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Have you wanted to build an iPhone app but didn’t know where to start? Me too! I’d like to build applications that allow me to control electronics on an XBee network remotely via a host computer, or hack an interface to the powermeter on my bicycle. So it was very exciting to be at this […]
Check out this adjustable smartphone car mount indtructable posted by niftycurly. For about $2 in parts and in about 10 minutes time you could cobble together one of these for use with the new turn-by-turn navigation from Google.
Back in MAKE Volume 05, Chicago Sun-Times technology columnist Andy Ihnatko offered two fun gear-related DIYs: one on how to get VIP treatment by dressing the part of a pro photographer and the other on using a gunbelt and leg holster to hold your gear. The caption that ran in the magazine under the images […]
Enjoy cooking recipes from the web, but don’t want to waste valuable counter space on a monitor and keyboard? Well, then you might be interested in The iPhone Inspired DIY Kitchen Touch Screen Project by Ryan of JUDD Studio Engineering.
The stylish looking black ballpoint pen has hidden talents as it contains a pinhole video camera so small you almost can’t see that it’s there. The PenCam‘s intelligent design includes 2GB of built-in internal memory for storing your video. Viewing or copying the videos is easy, and you can connect the standard USB plug straight […]
Dan Thompson has released his Servo Tools Python plug-in for Maya. This is really exciting for me as a Maya user, because I can now rig and animate an object in software and drive a real-world servo plugged into an Arduino. Thanks Dan, I can’t wait to try it!
Hot on the heels of the iFixit Nexus One teardown, this Dell Mini 5 teardown by the folks at tinhte.com strips the MID to the bone to reveal a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 3G radio.
