A reader sends word of Matt Reidsma’s excellent Studio2Go portable drawing studio – I needed a way to make my drawing desk portable, so that I could easily work on my strip while on vacation, and so I could easily relocate anywhere in the house when I needed to. My solution was to modify this […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Farnea built this Tamagotchi-syled 2-in-1 noise machine combining and Atari Punk Console with a cracklebox circuit. No samples as of yet, but I’m imagining the “BURP!!” text may be somewhat of a description? Related: Atari Punk Console schematics Homebuilt CrackleBox
Woah – music meets gaming interface in a major way! The Abletonator incorporates a full Ableton Live music making workstation into an arcade cabinet. (don’t worry game fans, it was just a bar-style quiz/trivia machine) Create Digital Music gives a rundown on the specs: PC running Windows XP, Ableton Live 6 (hmmm… may want to […]
Electronic Test Equipment by Tom and Wendell Anderson. See and understand what’s happening inside a circuit. Page 158 – MAKE 10. Read this article now in the MAKE digital edition. Or get MAKE 10 from the Maker store and/or subscribe to MAKE (use code CMAKE for $5 off USD). You can view all our in […]
Jason @ HACKS points us to ProfScott’s old iBook mod: take an old laptop with a non-functioning screen and put it in a different enclosure for a stealth desktop machine, similar to a Mac Mini, but perhaps more portable and definitely less theft-attracting. The iNoteBook.
A detailed hacking how-to guide: Modify a classic 80’s desk phone for use with a modern wireless handset and build in an integrated handset lifter. Classic Phone Mod: Wireless Headset and Handset Lifter
John Maushammer who we lovingly refer to as “the hammer” reverse engineered the firmware in all three Pure Digital disposable cameras and figured out how to connect them to home computers, and now he’s messing with…MacBook air USB ports. Other hammer projects: Homemade PONG watch! Rocket-Launched camcorder – Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make […]
