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Macintosh Classic modded with NES and Raspberry Pi
Youtube user MungoBBQ took an old Macintosh Classic and stuffed in a couple of controllers and a Raspberry Pi to make his own mini NES emulator.
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Hidden Exterior Door Obscures Your Entryway
While I’ve seen plenty of secret passageways used in home interiors, I think this is the first time I’ve seen a hidden exterior doorway. This fantastic home hack comes to us via Core77. The YouTube...
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DIY Single-Use Antibiotic Ointment Packets
When backpacking, it's important that every little object you bring be functional and lightweight. Rather than bringing a whole bottle of anitbiotic ointment, you can make your own using a straw,...
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Breathing Bike Scrubs Your Air as You Pedal
There’s been a lot of talk about the pollution problem in Beijing lately. Last month, the air quality index there hit 755, going well beyond the top of the scale (which is set at 500). Matt Hope‘s...
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Landfill Harmonic: Making Beautiful Music From Trash
Every so often I come across a project or a maker that stops me in my tracks and fills me wonder and a reaffirmation of the power of making. Landfill Harmonic is one such project. The soon-to-be...
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Turn a Skateboard into an Iceboard
Need some winter excitement? Maybe not the safest idea, but a neat one nonetheless, Howtoons shows how you can pop off the wheels on your skateboard and replace them with filed strips of steel and...
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Dangerous TV Circuit Bend Visualizes Audio
If you feel competent enough, you too can hack an old CRT television to display visuals from an audio input.Read the full article on MAKE
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Leap Motion Alters Sounds of Multiple Instruments
Now that developers are getting a chance to play around with the new Leap Motion, we're seeing some interesting experiments. Stephane performs a tune where the sounds of instruments are altered using...
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How-To: Forrest Mims Puff Switch
A puff switch is operated by blowing into a tube. They are useful in applications in which the user, for whatever reason, cannot be expected to activate a switch by more conventional means. The use of...
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How-To: Make Your Spray Bottle Omnidirectional
Finally, a simple mod to make your spray bottles work in any orientation. Yup, upside down, sideways, and weirdly angled.Read the full article on MAKE
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Solder Dispenser Made Out of a Brake Cable and Sugru
Jude Pullen created this cool solder buddy, which consists of a length of solder fed through an old brake cable by a servo. A button near the business end, with a Sugru grip, activates the servo by...
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MAKE it in China: Hacking Shenzhen
Nomiku co-founder Lisa Fetterman shares her hacks for negotiating the makers' life in Shenzhen, China. Read the full article on MAKE
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Get in on the Power Racing Series Action
Are you ready to put your hacking and modding skills to the test? Team challenge: Mod to oblivion an existing ride-on electric toy of the Power Wheels persuasion, on a budget of no more than $500 (not...
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Making a Bike Out of Car Parts
There is a kernel of a really cool idea in the Carma Project, sponsored by ad firm Leo Burnett Lisbon. They made a bike with as many reclaimed car parts as possible, and it looks kinda sweet! That...
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How to Improve Your Wi-Fi Signal Using a Soda Can in 6 Steps
When your life is nothing but trolling and viral videos, having a bad wi-fi connection can be incredibly irritating. Poor loading times, lost connections, and more can put a strain on your time...
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MAKE Asks: Epic Kludges
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about...
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The Simplest DC Motor in the World?
AA battery + coil of wire + neodymium magnets = DC Motor!Read the full article on MAKE
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Charge Your Smartphone–With Fire!
If fire wasn't the first thing invented, it was probably the second. The human race has had a long relationship with fire, and now you can use it to charge your smartphone, GPS, or anything else that...
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Power Racing Ups the West Coast Ante
Nothing tests maker mettle quite like time and budget constraints. West Coast makers: Now is the time to step up and show off your modding skills. This weekend, May 18 and 19, at the 8th annual Maker...
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MAKE Asks: Making out of Necessity
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about...
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