In this build I am going to be making the XPort shield that is available from LadyAda’s web site. The shield will allow you to connect your Arduino to the Internet and check your email, interact with Twitter, send SMS messages, and a whole lot more. I was inspired from the book “Making Things Talk” […]
Dan McGrath made his own custom shed in his yard and documented the process with notes and photos. He writes: Why build your own shed? Well, I just don’t like the ones you see for sale in shops, they are flimsy and expensive, my DIY shed is neither of these things. Additionally it is exactly […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Peter made an electric bass from some old teak wood found in the garage. Nice job concealing the piezo pickup beneath the bridge – two string fretless bass on Flickr From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:09 p.115 – Make a one-string electric guitar
David writes in with his – PIC-based project to monitor remote Wifi stations – It’s amazing what you can do with a 70 cent computer. Actually it’s amazing that there are 70 cent computers! The PIC12F510 is a complete computer – flash program memory, RAM, GPIO pins, internal clock and two A/D converter inputs in […]
Printed Circuit Boards by Andrew Argyle. Step-by-step instructions for making your own PCBs at home. Page 164 – MAKE 2. Read this article now in the MAKE digital edition. Or get MAKE 02 from the Maker store and/or subscribe to MAKE (use code CMAKE for $5 off USD). You can view all our in depth […]
The maker of the DIY Zune Projector admits “It doesn’t work well”, but I think it is a good starting point for something that might. It seemed to work better with bright animations rather than movies. Perhaps hacking a better light source? Though it doesn’t work well it was an interesting experiment. I figure at […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories comes up with another great project. This time it’s Electric Origami, and the results are really interesting and unique. It is a fairly simple technique that is very well documented on the web site. This little LED-lit cube is much more than just a paper lantern: It’s a translucent and flexible […]
