Building your own RC helicopter sounds like a daunting task but thanks to people like Ben Hui it can be as simple as following one step at a time. "Flying RC helicopter is really very exhilarating. Their versatility gives a RC pilot a complete access to the three-dimensional space in such a way that no other machines can! I have played RC helicopter for more than one year but
If you have big hands this Giant SNES Controller may be just what you need. At its heart it is a standard SNES controller, the housing has been custom built from wood and looks fantastic. If you didn’t have anything to see the scale I am sure it would look just like the standard controller. Via: Make
You may remember the Function Generator that Nuxie built last year. A new version has been created and is now available as a $40 kit. All you need to do is solder in the components and add a power supply. Function Generator Kit Page "This kit includes everything needed to build a function generator capable of producing sine, triangle and square waves from 25Hz to over 250kHz."
Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters built a huge paintball gun that can shoot 1100 paintballs in an blink of an eye. When the balls crash on the canvas you can see a picture of the Mona Lisa. This was an attraction at an Nvidia event, I wonder how much the unit cost! I guess when you have a huge budget your mind can do wild. Via: Hack a Day
If you need a display for your next project you could probably use one from a defective Apple iPod however after looking at the iPod LCD Hack details I think purchasing a display that has a simple interface may be the ticket in this case. "Looking for a small, cheap LCD for a possibly large-scale project, I decided that the 2.5" QVGA TFT in the Ipod Video may be
This contest will run for one week (Aug 30 – Sept 4, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the subject, and the message body
Winter seems to be just around the corner. This Pedal Powered Snowplow seems to be a good idea, say goodbye to the sore lower back and have fun driving the plow through the fresh powder. Only problem I can think of is the plow seems to be quite bug and may not handle anything deep. "One day while watching the show “Monster Garage” he was inspired. He immediately turned
