Flashback: Mod Your Rod
Straight out of the 2005 archives, the Mod Your Rod special section in MAKE Volume 03 has got to be one of my favorites of all time.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
iOSC multimedia controller for iPhone/iPod Touch
Recently, Flickr pool regular Recotana has been coding his own OSC controller application for iPhone/iPod Touch. After a relatively speedy development process, the app was submitted to Apple and finally arrived in the App Store last week under the moniker iOSC. (For those unfamiliar OSC, or OpenSound Control is a network optimized data protocol designed […]
HOWTO – make a compiler
Most hackers can spend their whole careers creating amazing software without ever needing to write a compiler or design a programming language. Like many professions, a lot of useful work can be accomplished with the established tools, rather than focusing efforts on the invention and craft of the tools themselves. Most carpenters purchase their tools […]
Capturing video from Android phones
Mark Murphy has posted a useful utility for capturing video from Android phones. It’s based on the DDMS debugging tool, and can capture 6 frames per second: DroidEx extends the live device screen capturing technology built into DDMS and hierarchyviewer. It gives you a window displaying a live 6 fps (frames per second) perspective of […]
Sugar on a Stick: try the OLPC experience on any PC
Lilliputing reports on Sugar on a Stick, an easy way for you to try the XO Laptop’s user interface on any PC: The OLPC XO Laptop may have sparked the netbook revolution by showing it’s possible to create and mass produce a low cost but quite capable computer. The project provided the spark that led […]
In the Maker Shed: Mignonette Game kit
I received a lot of positive responses from my last “In the Maker Shed” video, so I decided to do another. This time it’s the Mignonette, a fun, easy to solder game system. You can pick one up in the Maker shed. http://www.makershed.com
Google opens mobile access to public-domain books
Google opens mobile access to public-domain books… One of the great things about an iPhone or Android phone is being able to play Pacman while stuck in line at the post office. Sometimes though, we yearn for something more than just playing games or watching videos. What if you could also access literature’s greatest works, […]
