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 Fisheye digital imaging

$20 Fisheye digital imaging

HG writes – “The concept of a low-cost fisheye digital camera is very appealing. Unfortunately, fisheye lenses still carry the price premiums associated with limited market “specialty” item status. This paper describes how a commodity door peephole can be used as a fisheye converter lens, thus bringing the total parts cost of a serviceable digital […]

Make a 9v LED lamp

Make a 9v LED lamp

Chris writes – “P.O. got so excited by all the responses from the TicTac flashlight project that he sent us another of his creations. This time it’s a LED lamp created from the scraps of an old 9v battery and three LED’s. No need to use a resistor here as he’s used three 3.5v LED’s […]

Bird house cam

Bird house cam

Drew writes – “A father and son at the middle school I teach at sent me this email: “I’m sure you will love this! My son & I built a birdhouse recently and installed a webcam inside it. In the last few days, we have had the absolutely thrilling experience of watching a couple of […]