Jason sent in his latest creation, it’s a 1.25kJ Coilgun. Check out the cool video of it below, you will get a good overview of how it works and see it in action. I like the fact that he is re-using some parts in the build like the cell phone charger for some of the low voltage circuit needs. By the looks of the damage caused by the gun I
Instructables member drj113 has put together a powerful Networked DIY Watering Controller. It has a AtMega168 at its heart and uses a RTC to keep accurate track of time. Where I live there is no restrictions on lawn watering but this is a good flexible system that can save you costly fines if your area imposes lawn watering restrictions. “The sprinkler controller is built on the base of my Adruino
The prize this week is a coax cable stripper, I think this is the first time we are giving away something that was the item to guess. This contest will run for one week (Sept 18 – 24, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give
So you have probably heard all about the Open Hardware Summit which is being held in New York on September 23rd. If not you should click here to read what it’s all about. Hacked Gadgets is one of the sponsors of the event but I will unfortunately not be able to attend, this means that I have 2 tickets for a Hacked Gadgets reader who will be in New York
Jouni Vasama and a friend put together this little Plush Ghettoblaster that they call the Domoblaster. What fun it must be to be able to whip this out and crank out the tunes. Forget about the big plastic boxes that we are haul around to get our fix of tunes, this thing will give you just an equal amount of visual enjoyment as it does sound pleasure! A nice feature
If you are getting a bit sick of all the microcontroller and complex IC projects this Line Following Breadboard Tank will be a nice break. There is no microcontroller in this puppy, in fact all you need to do if you want to make your own is buy the parts (or search for them in your junk box) and start building. The schematics and complete build instructions are provided. “The
Have a look at this cool project that our friends from Gadget Gangster put together. It is called the Web Clicker, it gives you an easy way to control IR devices from any web connected device such as an iPhone. I think I could through a wench into the demo with an IR Jammer though. 🙂 “The Web Clicker is a web server & IR transceiver. You can record any
