Properboy of goes green with this build of everyone's favorite stepped tone generator circuit - Here is yet another properboy a.p.c. build, although I have done many with light controlled resistors, this is a first attempt at a solar powered synth.The plan was to create a small drone-unit that I could leave in my window. I wanted this little box ...
From the MAKE Flickr Pool Vinmarshall posted this pic of his "bomb-proof" camera blast shield - and despite some limited flammability, the tough enclosure seems to live up to its name - Check ou[...]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Origamiwolf crafted this huggable chip using measurements from the OP07 datasheet -The various traced out parts are then scaled to the desired size, and borders then added [...]
Adding a capacitive touchscreen to your Linux netbook just took a huge leap forward. Developers at ENAC Interactive Computing Lab in France recently published a video showing multitouch support on a[...]
The snap-together Solar Grasshopper kit uses solar energy to generate electricity and propel itself around. It's an easy to assemble electronics project that's great for first-time experimenters with[...]
In the spirit of Math Monday, here is Jason Peacock's version of the 20-sided playing card construction George Hart featured in last weeks' column. Playing Cards Polyhedral Read[...]
Can you count on booze to kill the bugs in egg nog?... A perennial holiday dilemma: will alcohol kill the bacteria in homemade eggnog? Microbiologists Vince Fischetti and Raymond Schuch, from The R[...]
Enjoy programming AVR microcontrollers, but wish there was a better way to debug your programs then blinking lights? The best option is probably be to get a hardware debugging tool like the AVR Drag[...]
James Turner has a piece on O'Reilly Radar outlining his choices for the best and worst tech of the unnamed decade we just barreled through. Open source and maker culture get big +1 shout outs. Seems [...]
Flickr user Andrew Colunga describes this awesome Lego ray gun as "X-maspunk." [via Boing Boing] Read more | Permalink | Comments | [...]
Prepare you house for a visit from Jolly old St. Nikola with this Tesla Christmas Tree, by artist Peter Terren. I wonder what kind of presents he will leave? [via neatorama] Read m[...]