RSSArchives: August 2007
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August 21, 2007
The World-famous index of Arduino knowledge
Wow, here's a an evolving index of subjects covered in the main Arduino site, the Playground and the Arduino forum - called: "The World-Famous Index of Arduino Knowledge" Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Arduino fever. The tale of a cute, blue microcontroller that fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and the expanding community of developers who love and support it. MAKE 07- page 52. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 07 @ the Maker store!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 21, 2007 02:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Wah-wah boots
These boots were made for wah-wah-ing and that's just what they'll do... Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 21, 2007 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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Virtual game is a 'disease model'
BBC - Using/ observing WoW might give some clues on how a real epidemic might effect people...
An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest. The "corrupted blood" disease spread rapidly within the popular online World of Warcraft game, killing off thousands of players in an uncontrolled plague. The infection raged, wreaking social chaos, despite quarantine measures. The experience provides essential clues to how people behave in such crises, Lancet Infectious Diseases reports. In the game, there was a real diversity of response from the players to the threat of infection, similar to those seen in real life.Virtual game is a 'disease model' - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 21, 2007 12:00 AM
News from the Future |
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August 20, 2007
Fuel cell car kit
When I was a kid, I lived for all of the science and tech kits I'd get for Christmas: the chemistry sets, the rocketry starter kit, the telescope set, the X-Acto hobby tool chest, etc. Today's budding nerds get to experiment with hydrogen fuel cells, thanks to the Thames & Kosmos Fuel Cell Kit offered by Carl's Electronics (for $125). Experiments include: "How to build a solar-powered car; Effects of direct and indirect radiation; Characteristics of a solar module; Electrolysis and its effect on water; Oxy-hydrogen test; How to construct and load a reversible fuel cell; Decomposition of water in the fuel cell; Qualitative and quantitative analysis of gas in a fuel cell; How efficient is electrolysis?; How light influences electrolysis; Solar electrolysis; Fuel cell-powered car." I wonder if it's too late to finagle one of these under my Christmas tree?
Fuel Cell Car Kit [via] - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 20, 2007 08:00 PM
Electronics, Kits, Science |
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Paper Critters papercraft generator
This Web tool allows you to create colorful little blockheads onscreen you can then print out, cut up, and paste together to make into well colorful little blockheads to stand guard on your desk.
Paper Critters Online Paper Toy Creator - Link
Related:
- Paper Crafts Archives - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 20, 2007 06:00 PM
Arts, Crafts, DIY Projects, Paper Crafts |
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Kip Kay's video hacks and pranks
Kip Kay has made something of a name for himself on Metacafe with his numerous how-to, hacks, and tech-oriented pranks videos. He's also made some $40K with the "Producers Rewards" that Metacafe pays for popular vids. When I saw the first Kipkay vid, with his super-slick informercial voice, I thought he was another DIY spoof videomaker, a la Mark Erickson's hysterically goofy Infinite Solutions. In fact, Kip Kay may have been Erickson's inspiration. But Kay's videos are legit, and while some of them may be over the top and more about garnering eyeballs (and revenue) than anything else, there's some useful and interesting stuff here. In the above video, Kip shows how he made the equivalent of a $95 SureFire high-power flashlight for under $10.
$10 Police Flashlight Hack! - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 20, 2007 04:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gadgets |
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How To - Make a desk lamp from a scanner
This Instructable details how to turn a scanner lamp assembly into a tres geeky desk lamp.
Scanner Parts - Desk Lamp - Link
Related:
- Old scanner = light table - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 20, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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Tiny cars
Here's a HUGE gallery of TINY cars (some of them are from the big auto makers, others seem home grown)... - [via] Link.
And, don't forget MAKE 11 includes a special "DIY Wheels" section, with plans for making a mobile drive-in movie theater, a cool chopper out of an old bicycle, and a pedal powered iPod charger. We'll also show you how to make a remote control bird feeder to take amazing photos of birds, a vintage-style remote control race car out of sheet-metal, and a vacuum-former that lets you create molded 3D parts out of plastic, on newsstands on the 28th of August or subscribe now (and get the digital edition to start reading immediately!)...
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 01:00 PM
Transportation |
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Arduino blog
If you're really in to Arduino, and *a lot* of you are... Here's a new blog from the Arduino team in Italy! - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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iPhone MAME & Z-Machine Interpreter for iPhone
MAME & Z-Machine apps for the iPhone, these involve the usual amount hackery to get them going, but very cool!
As expected, performance is an issue. For example, Pacman and Q*bert run quite well, but Galaga and Gyruss are marginal even with frame skipping and lowered sound quality. The SDL port was the quickest way to get everything up and running without having to delve into the guts of MAME. I'll take a stab at slapping together something based on a really old, simpler version of MAME to see if it runs any better.iphone-sdl-mame - Google Code - [via] Link.
Frotz Z-Machine Interpreter for iPhone - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 11:00 AM
Cellphones |
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HOW TO - Make an H-bridge
Randofo writes -
An H-bridge is a type of circuit that you can use to get a reversible DC motor to spin both clockwise and counterclockwise.How to make an H-bridge - Instructables - [via] Link.In other words, this circuit allows you to quickly reverse the direction a motor is spinning by using a switch or controller chip to change its direction.
