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 […]
Len sent in this great clock (schematic at the bottom of the site) – “It’s actually a pretty simple circuit. The clock is based on an Atmel AT89C2051 microcontroller. The software in the microcontroller handles the count for the time. It “talks” to a 4 channel Digital to Analog converter to derive the voltage to […]
Francisco writes – “DIY ipod dock splitter using Ridax’s dock connectors. Some challenging soldering and drilling but very good results.” – Link.
It doesn’t need to be April 1st to do pranks, here’s a really clever one, making a keyboard sing – “Take the musical element from a musical greeting card and connect it to the caps lock LED on the user’s keyboard. Each time the victim presses caps lock the music plays (and quite loud too). […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Timmyj1138 posted up what looks to be the start of a great alarm clock project – “…Old Oscilloscope that didn’t function and was tube driven, I’ve modified it to be more pleasing to the eye, and I’m looking to convert it into a fully functioning alarm clock by rewiring all […]
Steven writes – “This is a very simple one-evening hack… integrating the clutter of wall-warts, docking units, USB cables, media readers, and all the other other “gadget support” that usually takes the form of a sloppy tangle in the general vicinity of one’s computer. The result is a single pack with only two cables (AC […]
Imarunner writes “So, you’ve considered brewing your own beer but you’re not yet willing to drop the cash for the entry level kit just yet. With a few simple pieces of equipment and ingredients here’s how you can brew your own mini batch. In just a couple of weeks you can taste for yourself if […]
