A Nerdkit microcontroller is used in this Capacitive Touch Sensor Halloween Pumpkin for some great effects! Full details are provided so that you can add this cool effect to your own projects. The sensor components are just aluminum foil which is great since you probably have some in your kitchen cupboard. Thanks Humberto. "Capacitive proximity sensors work because people are mostly water, and water is a very polar molecule,
This GPS Hunt Project is very interesting, the box is electronically locked and the only way to open it (without using the emergency backdoor) is to go to a certain location. It gives lets you know how far from the target location you are each time the button is pressed but you only have 50 presses to figure it out. Thanks for the tip Jim. "Major components 1 Arduino
You might remember Michael Saunby, he was the guy that had the interesting clock that we were trying to determine heritage for. The clock was almost featured on Antiques Roadshow but unfortunately was left on the cutting room floor. Michael works with lots of antique electronics and this 1930 vintage amplifier and speaker is a great example of what can be done with a mix of old and new.
Need to get into a tricky lock, why not make a lock pick out of one of your old hard drives? That is what the guys over at sorgonet.com did.
Not your typical player piano where the piano automatically plays a nice tune. This creation plays many notes simultaneously to simulate spoken words. What would be impressive is if a person could achieve the same effect using only his fingers. Via: Anything and Everything
Thanks to the SuperSync for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing a number of registered copies of their software to the winners. SuperSync is an application designed to compare and synchronize music libraries, ensuring that users will always have complete access to all of their own music. With SuperSync, music libraries can be accessed via the Internet anywhere, anytime, making it easier for users to manage multiple
This is a great TED Talk with Woody Norris. He is a mainly self taught inventing genius! Near the end of the video he talks about some of the cool military uses for his new directional sound device that are very interesting (and funny). He also discusses some of his ideas that have sold for millions of dollars. His interests vary more than most people, you may remember the