I'm going to show you how to make the simplest and most reliable form of H-bridge that I know how to make. I must warn you that this is by no means the best H-bridge design and, in fact, it has a couple shortcoming which I will explain later.
Although, should you never have made an H-bridge before or simply need a circuit that can reverse the direction of a motor's spin, then this circuit is a quick and easy solution.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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Handmade Music Night * Thursday, Aug 23* 8PM @ ETSY & MAKE
On Thursday, August 23 at 8PM, Etsy Labs is teaming up with Make Magazine and Create Digital Music http://createdigitalmusic.com/ for another Handmade Music Night. Come check out the projects on display, meet other like-minded people, and listen to some handmade music!
At the last Handmade Music Night, there were instruments made from an iron, a Gameboy, wooden blocks, an amp made from a Ritz cracker box, and a weird goo/gel that made sounds when you squeezed it.
If you wanna come, please rsvp@etsy.com. If you wanna bring something, tell us about it in your rsvp email...
Thursday, August 23. 8PM. Etsy Labs. 325 Gold St. 6th Floor. Brooklyn. See you!
Handmade Music Night * Thursday, Aug 23* 8PM @ ETSY & MAKE - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 07:00 AM
Events |
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Tape measure from iPod headphones
Neat idea, add inch (or centimeter marks) to your headphones and use them as an always-with-you tape measure or quick measurements - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 06:00 AM
iPod |
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HOW TO - Make a a wind-up headboard reading light
Peter writes -
I love to read in bed. This is one of the true pleasures in my life, and I begin and end every day doing it. One day, I was reading an article about living off-the-grid, which seemed like a neat idea, but also a real stretch for a production home suburbanite like myself. But then the author suggested taking just one room off the grid, as a small start, a way to act, a way to learn.HOW TO - Make a a wind-up headboard reading light - Link.I realized that the bedroom was the best candidate here. We plug in only an alarm clock and a reading lamp in here. What's more, I frequently fall asleep while reading, shutting the lamp off only the next morning.
I first tried a battery-operated book light, but was underwhelmed. It kept getting in the way and the light fell inconsistently on the page. Call me crazy (and I'm sure you will) but the best place for a reading lamp is about a foot up and over your left or right shoulder.
My next attempt was tape-mounting a wind-up flashlight up and above my right shoulder, but it was a graceless attempt and prone to falling. Also, you had to un-tape the flashlight to wind it up. I'm not even going to repeat here what my wife said when she saw it.
So I decided to combine the two ideas - wind-up power with a headboard mounted reading light. A form factor change that uses zero electricity from the grid (and in Ohio, our electricity is still, inexplicably, coal-fired) and had the added benefit of shutting itself off after 30 minutes or so.
This instructable is how I built my wind-up headboard reading lamp. Be forewarned: I'm not an engineer, nor a designer. I'm not even particularly handy. I'm just a guy in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio who wants to do right by the Earth and still read in bed every night.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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Hirst Arts - Cast your own blocks - Build your own castles
Steve writes -
Since you pointed folks at Games Workshop's hobby articles, I thought you'd appreciate the work of Bruce Hirst. He sells molds for folks to cast their own bricks and other bits to make models. What makes him so impressive as a maker is how he encourages people to make their own molds (for personal use) based on his product. His site includes extensive discussions about moldmaking, different casting materials, and even a clear and friendly translation of his legal policy. He hosts his own discussion forum for customers to present their work, and the work in the design derby is worth a look on its own.Hirst Arts - Link.
Related:
Mind-boggling miniature painting contest - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 04:00 AM
Arts, DIY Projects |
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Building an embedded Asterisk PBX
David writes in with his latest open source telephony project -
The IP04 is an IP-PBX that runs Asterisk on a Blackfin processor in a tiny embedded form factor. It has been designed by an international team of telephony/DSP hackers using the "open hardware" philosophy. The IP04 has now gone into production - one of the first "open hardware" real-world, products that I know of.Building an embedded Asterisk PBX - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Open source hardware |
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AVR based GPS tracker...
Here's a neat AVR - GPS - cell phone tracker project...
This project is about GPS tracing. it works as follows:GPS-TRACE - Link.
- GPS traces the position of the device via satelite
- Somebody (who wants to know the position) calls the number of the GSM-Module
- The Microcontroller noticed the call and ask the position which is stored in a global var
- The Microcontroller sends a command to the GSM-Module to send a SMS with position information back to the caller.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 02:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, GPS |
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Cucumber robotic hand
Remember those edible robots we posted up? Here's another, a vegetable based giant cucumber robot hand!- Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 01:00 AM
Arts, Robotics |
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Solar BoGoLight
The Solar BoGoLight is a 4 to 5 hour flashlight and battery charger. Best of all, when you buy one the company will send another one to a developing country of your choice - [via] Link, more & get one...
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 20, 2007 12:00 AM
Gadgets, Green |
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August 19, 2007
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week:
- Toilet Paper Origami - Link.
- Quiltbert - Q*Bert Video Game Quilt - Link.
- DIY Dagobah Diorama Craft - Link.
- HOW TO - Make Stickers - Link.
- Metal Ruler Magnetic Board - Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 PM
Crafts |
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