2008

Drawing with LED Lights

  LEDs are wonderful items, they don’t need much power, they are cool to the touch and come in many colors. This is the perfect combination for drawing with them. If your camera has a long exposure mode you are in luck. Just like the long exposure pictures we have all seen of city streets showing all the car tail lights streaming through the streets, you can use the same

Paper V-12 Engine

  When I had a pilot’s license and more disposable income I wanted a Hawker Hurricane. Sure The Spitfire was more famous and sexier but both planes had the Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine. Now that I no longer have a licenese and a lot less cash I have to settle for paper airplanes. At least I can now have the paper motor to go with them. Yee’s Job has

TV B-Gone Gun

  If you want some serious power when it comes to turning off TVs look no further. This TV B-Gone Gun that Hacked Gadgets Forum member Ferry built is sure to turn off any TV that you can see. Project Details TV-B Gone Kit "I took 30 IR leds and wired them up, a SMD FET switches them on and off and is wired up with a pinheader connector to

Old Electric Motor

  HartfordTommy has put together a great look at some old motor technology that we all take for granted today. The video goes through the different systems of the motor in some interesting detail. I wonder what the safety people would say about the motor power disconnect switch these days…   "The very first plug-in motor. Battery motors existed for decades before. This however is the first motor made to

Hang Drum Experimenting

  Never heard of a Hang Drum before. It is a very interesting instrument. I am thinking that a piezoelectric element on a similar device processed with a microcontroller could also produce some interesting results.  "Hang means "hand" in the Bernese language, and is pronounced "hung or hong". The Hang was developed in Switzerland. It was the result of many years of research on the steelpan and the study of

Touchless Monitor Interface

  Have a look at this cool looking monitor interface, no mouse needed just a finger!  "Elliptic Labs is paving the way for use of computers and screens without touching, simply with the finger or hand in the air. Manipulate images, play computer games, control robotics or use touch screens without touching or without holding a hardware control unit." Via: TechEBlog  

Name the Thing Contest - 37

  Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize again week is a cable tester since many people expressed their wanting to win it and that it was one of their favorite prizes. Thanks for the feedback by the way! This contest will run for this weekend only (February 2 – 3, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and