Thanks for all the emails about the contests at Hacked Gadgets. Many of you mentioned that a single contest once a month isn’t enough. This contest will run for this weekend only. (April 14 and 15, 2007) To enter simply identify the type of motor that is pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments, email
I love the concept of these computer controlled eyes, I think this technique would be great at Halloween and Christmas. Have a full size figure in the front lawn that watches everyone go by. “The eyes are made from large pizza boxes cardboard and rolled by RC-servos that are controlled by an ATTiny2313 that’s connected to the PC using the low-speed software usb stack. The camera is connected using USB
This marble machine that Matthias made is a great example of a nice complex wood working project. I love the hard drive platter that is used as a bell. 🙂 “I started experimenting by cutting a circular piece of plywood, and drilling 4 holes into it at a slight angle. This I temporarily jigged up with some blocks of wood, and started turning it to see how well it would
Seeing this huge 5MB hard drive being loaded into a plane in 1956 on TechEBlog puts modern technology into perspective. We think nothing of installing and using hundreds of gigabytes in our new computers. Or expect them to be small enough to fit onto our MP3 players. Will we look back 50 years from now and laugh at our “modern” miniature drives?
Dialog05 has put together a great USB art collection. My favorite is the belt, I could even see that at Think Geek… “USB, an abbreviation for a technical user interface, is nowadays often used as a synonym for a universal connection. originally only used by computer experts and nerds, this so-called former high-tech standard has developed into an every-day item and low-tech symbol for such universal connections. this is an
Rick Hoadley (the Magnet Man) has put together a simple gaussmeter project that uses a hall effect sensor to measure magnetic fields. The video shows two meters, one that uses a PIC microcontroller to measure and show the values and the simple version. There is no plans for the PIC version that I could see. Perhaps if there is enough demand Rick will make some plans and code available.
Do you have too many remotes in your house? Well a few more can’t hurt, why not install a few of these LED lights that come with a 24 button remote control! With features like strobe and disco this device could double as an epileptic detection machine. “Specifications: – Led bulb to save energy – Over 15 colors (including white) to choose from – High/Medium/Low switch – Around 2.5 meters
