The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
These folks are putting together a bicycle powered cinema. 10 bikes with simple DC generators attached powering a speaker and projector rig. It can be seen at the Big Chill festival in the UK this year and other places to be announced later – Link.
Jason writes – I wish I had a Windows box handy at the moment, as I’d like play around with this. Using WiinRemote, you can have the Wii Remote control your PCs mouse. Tilting causes the mouse to move up, down, left, and right. In addition to a mouse click, the remote’s buttons can also […]
Here’s how to make DC Bicycle pedal power generators from the folks as Science Shareware – Here you can learn to create your own green power electricity using a pedal power bicycle generator. We setup the 24 bicycle power generators at the 2007 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, 60,000 people a day for 3 days […]
Being dyslexic, just looking at the videos of Boston-based bike-builder Michael Killian’s “sideways bike,” makes my noggin throb. You ride and pedal the bike sideways, and steer front and rear (independently). His site has numerous videos, pics, and links to media coverage of his various bike projects. The Sideways Bike [Via] – Link Related: The […]
Here’s a portable open gaming platform called “Virtual Cogs” based around the LCD screen from a PSP. Originally intended as a demonstration, they seem to be willing to make some for interested hobbyists. They have also started adding things like cameras and a GPS to it, Thanks David! – [via] Link.
Jason made a DIY space invaders clock using propeller-generated video on a vintage Sony tv, he writes- I started out today with the goal of just displaying the time digitally, but I got sidetracked with the idea of representing the time with icons instead. I ended up going with this spacer invaders concept, using the […]
Showering + Tetris – Link.
