O'Reilly Makezine Weekend Projects Projected on the huge screens at Mashed08, just before Doctor Who.
Recorded on June 21, 2008 using a Flip Video camcorder.
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One lap at Sears Point / Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA testing my homemade video camera mount (http://www.makezine .com/blog/archive/20 07/10/homemade_incar _camcorder.html)
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The MoofTronic is a miniature synthesiser.
It uses a stylus to play 8 different notes(one octave in the key of C). It also has a small antenna that when touched, controls the modulation span of the note being played.
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Sailing directly downwind faster than the wind - No it is NOT impossible!
Description of the vehicle at http://www.ayrs.org/ DWFTTW_from_Catalyst _N23_Jan_2006.pdf
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Bre Pettis teams up with Hardware Hacker Joe Grand to show you how to integrate LCDs and GPS into your electronics projects. Then they put these two things together on a basic stamp and create a portable GPS tracking system and go geocaching!
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During World War II, GIs in the field built really amazing simple radios to listen too. These were made with materials that they could get their hands on and were small enough to carry around in a big pocket. You can modify this design if you want to set it up so that it's tuneable too! To see all the plans, go to makezine dot com slash podcast!