Tyler writes – “In a desperate attempt to alleviate the aforementioned problems, I sat down with my friends and concocted the ultimate gaming machine. Unfortunately, unable to overcome the challenges of bio breaks and real life (without taking steps we would rather not go into at this time) we had to settle for the version […]
Turns out you can fit a lot of computers (and other things) on the back of a truck – here’s a gallery of the “overloaded” – [via] Link.
Steve from Robots.net writes – “Microbric Pty Ltd of Australia offers modular robotic kits that allow the construction of a wide range of autonomous mobile robots. The modules are solderless, interconnecting parts built up on PC boards. Microbric recently sent us one of their Viper kits along with an add-on kit containing line-following sensors. The […]
Nirlog.com has a how to on dual booting a MacBook pro to OS X and Windows XP – “Finally I’ve succeeded in installing Windows XP in MacBook Pro. Now it can dual boot between Windows XP and MacOS X. There’re few issues with windows xp but being able to boot smoothly between these 2 OSes […]
Jmumby writes – “Create a cheap yet effective dual ended light saber for a sci-fi fancy dress party. Anyone that has seen Star Wars knows Mr Kickarse ‘Darth Maul’. He was different, he had a light saber that had a blade on each end. He didn’t say much but you knew he was trouble. With […]
Ken writes – “I’ve created a modular, teleprescent, WiFi rover for $103. Pictures, CAD drawing, and more on the site. The project was created with an 8-year old laptop running Slackware Linux. Hope to add some neat gadgets like GPS, thermometer, IR…. Took my project to my local science fair this weekend and won 2nd […]
Oliver has a lot of fun projects on this site – “Homebrew hardware, including a homemade TIG welder, focus fusion, and other HV/High risk pursuits” – Link. TIG (Tungsten inert gas) is also known as G.T.A.W (gas tunsten arc welding) or sometimes helearc which refers to the use of helium in the origanal desigs, and […]
