Snow bike kit
Peter writes – “Here’s a cool kit that will allow you to transform your mountain bike into a bike that you can ride on the snow! You just add the front ski and the back rear-drive and you’re set. No tools required.” [via] – Link.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Wii EEPROM hacking & a wish list from Spark Fun Electronics
Spark Fun Electronics poked at the EPROM on the Wii, fun stuff– “We just couldn’t not do it. We had to see what was on the Wii EEPROM. There’s surprising amount of 8051 instructions actually. How neat! We hot-aired off the EEPROM and soldered it down to our SSOP breakout board. We then hooked up […]
Home Depot homebrew bicycle headlamp AND a huge LED array
Jake writes – “I’ve been using this headlight for 4 years now and I’m still using the original bulbs. The low beam has power enough for speeds up to 40 miles per hour and on-coming traffic ALWAYS dims their brights when I flash the 50-watt high beam.” – Link. Want more? This one is made […]
Open source PulseVU for Wii
Pablot writes – “This is the first hardware mod available for the Nintendo Wii. It’s called the PulseVU for Wii and is an internal chip that takes control of the light bar on the Nintendo Wii. It fades the lights when the console is off and pulses them with the audio when the console is […]
Cotton Reel tank
John and Alec write – “This is a toy that my sister and I used to make and have races with. My Son just made one in about 10 minutes… Lots of fun !” – Link.
Wii-mote guts
Our pals @ Spark Fun Electronics cracked open a Wiimote, check out all the photos and parts list… (You’ll find a Bluetooth IC, IR sensor, vibratory motor, speaker, triple axis accelerometer, an I2C EEPROM, and a range of passives. Not bad for $55.) “I promise. No more ‘Wii’ jokes. My brother sent me the link […]
HOW TO – Design a 2D robo-hand & Atari 800 laptop – Ben Heck
Wow, Ben Heck is busy – here are a couple project he kicked out this weekend… Design a 2D robo-hand – I’m going to download the files and pop them in the laser tonight (hopefully!)… For today’s How-To we’re going to go through the process of designing a somewhat complex item that can be cut […]
