Control your PC with a Nintendo DS
Every day I like my Nintendo DS more – control your PC with the DS! – [via] Link. Here’s how to do it, PointyRemote a “VNC” like app – Link. Related: More makery and hackery with the DS – Link.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Read MAKE in the virtual world…
Ok virtual Makers, here’s a new SLurl to see where we are at in Second Life as well as a quick link to teleport there – anyone on a Mac, PC or Linux box can visit and check our space. Also, check out the land next to MAKE virtual – the Second Life Hacks sandbox, […]
More rail bikes…
Awesome, we posted up an old photo from 1895 of a “Railway velocipede” and of course, turns out, there are makers out there building and using these. Here are a few that were sent in. Railbike along the scenic Willamette River between Lake Oswego and Portland – Link. Krazmo writes – “This guy has well […]
Top 10 strangest LEGO creations
The TechEBlog has a round up of the “top 10 strangest LEGO creations”, some have appeared on MAKE, others are new (to me) check’em out! – [via] Link. Pictured here, the LEGO knitting machine – Link. Related: See our not-so-strange (well, we think they’re quite sane) LEGO projects – Link. Blockheads by Bob Parks Lego: […]
LEGO South pointing chariot
Zor0 writes – “I just finished this little project (a LEGO South pointing chariot) very fun device. After I was done i did some googling and it turns out I wasn’t the first to try it, but its still an awesome idea. The south pointing chariot was first invented by Chinese Emperor Huang Di in […]
MAKER FAIRE PREVIEW – Hardware hacking workshop
Here’s a sneak peek of the circuit board Joe Grand from Grand Idea Studio’s designed for the hardware hacking workshop at the Maker Faire. Joe had this prototype made so he could verify that the circuitry works. See Joe’s articles for MAKE here and come out to the Maker Faire! Join the creators of MAKE […]
HOW TO – Make An Xbox360 arcade joystick
Here’s how to make a Street Fighter Anniversary Edition joystick that works with your Xbox 360 – [via] Link. Related: Other gaming hacks and mods – Link. Refreshing an Old Game Controller by Ben Wheeler in DIY: Gaming. If your retro-gaming skills ain’t what they used to be, fix your joystick buttons. MAKE 02 – […]
