Keith has a good example of making a electronic repair with parts at hand. This 300 dollar sign was going to be thrown in the garbage because of a few burnt out and dim LEDs. After the sign was opened Keith would have replaced the 10mm White LEDs if he had some but he didn’t, his next idea was to drill out the rear of the 10mm LEDs and
Dana Mattocks has put together one of the coolest Steampunk Computers I have ever seen. Have a look at the pictures, there is intense detail on every inch of this beast of a computer. "Intel CPU Duo Core 2 E6600 2x Western Digital 320 Gig drives Linksys Wireless G XFi-Extreme Gamer Sound Blaster Corsair Dominator Memory XMS2 (2Gig) 3 Liters of "Fluid XP Ultra Green" liquid 2 Radiators –
If you need to add color sensing to your next LEGO project have a look at this RCX Input Mux & Color Sensor. Full schematics and circuit description is provided. "Color sensing depends on measuring the intensity of light at different wavelengths. A spectrometer does this by splitting the light with a prism or diffraction grating into its component wavelengths. However, spectrometers are complex and too difficult to build.
Here is a fun piece of clothing. 🙂 If it’s cold in your area how about a full body swearer to warm up with? There are a few items that need to be enhanced though. Instead of the front face port you need to have a 7 inch monitor tied to your AV system so that you can watch TV, play a video game or get some work done
We have seen lots of intelligent methods of monitoring and curbing energy usage recently. The hacked Kill-a-Watt comes to mind. This SmartSwitch device is a prototype device that would allow you to feel how much energy you are using. If the light switch is hard to turn on that is because you are already using lots of energy and the internal brake is on. This would hopefully make you
The prize this week is a loupe magnifier. This contest will run for one week (March 7 – 12, 2009) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above (including make and model) and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the
Kipkay shows us how to make a Confetti Cannon. Most of the parts are available at your hardware store. "What You Need… 1. A glow-plug which you can get HERE 2. Electrical Box with cover 3. Plumbing Extension Tube (12" X 1 1/4" in diameter) 4. Hobby Box 5. Momentary Switch 6. 2-AA Battery Holder 7. Epoxy 8. Rubber grommet & wire 9. Flash cotton, flash paper and Flame
