL as well as serviceable, the beer-keg radio described on these pages will make a useful addition to the furnishings in your game room. It can be used either as an end table or as a refreshment stand, and, since it is […]

Continue Reading January 16th, 2008 Phillip Torrone8

DIY steering wheel stereo controls

Matt took apart his car stereo’s remote, hacked out the important buttons, and mounted them to his steering wheel. For once, a car audio hack that makes operating your stereo safer! This is a fairly straightforward hack with no programming required. – Link.

Continue Reading January 10th, 2008 Becky Stern10