Kits and Casemods: Laser tag MP3 player, Dinosaur USB charger! - Make: Video Podcast

This weekend, you'll learn how to make a Minty Boost usb charger and a Daisy mp3 player. After you put these together you can put them into customized cases. I made my charger fit into a plastic dinosaur!

Then I soldered up my Daisy MP3 player and put it into a laser tag case, complete with working buttons on the gun that control volume. The trigger makes it go to the next track! Photos here - Link.

Here's an mp4 that plays on pretty much everything. Here's a 3gp and 3g2 for people who like to watch on their phone!

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If you want to build these and/or give them as gifts, order them this weekend so they ship in time for the holidays.

Kits featured:
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MAKE: Daisy MP3 player, open source MP3 player (in a Laser tag case, NICE!) - Link.

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MintyBoost, charge USB chargable devices - Link.


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Posted by: StealthToilet1 on December 15, 2006 at 9:21 PM

Where is the Boeing surplus store at?


Posted by: orkspace on December 16, 2006 at 12:57 AM

I believe that certain Palm devices (I use a Tungsten E2 and a Treo 700p) can format SD cards to Fat32.


Posted by: 3ricj on December 18, 2006 at 3:51 AM

If you need to find Boeing surplus, try this:

1. www.google.com
2. Boeing surplus
3. "I'm feeling lucky"


Posted by: 98028 on December 18, 2006 at 10:03 AM

Boeing Surplus NW
20651 84th Ave S.
Kent, Washington

Anaheim (Sales facility relocated to Long Beach)
3460 Cherry Avenue
Long Beach, California 90807
562-593-5521

El Segundo (Sales facility)
900 N. Sepulveda
El Segundo, California 90245
310-662-6101

Huntington Beach (Sales facility)
5301 Bolsa Avenue
Huntington Beach, California 92647
714-896-2895

Long Beach (Administrative Offices, sales facility)
3460 Cherry Avenue
Long Beach, California 90807
562-593-5521


Posted by: Marcel on December 7, 2007 at 9:57 AM

I hope you found a solution for your mac fs format FAT32 problem..., if not, try this explanation: http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=23016


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