Bryan writes – “Interfacing older, non VGA displays to systems with VGA hardware without the help of a hardware scan converter- Almost every linux embedded project out there today uses some form of LCD text or graphics display. CRTs have been abandoned as bulky and obsolete. But not all are. Forgotten are the tiny portable […]
Make your own “Universal Software Radio Peripheral” – it can do things like…record every FM station, all at once “The UniversalSoftwareRadioPeripheral (USRP) is a low-cost, high speed implementation of GnuRadioHardware, developed by a team led by MattEttus. You can buy your own USRP(s); see [www.ettus.com]. The price for the motherboard is $550, and basic daughterboards […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member TheThompsonFive made a longbike from two old bikes – Link.
This “The Thing” costume is made with real rocks and weighs over 100lbs, wow! Here’s how to make your own – [via] – Link.
Augmented reality instruction manuals – “This project, named 3D IKEA Manual, aims to show the potential of augmented reality (AR) in domestic use. Instead of having only text and 2D images showing instructions to assemble furniture as in traditional manuals, an AR manual would have 3D virtual models appearing besides the written instructions. With 3D […]
Speaking of IKEA… Here’s a simple bag project from the MAKE Flickr CRAFT pool – “The IKEABagHack is a hack of the famous IEAK bags that serve as shopping baskets inside IKEA stores. Outside the stores these bags are widely used by young people to transport great amounts of laundry and/or emtpy bottles. The basic […]
If all goes well, tonight MAKE will be at Thunderdome in the bay area, “…grudge matches take center stage in a 40′ battle dome, with fighters suspended in our one-of-a-kind bungee harnesses straight out of Mad Max. – Two Makers enter, one Maker leaves! Link.
