Control your PC with a Nintendo DS
Every day I like my Nintendo DS more – control your PC with the DS! – [via] Link. Here’s how to do it, PointyRemote a “VNC” like app – Link. Related: More makery and hackery with the DS – Link.
Gaming
MAKER FAIRE PREVIEW – Hardware hacking workshop
Here’s a sneak peek of the circuit board Joe Grand from Grand Idea Studio’s designed for the hardware hacking workshop at the Maker Faire. Joe had this prototype made so he could verify that the circuitry works. See Joe’s articles for MAKE here and come out to the Maker Faire! Join the creators of MAKE […]
HOW TO – Make An Xbox360 arcade joystick
Here’s how to make a Street Fighter Anniversary Edition joystick that works with your Xbox 360 – [via] Link. Related: Other gaming hacks and mods – Link. Refreshing an Old Game Controller by Ben Wheeler in DIY: Gaming. If your retro-gaming skills ain’t what they used to be, fix your joystick buttons. MAKE 02 – […]
Homebrew web browser for Nintendo DS
Homebrew action is hitting hard today, PepsiMan has a DS browser, he writes – “I didn’t think we’d ever get a web browser running in DSLinux, but I was proved wrong when phestar compiled retawq for DSLinux. DSLinux has beaten Nintendo/Opera by releasing the first web browser for the DS.” [via] Link.
Nintendo Entertainment Center PC case mod…
Here’s a PC case mod made from an old NES! Lots of details if you want to build your own, from the Maker John – “I began the project by dismantling my NES. I removed all the internal components and, after a moment of silent reflection, eighty-sixed all but the plastic shell, power buttons, and […]
Roomba Hacking – Gamepad Control
Oliver, Sean & David have an awesome Roomba project – a Roomba Discovery carrying a wireless router being remotely controlled via a gamepad, they’re going to post some tutorials and code soon, so for now enjoy the videos and photos – Link. More images in their Roomba Gallery – Link. See previous Roomba projects and […]
HOW TO – Make a “Chicken Moat”
Lower the drawbridge! Build your own chicken moat. Surround your veggie garden with a moat full of hungry chickens ready to eat bad bugs and protect your garden [via] Link.
