Ian writes – “The goal of this project was to build an efficient Altoids tin iPod (firewire) charger that runs on 3 (rechargeable) ‘AA’ batteries. This project started out as a collaborative effort with Sky on PCB design and construction, and I on circuit and firmware. As it is, this design will not work. It […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Nicrosin writes – “I built this from a color organ mini kit, and thought it would be neat to take to a club so I made it wearable. I also thought about making it into a belt buckle, or have a shirt with a pocket in the chest to slip […]
Tired of making iPod cases and other projects out of Altoid tins? The new trend? Making cases for your Aloids! Courtney writes – “As a graphic artist, I like to store extra x-acto blades in a steel container for safety. The problem I have after buying some Altoids for the container, is finding a place […]
John writes – “Quick Altoids tin magnetic camera mount. Used the other night to make a video with a camcorder attatched to the roof of my truck. Comforting to know that three to eleven dollars worth of stuff was holding on my expensive (at the time) camcorder to the roof of my truck as I […]
Nick-oshean in the Gentoo forums writes – “This how-to will discuss how to get EVDO on Gentoo Linux. Specifically Verizon EVDO using the Keyocera KPC650 EVDO PCMCIA card. Most if not all EVDO PCMCIA cards are just serial modems with usb-serial hardware. So they basically just show up as USB devices. They could have just been serial devices but I guess it’s easier in windows to make it a USB device that converts to/from serial, maybe it’s easier to write drivers for or easier to work with. But it makes it relatively easy for us to support it in Linux.” Link.
Nice use of a mint tin! – “This site features projects and circuits for building stereo microphones from low-cost Panasonic electret microphone capsules. Included are Mid-Side, XY, and Blumlein microphone setups. In addition, there are interesting related circuits and links to sites with microphone information and parts sources.” Link.
One of the winners from the Altoid contest was a pinhole camera made from the mint tin, the Pintoid – “Pintoids are pinhole cameras made from Altoid containers. A piece of pop culture transformed into something useful. An instrument to view the world with a dry, distorted, sense of humor. They tend to create curiously strong images.” Here’s how to make one! Link.
