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Listening to Satellites with a Homemade Yagi Antenna
One of my favorite things to do is talk with other ham radio operators through satellites or the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, I stand on a rooftop and tune a handheld multiband radio while tracing the orbit of a satellite or the ISS with my homemade yagi antenna.

Solar Laptop/Device Charger
First off, be careful with those battery packs.

A Simple Trip Wire
With a few easy steps build a trip wire!

Using the Parallax RFID Reader with an Arduino
If you’ve ever wanted the ability to use some form of hardware-based authentication in your projects then this is the board to do it with.


Networked On Air Light
You may have seen those “On Air” lights at film, radio or television studios.

Anti-Robber Pressure Pad
Use a simple circuit and paper crafts to make your own burglar alarm!

Universal Temperature Controller for
A while ago we built a $50 dollar sous vide machine to start messing around with sous vide cooking.

Learn About Microcontrollers by Building a Mintronics: MintDuino
The MintDuino is perfect for anyone interested in learning (or teaching) the fundamentals of how microcontrollers work.

Pixelmusic 3000
In 1976, Atari introduced Atari Video Music, a plugged-in music visualizer designed by Pong creator Bob Brown that bridged the yawning gap between consumers’ stereos and their TV sets.

Peel ‘n’ Stick Disc Storage
These stick-on CD/DVD hubs are marketed to publishers who want to include an optical disc in a book, card, folder, or other printed matter.

Office Chair Glides
Office chairs don’t roll well on carpet, and the wheels mash it up over time, making it look ragged.