The prize this week is a breadboard power supply. This contest will run for one week (Feb 16 – 22, 2013). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the message
If you are looking to make some noise with your next project, have a look at the Micro Granny, it’s a Pocket Sized Arduino based Granular Sampler. Via: Make “Features: basic parameters of sound: pitch, crush, volume, start, cut, repeat micro sampling parameters of sound: shift speed, loop length, shift direction (forward,backward,random1,random2) lfo parameters of sound: rate, amount, destination (pitch, crush) instant loop feature micro SD card slot  (plays
