August 29, 2009

Computerized Office Disco Ball

  If your next office party needs a tiny amount of fun added you could whip up this cool disco ball. Yes, the same effect could have been created in about 5 minutes with no complexity but what fun would that be? "For fun, Sid created a disco-ball wired to a servo-mechanism by a switch. Then, added a microcontroller (from a WSNnode) and some helping FETs. Then, controlled the node

Guess the Price Contest 5

  Above is an electronic board, the source will not be given to add to the challenge. This contest will run for one week (Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2009). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, leave a comment with your best guess of the item price. If you know the source of the ad please do not provide it in the comments. The winner will