Embedded above is a review/demo of [Ben Heck]'s Access Controller. The controller is designed for one handed use and has reconfigurable/hackable modules. The reviewer is [BawNeY] a one-handed Major League Gamer. When using a standard controller, he cradles it on his lap, steering with one hand, and hitting the trigger with his elbow. The new controller looks a lot easier to use. … [Read more...]
Ponoko launches subscription manufacturing
December 1, 2008 By 1 Comment
Ponoko is an on-demand manufacturing service. You submit your design and they'll cut it out of one of their many materials. The site is built so you can sell your products or designs directly. They recently took a major step with the introduction of Designmake Prime. It's a monthly subscription based service with many benefits. It lets you submit DXFs for evaluation instead of their standard EPS … [Read more...]
Real life Gears of War Lancer for zombie fighting
December 1, 2008 By 55 Comments
[SOC] posted this crazy real life Lancer, like those found in Gears of War, on the AR15.com forums. You are seeing it right, that is a chainsaw bayonet attached to his assault rifle. We thought these were pretty cool, but this thing actually works. It can be seen on an AR15, pictured above, as well as a giant shotgun. We think the shotgun one would be better fitting for zombie hordes. Barney Fife … [Read more...]
Gears embedded in business cards
December 1, 2008 By 32 Comments
In [Bre Pettis]'s latest "things" video, he talks with [Adam Mayer] about his geared business cards. [Adam] has designed several versions of these cards that have functional gear systems in them. There appears to be a simple two gear one and a more complicated planetary gear set up. The designs have been uploaded to Thingiverse, so you can download and build your own. … [Read more...]
Bus Pirate firmware update (v.0c), JTAG and more
December 1, 2008 By 31 Comments
Download: buspirate.v0c.zip A few weeks ago we wrote about our Bus Pirate universal serial interface tool. We used the recent holiday to add some new features, like a JTAG programmer, macros, frequency measurement, and more. A major code reorganization makes everything easier to read and update. Check out the a demonstration of the new features below. We're compiling a roadmap and wish list, … [Read more...]
Nintendo 64 crammed into a NES
December 1, 2008 By 17 Comments
[Matthew] sent us this Nintendo 64 stuffed into an NES. He did a great job really, everything looks nice and tidy. the presentation is decent with only the game ports visible on the front to tell you its not stock. The accent lighting on the side vents is not overpowering. Overall this was a really well done mod. Just like the Nintendo 64 in a Wii mod, this only plays Nintendo 64 games. OK guys, … [Read more...]
Using VFDs as amplifiers
December 1, 2008 By 14 Comments
[HP Friedrichs] sent us this cool writeup on how to use scrapped Vacuum Fluorescent Display tubes as amplifiers. For those unfamiliar, a VFD is a display device common to electronics. Many have been replaced by LCD, but you can still find them in modern products. [Friedrichs] points out that his 2008 ford has a VFD for the multimedia display. Since these units are basically tubes, he figured … [Read more...]
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