Spook8000 writes – “The PC Virtual Impact Suit takes in-game bullet hit events into real life physical impacts on player’s body. It currently supports the popular Half-Life 3D first-person-shooter game, and connects to the PC via a USB port. “ – Link. No idea if anyone built this, but an impact vest looks like a […]
Jon writes – “Here is some information on a Bar Monkey that I helped Alan Baker build this winter. The Bar Monkey is a device for automatically mixing drinks. The concept comes from BarMonkey.net where you can see several other versions of bar monkeys. Almost all of Alan’s Bar Monkey, including the software, was designed […]
Graffiti Research Lab workshops at Maker Faire – “Come to the Graffiti Research Lab workshops at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. We will be working with visitors on the creation of a giant bus mural while running workshops on making LED Throwies and Electro-Graphs.” – Link. Maker Faire! – Link.
Raphael writes – “I thought it was sad not to use my SNES mouse anymore so I built an adapter to use it with with a Linux PC. The adapter is identical to the one used to connect snes gamepads to a PC. It’s now possible to play the Swat-the-Bug game from Mario-Paint using the […]
Christopher writes – “Handcrank rechargable flashlights are a great idea (not my idea – just a great idea). LED’s comsume very little power compared to traditional blubs and last a lot longer. Throw in the need to never change the batteries and it makes a simple yet elegant solution to the age old problem of […]
Jordan writes – “Part I of How To: NES Controller to Xbox Mod will show you how to prepare the NES Controller for use on the Xbox. This article includes complete descriptions, an easy to follow wiring diagram, and a break down of all the tools you will need (for the entire mod).” – Link. […]
Chris writes – “P.O. sent us this how-to on building a very handy flashlight out of a old TicTac mint box. It consists of a empty TicTac box (duh!), three batteries (that fits perfect), a small switch, a resistor and a bright LED. It might not take a rocket scientist to figure out how to […]
