For light use the Eee PC by Asus looks like a nice small low power computer but it is lacking some of the built in items that you may want. Have no fear this Asus Eee PC Hack shows you that it is totally upgradeable with a little skill and time. "There are several points on the motherboard where power can be draw, for devices requiring 3.3v or 5v.
With this circuit those videos of people pulling the correct ropes to ring the right bells in sequence may be over. The Church Bell Automation (zip project file) system allows for lots of customization, I just have to figure out where I am going to install 5 or 6 bells in my garage. 🙂 "This circuit is a church bell controller. Basic component is an ATmega32 microcontroller. At the
I have never used any of the Acroname microcontroller, but after seeing this Robot Fetching demonstration I am impressed by its power (and the skill of mw0868). "This robot uses an Acroname CMUcam2+ for its eye and an Acroname BrainStem GP 2.0 microcontroller for its brain. It chases down a bright pink ball (which I made with a styrofoam ball and neon pink acrylic paint), grabs it with its
This robot has lots of cool technology such as bluetooth, pan tilt camera, Parallax microcontroller and the list goes on. This would make for a great robotic platform for making many cool projects.
Darkeru posted his NES Cartridge Game Hack in the Ben Heck forum. He has done a great job of fitting it into a standard cartridge and making it playable with a normal looking game pad layout. "as you can see, i rigged up some tac switches into the right formations so i can use the pads from a nes remote, then connected them to a ground i found and
The prize will let you rewire your network closet. This contest will run for one week (July 12 – July 18, 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
The Trons is one band that will sound the same in concert and on their recordings! "The Trons are a completely self playing robotic junk band! They are made mostly from old computer and mechanical parts and play original songs using an array of old amps and instruments. They now have five gigs under their belt and have just completed Hamilton’s Ignition Fringe Festival." Via: Pixel y Dixel
