If you need an easy way to control the light color of your strip lights this weekend project uses an android phone to send data to an Arduino via a USB cable. You are able to select various colors on the android device and have the LED strip instantly display what you are doing. I think using an Ethernet connected Arduino and a WiFi app would make for a
With gold worth some serious money and lots of throw away electronics it seems that gold scrapping is more popular than ever. Seems like people are even making a name for themselves like Scrapper Girl.
You have probably seen shielded wire before, when you strip the insulation off there is often a thin metal foil or tight braided wire beneath. Watch the video above to see how the Braided Shielding is Made. Turns out it is quite the elaborate mechanical machine that is involved here!
Check out the video above of a Die Machined in a Sphere by a 5 Axis CNC Machine. Via: HG Comments
If thumb drives were made 100 years ago it would look something like this steam punk version over at Jeff Avery’s Blog. Jeff built this with his son who wanted a cool and unique thumb drive. Nice thing about this one is you will never be stuck in the situation where someone else thinks it is theirs. The outer shell is made from some copper pipe and an end
 Jared Bouck from InventGeek sent us some information about the latest project he is working on. We have seen lots of his previous project here over the years. Zcapture is the latest thing out of the idea engine… Check out the Kickstarter for more information on how you can get one. The system will allow you to take some great looking 360 degree pictures of products. You have
Waking up gradually is a great way to start your day. There are two methods that are normally done to do this sound and light. I often set my phone to gradually increase the alarm volume over several minutes. This sure beats the other standard alarm clock that is loud enough to wake up everyone in the house and only have one volume level. I have been wanting to
