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January 27, 2008
Game mod workshop - Breakout!
Check out these great Breakout mods (code included on the site) -
Game Mod was a six hour long workshop with the objective of showing the participants that it is not required to understand code to experiment and play with it. Although they had no experience in coding, the task of each participant was to make a mod (modified version) of a game built in Processing.Game mod workshop - Breakout! - [via] Link.
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Jan 27, 2008 02:00 AM
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Ybox 2 - Networked set-top box in an Altoids tin
Tarikh and Josh from Uncommon Projects write in about the new Ybox 2 (The ybox2 is the second-generation networked set-top box in an Altoids tin)
Hello friends and YBox enthusiasts! We have some exciting news to share. There is a new YBox on the block--the YBox 2!Ybox 2 - Networked set-top box in an Altoids tin - Link.The YBox made its debut as a quick and dirty prototype for Yahoo's first public Hackday. Then it reappeared as a kit, a series of workshops and a giveaway at last year's SF Maker's Faire. We had a great time sharing the project with folks, and so it's with real glee that we announce the YBox 2.
It was developed by Robert Quattlebaum a developer and classmate from the SF sessions. He's made a number of smart refinements to the project, including getting the cost down by replacing the Xport. Our secret (and admittedly improbable) goal was always to get this thing down to $10, and he managed to shave $50 off the cost with version 2! But there's more than just cost, including a speaker, a status light and countless tweaks. All in all a really exciting evolution. Congrats Robert.
Some of you have written to ask about new kits or to wonder why the wiki has been terrorized with spam. The kits are gone and we don't have time to make more. The good news is that the project continues and you can contact Robert if you'd like to purchase a new board or to download the board files and create your own Ybox 2. We'll work on getting the wiki cleaned up and we send a special thanks to all the folks who have put in countless hours scouring it.
OK that's it for now, happy hacking!
Related:
![Ybox[1]](http://blog.makezine.com/_ybox%5B1%5D.jpg)
YBox in 60 Seconds - Link.
YBOX - turns a TV into a simple, web configurable ... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 27, 2008 01:00 AM
Altoids and tin cases, DIY Projects, Electronics, Gadgets, Open source hardware |
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January 26, 2008
PIC USB color changing light
Ian at DIY Life made a nice tutorial video on RGB color mixing with LEDs on the PIC platform. His circuit throws in a handful of extras, like mic input. While perhaps simpler to do on the Arduino with a BlinkM, this project looks like a good PIC starter. His whiteboard circuit diagram drawing lapse is pretty neat, too. - Link.
Related:
BlinkM - Link.
DIY ambient orb - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 26, 2008 03:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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MAKE Flickr Pool Highlights
Observe!- the bounty of the MAKE Flickr Pool:
Waterproof APC-Link
Homemade Ring Flash -Link
Homegrown Morse Code Paddles -Link
Piezo Bow -Link
Film Can Cannon - Link
We've seen some great projects in the pool this week and next week should be even better! "Why is next week so special?" - you ask? Because that's when we'll be giving away sweet prizes for the best projects submitted! So choose a good shot of that amazing apparatus you've been secretly crafting, and share it with us.
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 26, 2008 05:30 AM
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Amazing fab'ed guitar
Adam writes in -
I recently finished building a guitar that I think some of your readers might find interesting. It is all hand built including all of the metal scroll work and inlays. Hundreds of hours of research and design using a full suite of CAD/CAM programs aided in the planning and eventual fabrication of all the components. In October of 2007, the guitar was completed with a final trip to the MIT hobby shop for some finishing touches.Amazing fab'ed guitar - Link.While only my second significant woodworking project, the complexity of this project over my last, Inclination II, is significant. The clock had only 4 major wooden parts (not including gears) and little joinery was involved. Quite differently, this guitar required exact joints between the neck, head, and body in order to maintain proper mechanics of the instrument. Each of these pieces plays an important role in the playability of the guitar. A curved neck, out of alignment head or improperly angled fret board can all spell disaster for a hand-built guitar. Not only is the guitar a showpiece, but it is also meant to be handled, and played like any other instrument.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 26, 2008 12:00 AM
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January 25, 2008
Phoenix DIY meeting roundup
Last night at Phoenix DIY we held a soldering and basic electronics workshop. Even the absolute beginners got their kits to work; it was a great time. We made two lights blink alternatingly with a 555 timer. Thanks to Conspire Phoenix for hosting us. - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 25, 2008 04:00 PM
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HOW TO - Make a roll-up keyboard
A nifty Instructable on using a keyboard switch pad membrane to make your own (decidedly funky) flexible keyboard.
