Neale writes in: Here’s a quick and easy DIY project to make a shelf out of a ski. It’s a decent use for something people might have lying around, or can at least find pretty easily at yard sales (well, easy up here in the north). More: Snowboard bench
The SX-150 was just released today and there’s already an excellent mod! Frankie writes – Today Gakken released the kit of the SX-150 analog synth (a perfect match for the new Nintendo DS Korg DS10 analog synth card!). RJ, a Japanese MAKE magazine reader, a couple fo weeks ago posted a guide to create a […]
Here are our slides in PDF format from our talk at Ignite NYC… Limor Fried (ladyada) & Phillip Torrone (Make) “Citizen Engineer” – Open source hardware, hacking SIM cards, modding a payphone for fun and for profit. (Biz geek side note) At the end we have some quick estimates on the CPM that some could […]
Congrats to Brady, Bre and O’Reilly on an excellent night, Ignite NYC was a ton of fun – especially the soldering competition. Here’s all the action in a bite sizing video minute. Go Glen!
This garden railroad modeler built a morse code signaling beacon for his layout driven by a Picaxe 08M. He shows you how to design it to either flash or sound out your desired messages. The builder also updated he article a few years back with a more hardware-friendly Microchip 16F684 PIC processor. Morse Code Beacon
Who knew you could make a lamp from a few, I mean a ton, of drinking straws? This would be a great light for a toy room, just make sure to use a CFL light so it doesn’t melt! Learn how to make your own Drinking Straw Light
This circuit bent Pikachu reminds us of a punk rock electronics experiment gone very wrong. Watch the video for the full effect of this thing’s ravenous evolution. via The Adventures of teapot the cat
