With games needing more and more movement room you are forced to stand further away from the TV screen. This is most evident with the new XBox Kinect. Alex Uslontsev had this problem when he got a Kinect but his 37 inch screen wasn’t up to the task of making game play immersive. His solution was to build a cool 110 inch big screen on a budget. “I got myself
iFixit has taken apart one of the coolest toys I have ever seen. The Parrot AR.Drone you can see by the electronics inside that this is no ordinary toy. I am thinking that the guts of this system could be used to fly the SkyFly. Nice thing about the AR Drone is that it is made to be used, broken and repaired. This is one piece of gear that will
The prize this week is a pair of wire strippers, this will this will help you prep your cables to be attached to your next great creation. This contest will run for one week (December 4 – December 10, 2010). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give
I wonder when the sky will be as accessible as the roads. I would love to think that within my lifetime this would become reality but that might be a lofty thought. If anyone could build a SkyFly Vertical Takeoff Aircraft on a shoestring budget it would be Mark Rumsey who has worked on the International Space Station program and the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Even for him I think that
Triuky left a comment about his DIY Circuit Board UV Exposure Box with Timer in the comment section of this DIY UV LED Double Sided PCB Exposure Box he us using some small UV florescent tubes similar to the ones that I used when making my UV PCB exposure system. Instead of purchasing a tube with ballast he cracked open a few screw in florescent fixtures and used the small
Want to learn how a Xylophon is made from scratch? The guys from NerdKits go over the basics, when the Xylophon is built they automate it by making some coils and drive it using a NerdKit. This is a fun project that is sure to provide some holiday cheer. “Our homemade xylophone was a great way to put our milling machine to use cutting the bars for each note, and
