“This is a 12V bulb which is being overdriven to 14+V, to about 140 watts, with an estimated light output of about 4000 lumens. Compare that to a regular 2D MagLight, which is much, much less than 50 lumens.”
Yup, that’s 12 1.2V NiMH batteries in there, which I guess means it’s rechargable too. I love it.
Posted by jstriegel | Thursday November 30th, 2006 11:59 PM
Categories: Toolbox | 4 Comments
Carla from CRAFT and myself are judges for a fun contest @ NPR -
“Make a timely ornament (or a menorah, for the Jews!). NPR’s First Ever Holiday Craft Contest. Design either a handmade menorah or a Christmas tree ornament. We are looking for designs that reflect the news of 2006. We also welcome quirky, funny and/or offbeat designs.” – Link.
What do you win? Swag from the NPR Shop: The Hanukkah Lights Gift Set for the menorah winner; an NPR Jazz Christmas Collection with Marian McPartland for the ornament winner.
How to do you enter? Post your creation on Flickr.com with the keyword: NPRHOLIDAYCONTEST. Be sure to include a short artist’s statement and a way we can contact you. If you have any questions email: holidaycontest@npr.org
It would be great to see one our makers and crafters win…
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Thursday November 30th, 2006 11:04 PM
Categories: Announcements, DIY Projects | No Comments
“When the final case design of the Playstation 3 was released, it was widely critsised as looking exactly like a George Foreman Grill … we decided this would be a great project and challenge to actually build the Real PS3 Grill.”
I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in knowing that somehow, somewhere, some dude is cooking up little steaks and sausages on a $600 toy. – Link
Posted by jstriegel | Thursday November 30th, 2006 8:50 PM
Categories: Gaming | 15 Comments
This 4 legged scooter is one of the strangest transportation devices I’ve ever seen. I wish I knew what this is about exactly-it looks like maybe a Japanese funny videos or candid camera show.
If you look closely, it appears that each leg is guided by two wheels. I’m guessing the front wheel controls the leg’s up/down motion, and the rear wheel controls the angle. If they are slightly out of phase, it should make the relatively smooth stride that you see. I don’t know for sure if that’s how it works, but it’s my best guess from a quick napkin sketch (and it seems like I’ve seen something similar before in a lego robot).
Anyone have a better idea of how this thing works or a link to a robot that walks in this manner? [via] – Link.
Posted by jstriegel | Thursday November 30th, 2006 8:03 PM
Categories: Transportation | 2 Comments
MAKE is a sponsor of the Blip Festival 2006 NYC NOV 30 – DEC 3! So, stop by Thurs (tonight) through Sunday. If you want to buy MAKE stuff super-cheap I have a table here, so here’s your chance. I’m also willing to trade some stuff and/or haggle – really, do your worst.
Tonight: Visuals: Dan Winckler, C-TRL Labs, The C-Men. Music: Virt, Receptors, Glomag, Startpause, x|km Goto80,Tugboat, Chibi-Tech.
“THE TANK and 8BITPEOPLES are pleased to present the Blip Festival, a four-day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit videogame consoles and home computers used as creative tools. Familiar devices are pushed in new directions with startling results — Nintendo Entertainment Systems and Game Boys roaring with futuristic floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melody, art-damaged Sega hardware generating fluctuating and abstracted video patterns — and that’s only the beginning. An exploration of the chiptune idiom and its close relatives, the Blip Festival is the biggest and most comprehensive event in the history of the form, and will include daily workshops, art installations, and nightly music performances boasting an international roster larger and more far-reaching than any previous event of its kind. Small sounds at large scales pushed to the limit at high volumes — the Blip Festival is an unprecedented event that is not to be missed.” – Link.
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Posted by Phillip Torrone | Thursday November 30th, 2006 8:00 PM
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Check this out and then go check out the voice controlled christmas lights they made up! Well I’ve seen many “static” Christmas lights that always stay on. Today, I will show you how you can customize your Christmas lights by using a PLC, a Programmable Logic Controller. – Link
Posted by Bre Pettis | Thursday November 30th, 2006 5:11 PM
Categories: Electronics | 4 Comments
This is one of those ideas that make me bonk my head and go, “Why didn’t I think of that!” It reminds me of a solar hot-dog cooker. Aluminum foil might also work just fine for this application although it would clearly not be as durable as this product. [via] – Link
Posted by Bre Pettis | Thursday November 30th, 2006 5:08 PM
Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments
This LED-enhanced popsicle stick picture frame is a great project/gift to do with the kids – Link.
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Posted by Phillip Torrone | Thursday November 30th, 2006 1:48 PM
Categories: Crafts, DIY Projects, Electronics | No Comments
woodblock100 writes -
“I needed a teleprompter to help me make better looking videos for my website on woodblock printmaking, so I built this one, using nothing but a few pieces of scrap wood and glass, and only free software.
When recording videos, I discovered that I’m not much of an actor … namely, I can’t remember my lines! I tried to get around this by printing out a large-type ‘script’ and hanging it up next to the camera, but when I looked at the resulting video, it was obvious that I was reading something, and not looking directly into the camera. There was only one solution … build a teleprompter!
Here’s how I did it, in just a few minutes, using a couple of scraps of wood, a scavenged piece of glass, and an old shirt …” – Link.
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Posted by Phillip Torrone | Thursday November 30th, 2006 12:35 PM
Categories: DIY Projects, Instructables | 6 Comments
Here’s the November 30, 2006 : Special interview Rocketboom with Joanne Colan, a video version of our gift guide – Link.
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Posted by Phillip Torrone | Thursday November 30th, 2006 11:00 AM
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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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