Jovial Cynic shares details on his baby-monitor/mandolin-amp mod – Lately, I’ve taken an interest in wireless technology. I love the idea that one can take raw audio signals and send them through the air and pick them up in a remote location. Having several small children, I happen to have a wireless device handy: a […]
Aah, traffic to your site never sounded so satisfyingly physical before – Bob sent us info on his physical hit counter which uses no microcontroller or complex parts, just an RS232 connection, a few electronic components and s little software. (well of course there is that clicking counter unit as well) Still, a fresh approach […]
Carlos sent us this interesting take on persistence of vision tech. This “low tech – POV spinning display” uses an arduino, paint roller, and the contact braids from a toy slot car. Clever design – those contacts act as an effective timer/trigger, simplifying the manual animation(aka – waving) process. – Link Related: Menorah-POV – Link […]
“Gimme Sugar” is a gesture-based controller for a sugar dispenser built with a MX2125 Dual-axis Accelerometer. Pretty cool except that it might be a self-perpetuating sugar rush as you typically begin to gesture more, the more you consume sugar. Details on the project at the link below. Gimme Sugar – Link
Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes: What can you do with a busted (or merely obsolete) chip? Well, you can always make a trivet or even chip bugs. But here’s a new one: Alejandro Gonzalez found that you could make a BristleBot by bending the pins of the chip. Clever! Chip bristlebot – [via] […]
There seems to be a never-ending stream of Rock Band mods out there. This one, however, is a bit stranger than the rest. Kevin is able to control the pedal trigger using only his voice and some beatbox skillz. – Link Related: RockBand Drums Controlling GarageBand –Link Rock Band drum dampening tutorial – Link
The yards of suburbia are filled with kids riding around in those little electric cars. How about making a really unique one for your kids to cruise the neighborhood. Although the plans are for a gas-powered vehicle, it would be easy to convert to electric. – Link
