Not the easiest thing to install, but the results are fantastic. Read more about the Car PC Build here. “What’s a CarPC? Simply put, it’s a PC that goes into your car. This can be easily and clumsily done with a laptop and a stereo that has a line-in adapter, but for a more permanent and elegant solution, you need to do some tweaking. Luckily, that’s one of the areas
Other than size, the likeness of this Unidyne Mic Case Mod is outstanding. “The Unidyne PC is my tribute to the Shure Model 55 Unidyne microphone, also known as “The Elvis Mic.” The body of the computer is made of basswood finished with an industrial aluminum paint. The base is a full-size microphone stand that has been modified to be a desktop unit. The computer is a VIA M10000 motherboard
Mac Cody has been playing with digital compass electronics, read about his new project. “I wanted to optimize the use of four data bits of an I/O port. That implied that I wanted to have sixteen points of precision on my digital compass. If I wanted to read in the data serially, even higher precision could potentially be obtained. I toyed with one digital compass design that uses a PIC
If you have a bit of time and some change in your pocket why not make a cool ring for yourself. I always thought it was illegal to do this type of thing, but it seems that if you don’t intend to use the coin as currency every again it is not illegal. “First you need a piece of steel to use as a base for the coin to set
With the warm days of summer here, this Motorized Pool Lounger looks like a great way to pass a day. “Don’t Just Float—Drive! The Motorized Pool Lounger may be the most advanced pool lounger in the world—and it’s definitely the most fun! Two quiet but powerful motors will propel you around your pool in comfort and style, with easy-to-use joysticks that control two independent propellers. Why just float when
Sean Harrison has built a very cool hard drive project. Similar to the Hard Drive Oscilloscope but uses two hard drive voice coils instead of just one. This allows the unit to draw an X/Y image without needing to control one axis by hand. “Right, well I had been looking around the net and found the Hard Drive Laser Oscilloscope over at Hacked Gadgets and thought about trying to
This is a good use of a sample PIC chip and a handful of extra components. Check out the site for a complete schematic and construction details. “On this page i will explain how i created my own colour changing lamp with red, green and blue leds that fades between all colours of the rainbow. It really comes out well at night when other light are dimmed. In daylight
