Electro bacon
Justin sent in some photos from his electro etching for a computer case using just salt water, it looks kind of like bacon, sweet metal bacon – Link. Related: Saltwater etch process – Link.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
DIY kids kiosk
John writes in – I picked up some of these Point of Sale Touchscreen Systems on the cheap, so I set one up to boot into PBSKids.Org in a captive Firefox window (full screen, no menus). The kids are 3 years old, and 18 months old, and they love to click around. PBS Kids.Org is […]
“MoloTwit” send your physical location to twitter
If you use twitter (and happen to have a compatible phone) you can automatically have your phone send where you’re physically at to twitter, this could be interesting for applications like our MAKE space balloon or DIY tracking — Link. Previous: DIY GPS tracking with Mologogo – Link. Use mologogo with Google Earth (tracking with […]
Real xeyes
This is awesome, reallife xeyes! – [via] Link.
Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ
This is pretty rad, play the pipe organ – and with MIDI! …Hauptwerk version 2, the pioneering virtual organ system that can bring the experience and sound of playing any pipe organ from anywhere in the world within the reach of almost anyone with a home computer and MIDI keyboard or MIDI sequencer, with incredible […]
Places to take your kids
GeekDad has some places to your kids, all in the sciency/MAKE spirit too! Places to go with your kids Google MyMap by Scott Nagle – [via] Link. Related: MAKE shops – Link. Cool MAKE places – Link. MAKE playlist – Link.
HOW TO – Make a bluetooth banana phone wireless handset
Scottredd writes – This project describes the steps involved to construct a working Bluetooth handset in the shape of a banana. The premise is to permanently embed a Bluetooth headset inside of a fake banana, while exposing the necessary sound holes and USB port for in-place charging. In practice, it took some time and patience […]
