Circuit Lab is now Available Offline so you can design some cool circuits in your cabin in the woods. When you come back to civilization the your new creations will sync so that they are available online for collaboration and sharing. “Our team is happy to announce that CircuitLab is now available offline! Our belief at CircuitLab is that your electronics design tools should be available to you wherever,
 The guys over at Whiskey Tango Hotel have made a Arduino Spirograph that will provide hours of viewing enjoyment. An Arduino controls the action, 3 motors spin mirrors and a laser is bounced from one to the other while they are spinning to produce a cool spinning effect. If you are interested in making one you can grab the code from the project page. “For the project you
Our crazy mad scientist friend Rick Crammond (MrfixitRick) had made a cool compilation of the last 5 years of his experiments. You will see some of the successes and failures that he has had over the years.
  If your life revolves around your computer a nice way to keep working in dim light is a must. If you can get your hands on a laser cutter this Mini Articulating LED Computer Lamp would be a great project to try out. The finished lamp can simply plug into your computer USB port, be careful though since USB ports can be damaged easily if you abuse them.
Another Perpetual Motion Machine here, this one is magnetic. Not sure how this one was done. Any ideas? It is very convincing, my first guess would be a small motor within the center drum. The real system is demonstrated at the 2:00 mark. —SPOILER ALERT— After you are done guessing how this is done click here or have a look in the comments (number 13). Mfsamuel has located an
What do you do when you have an old treadmill and the controller dies? Most people would haul it to the dump, some might contact the manufacturer and see if a replacement controller is available, having it repaired in your home is probably not an option since the diagnostic call can repair service call and repair parts would probably cost more than a new unit. Parallax forum member knikula
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
