September 12, 2009

Twatch - Twitter Watcher

  Dangerous Prototypes has released a cool new prototype. The Twatch is sure to keep you on top of your Twitter information. Thanks Ian. "The #twatch connects directly to Twitter and scrolls the latest trending topics and related tweets on an LCD screen. It’s a stand-alone network appliance that stays updated without a PC. It was awesome to watch #iranelection, Michael Jackson, and other historic events scroll by while we

Remote Control Car using PIC 16f84

  This is a cool way to remote control your car. The microcontroller is a bit of an older one, have a look at the 16f628 for a more modern one these days. Have a look at the build history to see the beginnings of this intro project. Via: HG Forum "I basically took a remote controlled car, and connected it to a 16F84 programmable chip, and now I can

Name the Thing Contest - 100

It’s hard to believe that we have had 100 Name the Thing Contests already!  The prize this week will be a cool tiny Sansa Clip 1GB MP3 player. This contest will run for one week (Sept 12 – 18, 2009) . 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. ***Hint, the image