How to circuit bend a 80's Radio Shack toy synthesizer. Open up any device and play around with the internal audio devices. Circuit bending ...more
Learn how to bend circuits, disassemble toy cases, unscrew circuit boards and test a circuit bend in this free video series that will help ...more
Circuit bending is when you take an old sound producing machine and change the circuitry to make new sounds. Make Magazine's Bre Pettis and ...more
This week, Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories joins me ...more
Don't know a soldering iron from a curling iron? In this how-to ...more
By circuit bending low voltage electronic devices, you can transform ...more
Start out with a 30 volt power supply and a lithium ion laptop computer battery. The battery is dead and you need power to the computer to ...more
In this video we manage to power a clock with nothing but two potatoes. In order to make this you will need two potatoes, a triple A battery ...more
Today we turn a 7805 Voltage Regulator and 4 AA batteries into a very simple Power Supply to charge anything that runs off USB ...more
Kip "Kipkay" Kedersha is known for his intriguing and clever how-to ...more
Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest ...more
See how to power an LED with a lemon battery.
Create a miniature hover craft from the fan, polystrene or Styrofoam plate, batteries and double-sided scotch tape. It really works. Powered ...more
An emergency battery charger for your mobile phone comes in handy, but ...more
From Systm learn how to build a USB battery supply that can charge your cell phone. In today's episode, we're going to help you build ...more
This week on Make Magazine is a project with parts from the Arduino Starter Kit. Skip over building the Proto Shield. Otherwise, it's a ...more
Learn about circuit bending in this video series that will help you understand how and when to utilize this unique way of making music.
This two-part video introduces you to the breadboard, also called a protoboard, used to build electronic circuits without soldering. The ...more
Sometimes you have to crack open one of those little wall transformer ...more
Glue your eyes to the screen, because you will see how to make your ...more
In spirit of the recently posted brightly frosted cupcake periodic table, here are some equally clever, beautiful science-themed holiday cookies from Not So Humble. The creative cooking blog ...
I have to say, this thing is pretty awesome. I find the smooth movement of the apparatus mesmerizing. However, I also have to say, the inventor totally gives me the creeps (no offense, old man). Known ...
The Brits have contributed a new sport to the world, coined Horsesurfing. Yes, it is just what it sounds like: the combined skill of horseback riding and surfing. According to the Daily Mail ...
Capstone's CMT-380 stealth looking prototype can hit 150mph, compared to Tesla's 125. Tesla better step it up. Says Engadget: "Rather than mixing batteries and a conventional engine, this whip ...
This robot hasn't levitated any humans yet (especially not pictured Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall), but it looks like the sky may be the limit with the Robo-Air Jet System. Developed by Aaron ...
