Everything’s better with LED’s, right? Consider illuminating a time-honored game of strategy – I had just picked up a cheap-o glass chess set at my local arcade for the low low price of only 15,000 tickets. The novelty of playing with glass pieces quickly wore off, and I wondered how I could make it better. […]
Here’s a nice tutorial on doing some logic analysis of a PS2 console controller using a Lantronix LogicPort: 34 channel logic analyzer. This way you can find out exactly how much wizardry and engineering goes into making some of the most popular console controllers of all time. And perhaps after you’re done, you can build […]
ElektroKraft created a new NES cartridge dedicated to percussive electro-goodness. Super Synth Drums turns the NES controller into an 8-bit sound triggering tap pad. And if you’re underwhelmed by the cramped retro-style interface, check out this video of the DrumAxe touch countroller created for use with the cartridge. – Super Synth Drums cartridge at Electrokraft
This “WiiMote Music Controller Suit” (called the “W_space”) by Israeli-born, Netherlands based composer Tom Tlalim uses eight Nintendo Wii controllers to create and manipulate sound in realtime. Connected up to the body, each Wiimote senses a different aspect of the wearer’s movement to produce songs in the sound software “SuperCollider”, as he or she dances […]
This PC based on the Mini-ITX board fits inside a case similar to the Nintendo Wii’s white angular body. The computer sports a AMD Geode Socket and integrated processors, Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom series) with 945 chipset, and lots more features. Despite the heavy processing power, we just like how often we see casemods […]
Spore the much-anticipated game of lifeform design and development looks like it will be worth the wait. The Spore Creature Creator software has been released and I can say firsthand – it’s a thoroughly fun and creative experience. The free demo software includes only a quarter of the total parts palette available in the full […]
Next time your alarm goes off in the morning and you switch it off, only to sleep through your important meeting that day, you might want to look into this nifty alarm clock. The 80s cube clock forces you to solve the puzzle before the alarm stops, so you need to be on your toes […]
