David writes – “Saw the satellite dish gazibo and thought you’d like my treehouse with dish roof. We built this treehouse entirely from recycled materials, including the 10 foot diameter fibreglass dish as a dome roof. The cool, and unexpected, benefit of this design is that the bed is below the dish, and our heads […]
Robotdreams writes – Filip Verhaeghe, the publisher of the bnxt.com weblog, just posted a detailed article including photos and videos that documents how the popular GUPI, robot guinea pig was originally developed. Filip was one of the key developers on the project, and explains a lot of the design trade-offs and issues they encountered. He’s […]
These little speakers, woofers, are headless dogs with speakers mounted inside of them. I wouldn’t really buy these, but it’s a neat idea if you happen to spot a couple pair of ceramic/plastic dogs at a thrift shop or garage sale and want to make your own… [via] – Link.
Marcus writes – “We inherited a left-over “big ugly dish” and it was too cool to toss, but too ugly to keep. So we repurposed it.” – Link.
Here are some interactive versions of circuit bent devices, gives you a good idea what they might sound like after they’re modded – [via] – Link. Related: Circuit Bending. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you’ve ever heard. MAKE 04 – Page 88. More […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Shygantic made a DIY version of a “Fig Rig” / small DV camera stabilizer out of PVC – Link. Related: Manfrotto’s Fig Rig (commercial version) – Link. $14 Video Camera Stabilizer. You don’t have $10,000 to spend on a Steadicam? Make this ultra-low-cost video camera stabilizer and see how much […]
This would be a fun add-on for that next MAME cabinet project – “Chris Evans’ we will destroy you which, despite its aggressive title, combines a Space Invaders game with live video to create an installation that is full of humour and nostalgia. Those who are brave enough to take on the challenge are invited […]
