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 HOW TO - Make a Flat-Panel Display
 Here's this week's "cool stuff being made!" - "...animation of the making of a flat panel display. In fact, you're probably looking at one now. This shows you how once again you are surrounded by manufactured products: cars, food, clothing, flat panel displays. Without manufactured products, the world would be a quiet and empty (and hungry) place." [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | January 28, 2006 at 11:35 PST
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HOW TO - Make a robot from an old computer mouse
 Jake posted up an Instructable for our mousebot "Mousebot from Make vol 2 is a fun introduction to robotics. So fun that I've created this expanded documentation of a Mousey build from start to finish, with a few extra little tips you won't find in the mag. This how-to is best understood after reading the original article from page 100 of Make vol 2 however it is probably not required. Mousebot is a simple bot that uses two "eyes" to sense light and then turns towards the light. A single large "whisker" is mounted on the front of the mouse to detect collisions." Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | January 27, 2006 at 16:06 PST
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HOW TO - Make a Strobe Out of a Monitor...
 Matthew writes "A project I'm finishing off involves a simple little front end that I've decided to implement using some DHTML. As I was reading up on JavaScript's setTimeout method as part of my DHTML research, an interesting thought crossed my mind: would it be possible to make a strobe light out of that old archaic CRT monitor sitting on my closet floor and such a weak (as in weakly typed) language as JavaScript? Well, I decided to give it a try and it actually worked out pretty well -- although it did give me a mild headache after I had the not so keen idea to stare directly at it for a few seconds. Here's the code you need to make use of that old dust magnet." Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | January 27, 2006 at 15:05 PST
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Translating Japanese Crafts
Ningyo or Kokeshi? If you've seen our post last week on Japanese craft books, you may have also found a lot of Japanese craft sites along the way, but have no idea what they are saying. Check out Makewrite's full Japanese craft translation guide and how to use Google Translate to see your what your favorite Japanese craft sites are sayin'. Makewrite says, "It may actually make less sense translated into English than it did in Japanese, but that’s half the fun." Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee | January 27, 2006 at 14:45 PST
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How to build an amplifier in less than 2$?
 Refik writes "Why do we need Amplifiers? How to build a simple one? LM 741 - You have some output source (for example an analog sensor) where the voltage is very low, just few mV (millivolts), and you would like to measure the output with your ADC (Analog to Digital converter) and with the results do some calculations with your MCU (Microcontroller) or some other device. The values the ADC gives you are all almost the same because its bit resolution is too small to show you any differences between the different states of the sensor." Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | January 27, 2006 at 14:30 PST
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Jan. 31
We are starting a Philadelphia area MAKERS group. We envision this group getting together several times a year to share projects, ideas and inspirations with fellow makers and friends. Original works, arts and creations of all kinds would be welcome.
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 Sippy cup on the goWhen you find yourself out and about with small children and no sippy cup, you can convert any store-bought drink bottle into a straw cup that won't spill. Poke a hole in the lid and stick a straw...  Mousebot RevisitedMousebot from Make vol 2 is a fun introduction to robotics. So fun that I've created this expanded documentation of a Mousey build from start to finish, with a few extra little tips you won't find in...  LCD CoverEverybody loves LCD monitors because they are so portable and perfect for LAN parties, but I am always afraid of something falling and damaging the soft screen when I travel with my LCD. After...
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