I never even knew that you could make levels for Super Mario World.
Category: Design
MAKE 04
The latest issue of the tech DIY magazine is soon to be hitting my mail box, if you don’t have a subscription already you can buy from Amazon (and a nice discount I might add). The editor, Mark Frauenfelder has this to say about the latest issue:
The fourth volume of Make magazine, which I edit, is now available on Amazon.
The major projects include an electric cigar box guitar, a kit to take high speed strobe photos (so you can capture a balloon or light bulb in mid-pop), and how to turn kids’ electronic toys into musical instruments. There’s also a guide to a bunch of different kinds of kits (electronic, beer making, robots, etc) and a how-to by Mr. Jalopy on converting a vintage hi-fi cabinet into an LP and CD ripper, burner, and player.
David Pescovitz started a new column for the magazine called Proto, which profiles cool makers in corporate labs around the world, and Cory Doctorow weighs in on the Supreme Court’s unfortunate Grokster decision.
I’m especially excited about the do-it-yourself section with ways to hack your coffee and espresso makers.
I can’t wait to read this!
Buy MAKE 04 from Amazon here
MAKE site
[spotted over at BoingBoing]
The Paparazzi Costume
Rob over at Cockeyed.com is just brilliant. A few years ago he built this paparazzi costume for Halloween. Quite an inspiring rig he came up with. Not to be outdone by himself, he went on to build a Dr. Octopus Costume in 2004. These are a must see if your going to be making your own costume.
Cockeyed Presents: The Paparazzi Costume and Lucasfilm Costume party, 2000
Windshield Shade Solar Oven
I’d use binder clips in place of the Velcro, but that’s just me. I have once of these sun shades in my car’s trunk (yeah, it keeps the trunk cool…). I think I’ll pull it out and have a go at this on my next camping trip.
Take a $3 reflective car windshield sunshade, sew some Velcro tabs along one edge, then fold the shade into a funnel shape. Viola!
Here’s the list of needed materials…
A reflective accordion-folding car sunshade – a cake rack (or wire frame or grill) – 12cm (4 ½ in) of Velcro – black pot – bucket or plastic wastebasket – a plastic baking bag.
Pez MP3 Player
Oh look! I’m the last tech blog to mention this. Yeah, the Pex MP3 player is out and you can have one for only $99US.
Check out the specs:
- PEZ Pal Boy character.
- 512 mb (holds around 120 songs)
- USB 2.0
- Plays MP3, WMA, WMA w/DRM
- Compatible with Mac OS X
- Compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
- Compatible with subscription services like Rhapsody To Go
- Uses 1 AAA battery
- Plug and Play
- Drag and Drop
- Can be used as a USB drive to store data files
- Repeat play or Random Play
- Store music in nested directories
- Comes pre-loaded with great indie music
- Lanyard hook
- Comes with earbud headphones and USB cable
- Limited run 1st edition
Pretty cool for a guy working out of his garage huh?
[via Real Tech News]
Pez MP3 Player
Monkmobiles
The Pope-mobile has nothing on these guys! On one had its cool that these have been invented but on the other hand its sad that they are needed. Due to the increased violence in southern Thailand by the Muslim minority, some motorcycles have been outfitted with sidecars made of protective plastic.