HOW TO – Make Recycled Fridge Magnets
Evil Mad Scientist shows you how to turn a whole bunch of empty candy and food containers into playful yet functional fridge magnets. [via] Link.
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The 24th Chaos Communication Congress – 24C3 , some photos…
The 24th Chaos Communication Congress is underway, and goodness – what an amazing first day! Here are some of my photos… Some of the sessions I really enjoyed so far… Steam-Powered Telegraphy A League of Telextraordinary Gentlemen present the marvel of Telex on the Net – driven by a steam engine Simulating the Universe on […]
Bicycle-powered welder
Mike writes – An inertia friction welder powered by a bicycle. Built in 2 months and at a cost of £302. Finished and run for the first time at around 6pm GMT, Saturday 15th December. Thanks go to Andy for the welding, Steevo for the machining, Martin for grafting, Greg for filming and squeaking, Graeme […]
Head tracking with the Wiimote
Really well-done basic introduction to how a Wiimote and Wii sensor bar can be used to create a head tracking system for VR worlds and games. Pretty impressive. Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote – Link
Recycled Giftwrap Stickers
I love how Jamie from Mary Jane’s Attic has used a circle hole punch and a Xyron sticker machine to craft cool new stickers from her used holiday wrapping paper. If you guys have any other fun ideas on how to recycle giftwrap, please leave a comment! Link.
Metro-Wardrive creates game levels from city access points
Here’s an interesting take on urban gaming. “Metro-Wardrive” is an adaptive game that changes its level information according to the environment of the player in an urban center. All local SSIDs are turned into enemies which try to capture your “wardrive-cristal”. Really cool idea for a portable game that will never give you the same […]
MAKE @ 24C3 – 24th Chaos Communication Congress
MAKE and a whole lot of other MAKE-pals will be at the 24C3. We’ll see you there! – The 24th Chaos Communication Congress (24C3) is the annual four-day conference organized by the Chaos Computer Club (CCC). It takes place at the bcc Berliner Congress Center in Berlin, Germany. The Congress offers lectures and workshops on […]