Make it Anywhere, Part 2: Mobile Lab Substrate
Steve Roberts, the “high-tech nomad,” shows you how he built his mobile lab and makerspace.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
30 second iPad stand
Looking for a quick way to prop up a tablet? This novel approach from Toronto area developer Phil Tucker will have you consuming in as little as 30 seconds.
EVO 4G rooted
Looks like the Sprint EVO 4G has been rooted. That’s close to two weeks before it’s set to launch. There aren’t many details other than the group responsible acquired their phones at Google I/O and have yet to publish their methods.
American Journey 2.0: Cruising to Stanford
Follow the Team Bobcat Ford Fiesta caravan… Cruising to Stanford Team Bobcat members Collin, Joe, and Jon give a quick demonstration of the latest changes to Caravan Track, explaining their experiences from the road and speculating about future versions This Thursday, the American Journey 2.0 team visited Stanford University, their final destination before heading to […]
iPad steel drum with conductive mallets
Ayman Shamma not only made a steel pan drum application for his iPad, but he also made some conductive fabric mallets with which to drum. Great work! More: Collin’s Lab: DIY iPad Stylus
Deluxe dead-drop spike in solid stainless steel
For those who aren’t up on their tradecraft, a “dead drop” is a place where spies or other clandestine-y folks drop off items for later retrieval by other agents. A “dead drop spike” is a particularly ingenious little container devised for the purpose. Basically, it’s a hollow metal spike, with a threaded watertight closure at the top. You put your top-secret microfilm or whatever inside the spike, take it to your dead drop, and stomp it into the ground with your foot. Then you cover it up with a rock or a piece of trash or whatever. The lid has a pull-loop built into it, so that when your contact comes by later to clear the drop, he or she can grab the spike by the loop and yank it out of the ground again.
Low-tech R/C lawn mower
Make: Online reader Baz from Dublin, ireland, sent us this rad video of a low-tech
self-propelled lawnmower that’s guided by wrapping a string around a couple of posts so it mows a spiral of lawn.