Make your own Roll-Up Keyboard - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 25, 2008 03:00 PM
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Build your own Apple store
All the things you need to make your own Apple store, expect a MAKE post in 3-4 month with the man or woman who turned their home in to an Apple store... - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 02:37 PM
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Crossed IR beam camera/flash trigger
Mark Rehorst made this awesome instructable on making a motion sensitive camera trigger out of PVC pipe and IR LEDs. - Link.
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Jan 25, 2008 02:00 PM
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Ross Yoke analysis For Stirling engines
Vittorio writes -
For those familiar with the Stirling Engine, the Ross Yoke is an ingenious mechanism for transferring dual piston motion into rotational motion. It has the advantage of minimizing lateral forces acting on the pistons making for a more efficient, compact design.Ross Yoke analysis For Stirling engines - Link.I'm going to use this mechanism for my own Stirling Engine project. [Here] are some pictures of the Ross Yoke I made out of wood. It's rather large as I wanted it to be robust for my design.
Related:
A Stirling engine in a teacup - Link.
HOW TO - Make a Stirling engine from a can - Link.
The Two-Can Stirling engine (preview) - Link.
MAKE 07 Sample - Excerpt from "Two-Can Stirling Engine" - Link (PDF).
Stirling Engine (MAKE store) - Link.
Make - Volume 07 - The Two-Can Stirling Engine (Page 94) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 12:00 PM
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Airbrushing tutorials
Wow, this is old school. Remember when airbrushing was more than a brush on the tool palette in Photoshop & GiMP? Here's a great set of tutorials on airbrushing from Koolgraphics-
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 11:00 AM
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HOW TO - Build a guitar
Reesley writes -
This page describes how I built an electric guitar, it has a bunch of pictures and a fairly detailed explanation of the steps. If you have the usual power tools and some experience in woodworking, this page should get you up and running. This is the third guitar I've built, this is one is done in the style of a Fender Stratocaster - but with several enhancements I wanted. First, it is constructed as a neck thru body style guitar. That is, the neck is not bolted on or glued on, it is a solid piece of wood that goes all the way through the body. This guitar has a maple neck, and the wings are swamp ash. The fretboard is ebony which gives a very bright sound, and coupled with the maple neck and single coil pickups, this is a fairly bright guitar. The heavy swamp ash wings do help to darken the sound up a bit. I don't use tremelo bars so I put a fixed bridge on, this should also add to the sustain.HOW TO - Build a guitar - Link.
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Jan 25, 2008 10:00 AM
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Film Can Cannon
Aah, explosive thermodynamics have a special way of bringing father and son closer together.
Example - This utilitarian film can launcher Make Flickr member kthxema built with his son Andy. See kids? There's that parental supervision we're always talking about! - Link
further instructions -Link
Related:
(non-combustible) Film Can Cannon -Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 25, 2008 09:30 AM
DIY Projects, Science, Toys and Games |
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DIY handheld electronic version of the African board game Mancala
Tim made a DIY handheld electronic version of the African board game Mancala, he writes -
Last summer at our annual family gathering, I learned the African game Mancala from my wife's cousin Danielle. Actually, there are many variations that go by that name, so I learned the one she plays. The basic game is described on Wikipedia, but I don't see a quick link to the rules we're using.DIY handheld electronic version of the African board game Mancala - Link & gallery.I had fun exploring strategies for the game, and ended up proposing three heuristics that I thought could play a pretty good game by themselves, applied mechanically. I wanted to automate them so I could play against them, but never got around to writing the program.
A while later, I pulled out a two-line by 16-character LCD display that I had bought on impulse, and felt like using it for something. And I also wanted to try using the PIC18F series of microcontrollers; I'd used the PIC16F series before, but the 18s are a step up in features and architecture and I wanted to explore them.
