September 22, 2007

Big Seven Segment Display

Have a look at this huge Seven Segment Display made by Turd, a Hacked Gadgets Forum member. Other than the ones made by the guys as Sparkfun this has got to be the largest one I have seen. Watch a video of it in action. “I made this for a test. It’s made from a picture frame, some foam from a camping mat, blue translucent film and a shopping bag

Robot Arm Clocks

  These are probably some of the most expensive clocks around. 🙂 I would love to have a Robot Arm Clock in my living room though. “The robot arm is probably the most mathematically complex robot you could ever build. As such, this tutorial cant tell you everything you need to know. Instead, I will take shortcuts and just talk about the bear minimum you need to know to build

Name the Thing Contest - 21

Congratulation to the last winner. The prize this week is a 2.5″ PATA hard disk enclosure that allows you to take your data on the road. Just slide in a drive (not included) and plug into your USB port. This contest will run for this weekend only (September 22 – 23, 2007) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give