MechRC is a cool new robot that is very technical but unlike other applications of technology where the product becomes more complex this device is simplified by it. Unlike most programming where you need to enter complex commands to be executed with this robot you simply show it what you would like! Our friends over at Trossen Robotics are the first in the United States to offer the robot,
Cisco is running a cool contest with some wicked prizes. The top prizes are two $10,000 giveaways! All you need to do is record a 3 minute video about either your digital heaven or hell. You have until November 26th to enter so you will have to act fast. Here are two of my favorite videos: Ken’s Retro Crib Fully Automated and Wired House! "Submit a video (up to
Steve from Finkbuilt has put together a cool DIY FOG Screen, unlike the commercial models that cost tens of thousands he built his on a DIY hobbyist budget. The video shows a perfect application which is a scary Halloween evil eye. "The effect uses rear-projection video, shined onto a screen of water vapor created by ultrasonic atomization, that is sandwiched between 2 laminar airflows, which keep the sheet of
The prize this week is sponsored by Gadget Gangster. Gadget Gangster offers electronics projects designed by the community. It’s free to post your project and they’ll split the sales with you! Get started now and get a 4-pack of their project boards for free. Sign up to Gadget Gangster here. The cool Arduino prize should help you bring your ideas to life, seems like they are taking the DIY scene
You may remember the Grad Cap LED Hack that we had here last year, this Grad Gown LED hack uses a bunch of LEDs that are connected to an audio detection circuit that makes it into a VU meter! It is one of the entries in the Curious Inventor Contest, this is the last day of the contest so hurry to get an entry in. "I had an idea
OnlineUniversities.com has put together a list of 100 blogs that will make you smarter. The blog list is broken into 10 categories with 10 blogs in each one. I am honoured to see that Hacked Gadgets has made it in the DIY category. Is this list link bait? I don’t think so since I would agree with all of the entries I have looked at. "Do It Yourself
Ashish Derhgawen has done lots of interesting work with vision. You can see all of his projects on his Ashish’s Programming Journal. Best of all the vision is captured with a simple webcam which makes these projects possible for any hobbyist. Here are a few links to my favorite projects of his. Laser Pointer used as a Mouse (first video). Pan Tilt Webcam using a Mouse (second video). This
