Thanks to Astia for sending in this LED backlight project, I think this is the perfect way to add a festive touch to your computer system. "The whole project consists of architectural strip RGB controlled LED’s … After several meters of the strip LED’s were received as a gift, along with a 12v DC power supply, a colour changing solution was needed to control the strip. After some dabbling
Rube Goldberg devices are great, this method of remote control reminds me of one of those devices. There sure are better and simpler methods of sending commands from one computer to the next however none would be as crazy as this idea (I mean that in a good way). 🙂 There was a computer show years ago that transmitted data in the top corner of the screen during the
This DIY Net Gun project must be a blast to play with (pun intended). Not sure if these are used by any modern law enforcement but I think I remember seeing some footage of a commercial version years ago and it did seem to be a good non lethal weapon. I can imagine having some automated units in the back yard that deploy when an intruder is detected. 🙂
This tiny dog robot kit by G-Robots looks like it will be lots of fun. I can’t find a place in North America that sells it yet though. I have no idea how they got the servo motors to move so fast! Have a look at the first video that was shot by Robot Watch and notice how quickly the servos move to certain positions. The kits looks like
If you are looking to impress you can make a cool Planetary Gear Business Card. If that isn’t for you then have a look at this circuit board business card or this metal business card that belongs to the Woz. "Cut from card or bristol and assemble like a sandwich. The middle layer needs to be appreciably thicker than the others; I cut it twice and glued the bits
I am thinking about purchasing a CNC machine in the near future, I thought I would share some of the interesting complex CNC machine videos that I stumbled across. I find it truly amazing the precision of work that these machines can perform! The one I am thinking of getting is of course nothing like the ones in the videos…
If you have a Asus EEE PC and wish it had a touchscreen you are in luck! For about $50 you can install one. "what your going to need. 7" USB Plug-n-Play Touch Screen Digitizer for Asus Eee PC 701 UMPC Laptops $37.50usd Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle $4.50usd Super Mini Retractable Metal Stylus with Strap$1.95usd World Smallest Transflash TF / MicroSD USB 2.0 Card Reader Keychain$2.28usd total:
