Instrument-a-Day project
This maker, Ranjit Bhatnagar, is building and posting a new instrument each day for the month of February. There are some really cool ideas here. Moonmilk
DIY Projects
Tempurature-sensing Munny
I know, I know, another tri-color LED project, but I’m impressed by the small form factor on this one. From the MAKE Flickr pool, João Silva from The Hague, NL made this temperature sensing Munny for his ladyfriend for Valentine’s Day. I think it could be really interesting to sense different things too, such as […]
Arduino sandglass timer
Apparently not satisfied with Arduino’s delay() function, Flickr member namaRyo is working on an microcontroller monitored sandglass timer. The Arduino uses an optical interrupter to detect when sand falls through the glass. Once it determines the sand has run out, a servo motor is activated, flipping the sandglass over and resetting it. An interesting combination […]
BUGsound available
Mehrshad writes in– Today, we’re excited to announce the availability of BUGsound, BUGsoundthe first of the five BUGmodules we announced last month at CES. With a speaker, microphone, hardware stereo codecs and four 3.5-mm stereo jacks, you can use BUG to build your own portable music player, speakerphone, audio server and more. Priced at $99 […]
How To – DIY ultrasonic rangefinder
Here’s a nice recipe for building your own ultrasonic distance sensor – similar to the Parallax Ping, though it requires a bit of software coding to handle timing and measurement – Everybody knows the speed of the sound in the dry air is around 340 m/s. Send a short ultrasonic pulse at 40 Khz in […]
VHS toaster
Instructables user lemonie combined an old VCR with a toaster to make a VCR that toasts, and imprints “VHS” on its toast, too.
Soda can crab
Instructables user chaitanyak shows us how to make a little toy crab from one soda can.