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MintyBoost! – Small battery-powered USB charger

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Ladyada has a new kit and best of all extensive documentation on making a charger for just about anything that recharges via USB – “This project details a small & simple, but very powerful USB charger for your mp3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other gadget you can plug into a USB port to charge! The charger circuitry and 2 AA batteries fit into an Altoids gum tin, and will run your iPod for hours: 2.5x more than you’d get from a 9V USB charger! You can use rechargable batteries too.” – Link.

The MAKE labs were able to test out a prototype and it works great – we’ll post up more data as we test out how long our gadgets can go (So far 3+ extra hours of video playback on an iPod 60GB).

Related:
MintyBoost kit – Link.

Posted by | Wednesday May 31st, 2006 10:47 PM

Categories: DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables, iPod | 2 Comments

Portable PVC conduit antenna mast

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Imarunner2 writes – “Build this portable antenna mast for use in temporary or emergency communications. Possible applications include setting up temporary wifi for an event or as part of a portable emergency communications station for Amatuer Radio Emergency Services (ARES).” – Link.

Posted by | Wednesday May 31st, 2006 9:14 PM

Categories: DIY Projects, Instructables, Telecommunications | No Comments

LED MEGA-Light

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Do not look at LED MEGALIGHT with remaining eye… – “This is a homemade LED flashlight with a PVC body that is easily bright enough to blind you, and uses only one special LED (a Luxeon V). The light projected is a smooth, clear white illumination with no “rings” in the projected light like those cast by normal flashlights.” – Link.

Posted by | Wednesday May 31st, 2006 5:41 PM

Categories: DIY Projects, Electronics | 5 Comments

Mod Your T-shirts!

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Nobody just wears a t-shirt these days. You’ve got to “mod” them. To get you started on your first t-shirt for the summer, artist Karyl Newman took a regular looking large crew neck t-shirt and created this cute halter tee. The complete step-by-step is up on Instructables. Link.

Related:
New craft book alert! Tease: Inspired T-shirt Transformations

Posted by | Wednesday May 31st, 2006 4:30 PM

Categories: Crafts | 1 Comment

Bricksmith – Virtual LEGOs

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Virtual LEGO building for Macs – “Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations on your Mac. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection of 3D models of Lego building blocks created by enthusiasts from around the world. With Bricksmith, you never have to worry about running out of parts!” [via] – Link.

Related:
LDraw – Link.

Posted by | Wednesday May 31st, 2006 3:57 PM

Categories: Computers & Mobile, LEGO | 1 Comment

Rubik’s Cube Mario pop art wall hanging

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Gfixler writes – “This is my second Rubik’s Cube project. I’m in my Rubik’s Period right now. With the magnetic Rubik’s prototype working, I wanted to do this little craft project, most likely inspired by the works of Space Invader. I’ve often thought of ideas that would benefit from a nice box frame, so I gave that a try, and it turned out great :) More info throughout the set.” – Link.

Posted by | Wednesday May 31st, 2006 2:03 PM

Categories: Art, Crafts, DIY Projects, Retro | 1 Comment

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RedPark TTL iOS Cable Breakout Pack

Exclusively in the Maker Shed, this updated Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS makes interfacing your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the real world easy! This bundle includes the new RedPark TTL Cable for iOS so a TTL adapter (and soldering) is no longer required.

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