Leap Motion made into a MIDI Controller
Check out this Leap Motion device that Stephane Bersot made into a cool MIDI controller to play drums, guitar pitch and the piano EQ. Thanks for the tip James.
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Make a Laser Light style show with a Projector and MusicBeam
Manuel Beithner sent in this open source project called MusicBeam that they have been working on for the last 6 months. It will allow you to have a laser light like show at your next party using your projector. They are taking requests so if you don’t want to develop your own custom effect I am sure if it is cool enough they will add the effect into the
High Speed Spinning Plasma Ball
Sometimes you just ask what will happen if… In this case it is what would happen if you Spin a Plasma Ball at 4000 RPM! Turns out the ball pattern locks into a strange pattern, the plasma effect also continues to spin after the actual ball comes back to rest. Why does this happen? Not sure. I am sure we will see more of this rig in the future
DIY Acrylic Enclosure Building Techniques
Michael Colombo from Make wrote a guide that goes through the steps Michael uses to build acrylic enclosures. When you are finished a project you may be lucky enough to make it fit into a mint tin but for those other ones that need something a bit more custom why not make an enclosure that is just as hand made as the electronics inside. “When building your own creations,
Raspberry Pi Irrigation System Rain Bypass
In years past I remember looking out the window as soon as I woke up to see what the weather is like, sad to say these days I usually glance at a smart phone on my bed side table. This way I not only get the current conditions but also the high and low temperature for the day and the precipitation prediction. This project is is doing a similar
Raspberry Pi using LEGO MINDSTORMS Sensors
If you have a Raspberry Pi you can use your existing LEGO MINDSTORMS Sensors. Thanks to John Cole from Dexter Industries for sharing this with us. “This is also a great example of how to get started with I2C on the Raspberry Pi. We chose the dIMU because it’s easy to access and use, with just four lines to connect (SDA, SCL, GND, and VCC).  You may have to
Name the Thing Contest – 220
The prize this week is a breadboard power supply. This contest will run for one week (Feb 2Â – 8, 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