It is hard to believe that this trike machine was built in 10 days. “All parts copper plated. Engine hand engraved. Reversed handle bars. Internal throttle and clutch. No downtube with triple top tube. hand made fuel and oil tank combined in one. Hand made seat. Engine fully modified with Screaming Eagle parts. Upcoming Discovery biker build off participant. Built in 10 days!” Via: Brass Goggles, Quelli-della-Mala and The Kneeslider
Just hook this Alarm Phone Dialer up to something you would like to monitor, for example, a high water alarm, low temperature alarm, back window, garage door, etc. When the system is activated it will call a number of programmed numbers to let you know the alarm has been activated. This would be great to get alerts of alarm conditions from your home when you are at work. The microcontroller
If you have an old Nokia 3310 cell phone collecting dust in a drawer why not put it to use? This Nokia 3310 Cell Phone LCD Digital Thermometer project uses a one wire DS18B20 and a Microchip PIC 12F629 microcontroller to take control of the old LCD directly. There is code, schematic and a foil pattern available on the site. Via: Team Droid
I can see a cheap knockoff of this technology coming to market for pet entertainment, first there was the pet DVD, next will be virtual games projected on the floor… “Dog going crazy for the interactive soccer ball on the Reactrix interactive floor display”
This robot doesn’t mow the lawn, it doesn’t shoot you a beer, it doesn’t even solve a Rubik’s cube. But what the Jumping Spider Robot can do is shoot FIRE! This robot is guaranteed to keep any nosy neighbors out of your business. 🙂 Video after the jump. “The spider project began with the idea of making a machine that could crawl, after several attempts I found the easiest solution
David from My-PC-Help.com sent in this video that shows how to use a Neobitz video board to upgrade the Amega 1000 video output. “The Amiga 1000 comes only with a composite video and RGB output. Neither of those are suitable for use on a modern television. I used a Neobitz-S board to make an internal modification so that the Amiga can output S-video, which is many times more clear
Here is a nice and simple FM transmitter from David at Volunteer Lab Rat that will let you blast your iPod tunes on your stereo. Full details are provided on the site. “You know these smart FM transmitters you can use to stream music from your iPod into your car stereo? Here’s a nice little project that I’ve made and that you can build yourself for around 5$. It’s my
