Mattw writes – “What happens when the grid breaks? Communications need to be restored. After Hurricane Katrina hit, BellSouth announced that it would take 3 months to restore phone lines. Volunteers using WiFi gear were able to connect churches and community centers within the first weeks and within three days of setting up an asterisk […]
Joevennix writes – “Here’s a tiny, Nixie Clock, originally to be fit in an altoids tin.” – Link. Related: Other Nixie Tube projects – Link.
Dan writes – “Here’s a nice how-to I found on contact mics, I think it’s a good compliment to the DIY electric drums article as you need the same module for both.” – Link. Previous: DIY electric drums – Link. Other drum projects – Link.
Rob writes – “Here are plans for making your own bagpipe out of PVC, and brass tubing! I haven’t made these, I just ran across it while looking for something else, but it sure looks like a neat project! “ – Link. Related: More PVC projects – Link.
Alan shows you how to make a LED lamp from …”the beautiful blue glass bottle that the Bawls soft drink comes in. I tried one the other day and thought the glass bottle could be used for something interesting. At first I was just going to stick an LED into it, but I wanted something […]
In between robot battles at Seattle Bot Battle IV, I got a chance to interview Scott Ferguson about his computer controlled CNC etchasketch. He can make his computer control the etchasketch. Scott usually makes robots that kill other robots, but took up the kinetic art challenge for the event. One of the things that impressed […]
Photojojo shows you how to put your photos on cupcakes – “Just when you thought cakes and cupcakes couldn’t get any better, here come the happy and fun-loving folks over at Icing Images. Simply send them your digital photograph and they send you back edible icing! Lickety split! Your tasty photo icing arrives as sheets […]
