I’m really not sure if there’s enough information to build a DIY version of a TV-B-Gone, but this site seems to be a good start – the device can turn off any/all TVs by cycling through the IR codes for “off” – French & English. Related: TV-B-Gone – Link.
Dan writes – “Saw the nifty capacitive sensor post… very cool stuff. We presented a cousin of this: led touch(less) sensing, at the make fair as part of our motestruments. Perhaps you and the makers would be interested in this very quick write up on how to get an LED to be both a light […]
Monopole writes – “Here’s short and sweet description on how to convert a PSOne to a VGA monitor. It requires an ATI video card to generate the needed sync signals. I have done this and had excellent results for DIY projection.” – Link.
Scissorman writes – “Bored at work? Build your own 3″ trebuchet out of paperclips and throw balls of blu-tac up to an amazing 4 feet. WOW!!” – Link.
The latest Citizen Scientist is out and one of the projects is how to photograph the International Space Station – ” The International Space Station (ISS) is so large that the sunlight it reflects toward the Earth is highly visible for an hour or so before sunrise and after sunset. The Space Station is so […]
Pretty neat, using zippers as sensors, then making music – “”Zipper Orchestra” is interactive video installation: a combination of the “Conductor Musical Score” as a physical controller and the “Zipper Actions Collage Video” as musical display. Users can play music by zipping and unzipping the physical zipper. The screen is a fashion collage, filled with […]
Nate True is a maker who has hacked his wallet to light up when he opens it. Nate has been known to hack other things too. Recently he made a tiny wireless motion detector. I look forward to interviewing him about some of his other projects! Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically […]