It seemed like a fast fun project, and I got the basic form factor up and running in a weekend, and some simple playable UI code in another evening.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 09:00 AM
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Arduino to radio-control transmitter interface
Mathieu writes -
I whipped up a little interface yesterday, to connect an Arduino to a Radio Control Transmitter. This can be used to send commands from the Arduino to the transmitter, which will mix them with the manual input and radio them to the radio-controlled model.Arduino to radio-control transmitter interface - Link (and code).The Arduino is sending commands (PPM-encoded series of servo-position pulses) to the RC transmitter (a Multiplex Royal Evo 12, in this case), which mixes them with manual input and radios them to the radio-controlled model.
You can see on the transmitter's display that channels 1, 2, 4 and 5 are broadcasting values while the sticks are centered. If I had video, you could see them change over time under the Arduino's control.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 08:00 AM
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Preamp kits
Fivefish.net DIY has a ton of great mic preamp kits for your music makers out there - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 06:00 AM
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Styling a Mugi coroplast RC plane
neoJunk writes in -
I saw the Mugi twinwall polypropylene plane kit in Make Magazine and built one. This instructable will show you how to use colored packing tape to style a coroplast RC plane. Coroplast is a twinwall polypropylene fluted plastic kind of like corrugated cardboard except made of plastic not paper.Styling a Mugi coroplast RC plane - Link.This was my first Mugi style attempt and it took me about five hours including the time to photograph, expect a 10 hour commitment over a few days though. I've since added tape to the bottom of the model to make it easier to see in the air. The coroplast I used is translucent so LEDs can be added for night flying. It is possible to find all colors of coroplast but watch out for the thickness, get it too thick and it will be heavier and will require a larger model. I used 2mm coroplast I bought from the Mugi people.
If you are interested in Mugi planes check out mugi.co.uk, they are super helpful and cool to deal with. There is also a strong community of friendly people willing to help out with questions you might have. Search for them on Yahoo groups.
This is my first RC plane and although it is hard to fly it's darn near indestructible. I bit it hard from 300 feet and the Mugi stuck nose down in the dirt. It was ready to fly again as soon as I pulled it out of the ground! My first time out I crashed it so many times my motor shaft bent but the plane was fine. Get lots of extra props, they seem to break easily.
Related:
Mugi twinwall polypropylene plane kits - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 01:00 AM
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January 24, 2008
DIY Video tape encoding station
Ryan writes in -
Here's a video tape encoding station I setup using some old gear I had laying around and a Neuros MP4 Recorder. I'm recording the tapes at 320 x 240 at super fine quality and the files produced are beautiful. As a bonus they play perfectly without conversion on both Zunes and iPods.DIY Video tape encoding station - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 24, 2008 05:00 PM
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Arduino contest
The folks from Libelium sent in their Arduino contest, looks interesting -
It is a contest for everyone who believes in Open Hardware and enjoys hacking with Arduino. It is the time to show what you have done and share it with the Community! There are 3 different categories:Arduino contest @ Libelium Comunicaciones Distribuidas - Link.Common life hacks. Have you designed a remote-pets-feeder? A gadget for watering your plants? A GPS navigator for your bike? Or anything that makes your life easier?
Art hacks. Artistical installations, interactive objects... just show the limits of your imagination.
Robotics.The winner of each category will get one GPRS/GPS Module for Arduino. One of the exclusive and limited edition for Arduino whe are going to release.
It will let Arduino to connect to the mobile networks, make and receive phone calls, send and receive sms's!, give the GPS coordenates... A new level of modules for Arduino.
Related:
Arduino guide @ MAKE - Link.
Making Things Talk by Tom Igoe - the best book on Arduino! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 24, 2008 12:00 PM
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Graffiti Reseach Lab Live From Sundance
I am visiting Sundance Film Festival with Graffiti Research Lab where GRL premiered Graffiti Research Lab: the Complete First Season. Besides spending a lot of time freezing outside with Laser Tag, GRL also debuted the Beat Case.
The Beat Case is a portable audio system built to help the Palestinian rappers Dam and PR, here for the movie Slingshot Hip Hop, perform around Park CIty. The Beat Case includes a microphone and line level inputs, is battery powered, and all fits inside a Pelican case. An Instructable for the Beat Case will be coming soon. You can see more photos and hijinks at the Graffiti Research Lab web site. - Link
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jan 24, 2008 09:30 AM
Culture jamming, DIY Projects, Music, Open source hardware, Portable Audio and Video |
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