Viktor sent in a great tutorial on How to Fix a Worn out Video Game Controller. Most remote controls use rubber membranes that have conductive end that press against the circuit board when pushed. The circuit board has some gold fingers that get shorted out to register the button press. Viktor uses some metal foil on the rubber membrane to bring the controller back to life. This trick should
 Tod from d’innovative wanted a way to control his garage door remotely. Have a look at his Wifi Garage Door Opener Project Build for some inspiration when you are ready to build yours. If you are looking for some other options be sure to check out some of the ones we have featured in the past. Thanks for sending this in Tod “A wifi garage door opener that
Laser shows are really cool, Matt from Openschemes cracks into one to show us what the inside looks like. “The device under investigation will be the CASA CTL-BM RGV Laser Show. This is a 3-beam laser projector with Red, Green, and Blu-Ray Violet lasers. It’s legal status for commercial use is doubtful at best, and the safety aspects are extremely suspect due to the use of DPSS green and
Here is a great use for a ton of shiftbrights, it’s a DIY breathalyzer that uses an Arduino to monitor a Gas/Alcohol sensor and display the results on a big row of LEDs. Via: LED Projects “The 25 Shiftbrite modules are lined up in a column, which is connected to an Arduino tucked away in a cardboard box and are powered by a 4.5volt 500mA adapter. The Arduino takes readings from
Remember burning things with magnifying glasses when you were young. Johnie Sublett built this CNC Solar Woodburner for us to reclaim our youth and start burning things with the power of the sun again. It uses a fresnel lens to concentrate the sun and a CNC platform to automatically move the piece being burned around. “Here is the parts: Scrap Acryllic (like from my High School’s engineering academy) Metal
 xctechs attempted to pool together some packages that he used and genuinely liked on AppleTV2. In order to process and ready to use it, you need to Jailbreak Your Apple TV 2 first. NitoTV is a standard set of tools to enhance the functionality provided by the Apple TV Platform.The 5 best nitoTV deals are: XBMC Media Center – For Streaming Your Movies and TV shows from Your PC
