The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
Since the existing RCX temperature sensor made by LEGO is pretty expensive and difficult to find, this maker built his own compatible sensor. Check out the how-to at the link below. Building a RCX-compatible temperature sensor – Link
People love Portal! (FYI: Portal = popular video game from Valve software.) Exhibit A: Recreation of the PC cases found in the game Nick writes – You’ve got a stock PC, but don’t have enough cash to build a new one. Well…Mod it! After seeing me play a little of portal, my wife liked the […]
Matthew Davidson figured out how to use a particular LEGO brick to make an interface with his camera mount, thus enabling the creation of quick-release photo-taking robots. – Link.
This cool project shows you how to hook up a Game Boy Color Rumble Pack by Nyko to the Nintendo Virtual Boy. If you are still lucky enough to have a Virtual Boy (or can find one on eBay) this hack is a nice way to add some more reality to the “virtual reality” promised […]
This Nintendo DS Lite mod puts some LEDs into the frame of the gaming device to make the gaming experience more immersive and disco-esque. Pretty interesting way of making your DS addiction stand out in the crowd. Ds Lite Mods – Link
Amp points us to Etsy seller GeekGear’s NES cartridge clock. An excellent remake candidate for those games you didn’t like so much. – Link. Related: NES alarm clock – Link. Harddrive clock – Link.
Interesting shots of this touch-oriented Rubik’s cube-alike from Flickr member Danny(aka hoakyman). Unfortunately there’s no description on the photo. A Rubik’s for the visually impaired, perhaps? – Link Update: It turns out this was constructed for use by the blind. It was built @ MIT’s Fab Lab and apparently the maker is an avid cuber […]
