The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Here’s the start of running homebrew games/apps and more on the Wii – all you need is a SD GameCube adapter, GameCube Action Replay pack a long ole’ code to bang in… [via] – Link. Related Wii projects, hacks, mods and more: Making (Practical) Wii Component Cables – Link. Wii Browser “Hack” (updated) – Link. […]
I Make projects has an awesome DIY VR Bike simulator. Some PVC, a hacked PS2 controller, the Rockstar game “BULLY” on a projector, and a few parts from the workbench results in a crude but effective “virtual bike “Using an exercise bike equipped with a few modifications, you can effectively simulate riding your exercise bike […]
Canida show you how to make your own non-toxic toy with custom colors and fragrances. – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make Play Dough – Link.
BobbyMike writes – “Why buy your kids a cheap, soon to break toy when you can make them a great hardwood sword that will be durable, fun to play with, and even look good? This should not be considered the only way to make a nice wooden sword, but it definitely makes a nicer one […]
DGary – points to the updated LEGO NXT developer page – Software Developer Kit (SDK) Includes the NXT driver interface specification and necessary tools for creating third-party programming environments: Driver SDK Includes documentation for interfacing with the MINDSTORMS NXT driver on the PC or Mac. Executable File and Bytecode Reference Includes documentation for the executable […]
There’s been a lot of progress made with dissecting the operation of the Wiimote. This video was recently posted on youtube, showing a PC MATLAB graph of the Wii’s acceleration sensor data. Since this data is now technically available on the PC via bluetooth, it shouldn’t be too long before someone puts together a Wiimote […]
“When the final case design of the Playstation 3 was released, it was widely critsised as looking exactly like a George Foreman Grill … we decided this would be a great project and challenge to actually build the Real PS3 Grill.” I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in knowing that somehow, somewhere, […]
