MAKE » Tag: Gadgets

DIY Decorative Power Cord

Meg Allan Cole — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:00:58 +0000

Make your power cords a part of your design aesthetic with this easy project using washi tape on Design Love Fest.

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TrackR: Crowdfunded Bluetooth Wafer Helps You Find Misplaced Wallet, etc.

Mark Frauenfelder — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:30:37 +0000

The $19 TrackR is a like a leash between your wallet and your mobile phone.

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DIY Capacitive Stylus

Bill Olson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:00:02 +0000

Here is a video of the guide. Filed under: Computers & Mobile

Sun Logger

Gillian BenAry — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:00:01 +0000

A data logger is a device that is left to run for long periods of time, making regular measurements of external sensors. We’ll be using the Arduino microcontroller and a homemade "shield" (an Arduino accessory board) to create a device that gathers data on light-brightness in an area and how […]

Monkey Couch Guardian

Gillian BenAry — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000

My cats like to jump on furniture and shed their fur, which ends up on my clothes. To stop them, I’m using a Monkey Couch Guardian. I made it from one of those old-fashioned cymbal-banging toy monkeys, modified with an inexpensive Arduino microcontroller and a proximity sensor. Now when a […]

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IR Jammer Kit

makemagazineuser — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:59:59 +0000

These directions were adapted from alan-parekh.com. The IR Jammer project is microcontroller-based; what this means is there is a small self-contained computer that controls the unit. The IR Jammer will cause most infrared remote controls to stop working. This means that you could prevent someone from changing the TV channel […]

Nook Tablet Android Hack

contextly — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:55:38 +0000

This guide is for people that wish to have Android on their Nook but don’t want to do any complicated rooting processes. The reason I made this is because I tried to root my Nook tablet with no results at all and it was a waste of time; rooting may […]

Cheap Soldering Fan

makemagazineuser — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:55:38 +0000

This fume extractor is based on the mini fume extractor that was made by Marc de Vinck. This is basically a fume extractor mounted onto a third-hand tool. In other words, this is just a thing you can do with the mini fume extractor. If you want a fume extractor […]

Geiger Counter

Bill Olson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:55:36 +0000

This DIY Geiger counter clicks and flashes an LED each time it detects a radioactive particle. It works with most common Geiger–Müller tubes, and easily connects to radiation rate meters, data loggers, true random number generators, and the Radiation Network’s GeigerGraph software. Share your radiation readings with the whole world!

The MakerGear Mosaic 3D Printer – Part VIII: The First Print

Sean Michael Ragan — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:55:36 +0000

Due to popular demand, I’ve decided to take my MakerGear Mosaic assembly guide one step further, past the physical assembly of the robot, and cover the process of getting through the first print. What started as a series of seven guides is now a series of eight: the frame, the […]