The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Is there anything iPod Linux *can’t* do? iNES is a project created to port a NES emulator to the iPod – [via] – Link. Pictured here, Castlevania on an iPod. Related: MAKE Volume 02. Mod Your Pod in DIY: Mobile. Enhance your iPod with a Linux upgrade. Read it now, MAKE 02 – Page 135.
I’ll post up all the details and code how to do this shortly, but I just wanted to confirm that it is indeed possible to send messages based on activity, presence and all sorts of other things from a virtual rabbit in Second Life to a Wi-Fi enabled rabbit with servos in real life (Nabaztag) […]
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT can be pre-ordered in a couple weeks! – “Place your orders! Beginning Saturday, April 1, you can place an advance order to guarantee receipt of one of the highly anticipated new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets when they release in August. A limited quantity of NXT toolsets will be available for pre-order through […]
Chris & Becky from The Electric Sheep Company have a good how to on making your own Machinima – “One Minute Machinima are meant to open a window to the diverse activities enjoyed by avatars in Second Life. These videos can help draw new users into the world and help current residents discover fun things […]
Best.setup.ever from the gang at Plastk.net – “Here are some videos featuring Quake 3 Arena being played with a gyro mouse (the technology that the new Nintendo Revolution controller will be using) as well as a standard mouse. The resolution of the game is still 10240×3072 and runs on a 24-monitor Linux cluster here at […]
Here’s a proposal from Clickable Culture on making a real life version of Super Mario cart – this could be accomplished with Shopper Chopper and Roomba control hacks – Link. Related: Made on Earth. Reports from the world of backyard technology, including a shopping cart go-kart, the “Solar Death Ray,” a demolished house sculpture, a […]
Extremetech shows you how to make a quieter PC – “Killer gaming rigs are one thing, but we’re getting a little weary of the noise a lot of these high-end systems make. So we set out to build a high-performance, but quiet, gaming system…” – [via] Link.
