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Tetris is unquestionably a game for the ages. Despite its simplicity, someone, somewhere will always find a way to port the game (Translation) to just about any electronic device that can handle it. Earlier this year we showed you a slick MIDI sequencer project that was constructed using an Arduino Mega, which also happened to drive an incredibly detailed touch screen display. [Christian] must … [Read more...]
We've seen our share of homebrew computers over the years. Usually, these bare-bone systems use a small, early 80s-era microprocessor such as the Z80 or 6502. These little 8-bit machines are awesome, but somewhat limited in their capability. [BigDumbDinosaur] sent in a computer he's been working on for a few years now featuring the infamous 65816 CPU - the same CPU found in the Apple IIgs, the … [Read more...]
When then folks from the MakerShed had a laptop and iPad stolen from their vehicle in Detroit, they found out several important things. The Detroit police have more important things to pursue. Tracking services are awesome. You never know how your adventure will end. Luckily they were using an online backup system that offered location services as well. While many may disable these … [Read more...]
We've seen our fair share of remote-controlled planes turned into UAVs and FPV platforms, but the Techpod is the first airplane we've seen specifically designed to be used as a camera-equipped robotic airplane. The Techpod is the brainchild of [Wayne Garris]. He has been flying camera-equipped FPV airplanes for a while now, but recently realized the current offerings of remote control planes … [Read more...]
For those that absolultely can't wait to get to experience the Oculus Rift, you can follow these plans to build your own. MTBS3D forum user [Rfurlan] pledged in the oculus rift kickstarter (which concluded last night), but simply couldn't wait till November/December to get his developer kit. That, and he's probably only getting one, and who can live with only one? Since [Palmer], the creator of … [Read more...]
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