Modding the “Bob the Builder” talking toy – “Bob the Builder. A lot of people know him, he is an all round Mr. Fix-it handyman sort of chap. He is the subject of a TV show and videos along with much merchandising. Worshipped by a lot of children gave him confidence, possibly buoyed by these […]
With over 1.5 million iRobot Roomba on the loose, it was just a matter of time before small crafter/Maker businesses would sprout up for people who own them and want to accessorize their bots, earlier we posted about the Roomba costumes developed by a few kids and it’s starting to take off, they just sold […]
Spoon writes – “Here’s a selection of DIY science devices covering a wide range of intests. The devices are aimed to help give a practical understanding of the science discussed on the main site.” Link. Pictured here – Tesla coil & plasma energy resonance.
Simon writes – “You might be intersted in this OSX Dashboard Widget by Nicholas Zambetti Resistulator. It calculates the value of a resistor from the sequence of colored bands painted on the resistor. It also displays the corresponding color sequence when a resistor value is entered.” Link. Previously: HOW TO – Read color coded resistors […]
Tom writes – “The Intel Mac mini’s case is just like that on the PPC model and can be opened by prying upward with a sharp putty knife while working your way around the bottom of the case.” – Link. Related: Apple and Makers modding minis – Link. Making a Macswagen – Adding a Mac […]
Dance Dance those emails away – “This is just one off-the-shelf piece of hardware we can use,” A.J. Brush, the lead researcher on the project, said after demonstrating the technology. “Now we’re looking at broadening, thinking about accelerometers or other things you could strap onto your feet so you really could be just sitting at […]
Talking Electronics writes – “A friend of mine who runs an electronic shop wants to install an old cd-rom to be used as a stand alone cd-player in his truck. His problem was to find a suitable power supply for this purpose. A cd-rom uses 2 power supplies, 5 Volts which is used in its […]
