January 11, 2008

Fire Alarm Bell Alarm Clock - Worlds loudest alarm clock?

Overview Ever sleep-in because your alarm clock wasn’t loud enough? With this design that is guaranteed not to happen! This hack takes a standard cheap alarm clock, some interface components and a fire alarm bell to get the job done right. Normally these small alarm clocks use a piezo buzzer to attempt to wake you up. The alarm signal is hijacked from the clock circuit board and used as an

Simple LED Color Sensor

This is a pretty interesting walk though on how to process and read the microvoltage that an LED will put out when exposed to a light source . Who says you can’t teach an old component new tricks? “Hook up a high-quality ultra-bright red LED by itself (no battery or other circuitry) to a multimeter in voltage measurement mode. Put the LED against a light source, such as a desk

Lawn Art

I have a neighbor who keeps his yard immaculate. I have even caught him trimming his lawn with a pair of scissors. I want to add this, and get the whole block talking. But why not get the real thing.