The MAKE store just added a couple fun items — MiniPOV v2 Kit – Inexpensive Persistence of Vision A second generation of original MiniPOV, Adafruit Industries upgraded this toy to make it easier for people to build: no microcontroller-programming device is needed, and the source code is in C not assembly. And it includes high […]
RTourn writes – “Some people carry change purse with them where ever they go, but you won’t use most of those coins. Why carry coins that you won t use? So what is the fewest number of coins you can carry that allows you to produce any exact change? And then find an inexpensive way […]
Now, just like Homebrew author Tyler Rourke, you can try your hand at building “Einstein’s Amplifier.” Take a look at this copy of the original hand-drawn schematic of the amp that Jack Rosenberg built for Albert Einstein’s 70th birthday back in 1949, as featured in MAKE 06. Happy making! – Link. MAKE 06 – Page […]
Glynne writes – “A few months ago I purchase a nice shiny Belkin F5D72304 Router so I could play my MP3’s (loudly/wirelessly) in the backyard to compete with the square waved distortion emenating from next door. Anyway… The router had a nasty habit of not routing (This is a bad thing) after about an hour […]
Ben writes “I’ve been riding my bicycle to school every day this year but then the snow came… A racing bike just didn’t cut it. It was time to throw the snow chains back on the unicycle. I first made the chains a few years ago and have since seen similar pictures online. Surprisingly, it […]
FastMhz.com has a rad “Portable *Everything* player” – “They make portable DVD players, yes, but do they play SACD, Ogg Vorbis and Divx? Nope…but this one does, and more! This is the world’s first ever portable player capable of SACD playback. It’s deceptively simple – start with a Pioneer 578a, find a way to power […]
Here’s a pretty cool looking LED panel project that can be controlled over ethernet – the site is in German (view the translated link) and includes source, eagle files – Link & translated.
