Collaborate Disseminate
The Etch-a-Sketch was a popular toy, but a polarizing one. You were either one of those kids that had the knack, or one of the kids that didn’t. [Micah] was pretty …read more Continue reading Roboticizing An Etch-a-Sketch
The Nintendo Wii was never a large console. Indeed, it was smaller than both the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and most consoles of previous generations, too. That’s not to say …read more Continue reading Ultra-Tiny Wii Uses Custom Parts And Looks Amazing
Photography is all about light, and capturing it for posterity. As any experienced photographer will tell you, getting the right lighting is key to getting a good shot. To help …read more Continue reading Build Your Own RGB Fill Light For Photography
The best thing about buying your own home is that you can hang things on the walls. It’s a human right all too often denied to renters the world over. …read more Continue reading Remove Wall Plugs Fast With A Custom Tool
As a professional writer, I rack up thousands of words a day. Too many in fact, to the point where it hurts my brain. To ease this burden, I choose …read more Continue reading Microsoft Killed My Favorite Keyboard, And I’m Mad About It
Back in the 1990s, you could get a tape player shaped like a can of Coca Cola. [Simon the Magpie] scored one of these decks and decided to turn it …read more Continue reading Building a Tape Echo In A Coke Can Tape Player That Doesn’t Really Work
The Compaq Portable III hails from the 386 era — in the days before the laptop form factor was what we know today. It’s got a bit of an odd …read more Continue reading Compaq Portable III is More Than Meets the Eye
The cassette is one of the coolest music formats ever, in that you could chuck them about with abandon and they’d usually still work. [Chris Borge] recently decided to see …read more Continue reading 3D Printing a Cassette Is Good Retro Fun
The T-800, also known as the Terminator, was like some kind of non-giving up robot guy. The robot assassin viewed the world through a tinted view with lines of code …read more Continue reading Analyzing the Code From The Terminator’s HUD
Mars is fairly attractive as a potential future home for humanity. It’s solid, with firm land underfoot. It’s able to hang on to a little atmosphere, which is more than …read more Continue reading Heating Mars On The Cheap