May 16, 2007

Atari 2600 Joystick TV Remote Control

  Overview   I wanted a simple remote that could be used to easily control the volume and mute the TV when the phone rings. I have replaced all of my remotes with a single Harmony 880 control which works great, but I wanted something a bit more cool to compliment it. Building the retro remote was fun and simple since the mini remote that I used was very easy

Dual Laser Light Saber

Laserlight has made a new Dual Laser Light Saber, you may remember the single version from last year. “The smooth light growing retracting effect when used seperately. Cool Works as either two separate sabers or one dual blade saber.” Thanks Steve.

Air Sampling Balloon Launch

Kosta Grammatis is a CSU Undergraduate who has been working on an air balloon project for the past two years. The balloon has just had its first flight and all was well. Presentation Video Launch information “I’ve been working on a research project for the last two years, “The Balloon Project” it’s a system I designed from the ground up to take air samples autonomously, collect data, and do it