Do you hate loud PC cases as much as I do? In past years I have bought some cheap systems and always hated how loud they were. In most instances it was just poor quality fans that caused the problem. I wonder how long this Fan Case Mod would last sitting beside me? I don’t think it would look so pretty after 10 minutes… Via: Technabob
Jordan Crittenden and Edwin Lai built this DIY Polygraph, their goal was to construct it for $50.00. “The basic design of the polygraph is shown in the diagram to the right. The four analog circuits: plethysmograph (pulse rate meter), GSR meter, breathing rate meter, and audio preamplifier, are attached to the first four pins of the Mega32 analog to digital converter (ADC). The polygraph can then be run in one
The VGA Test Box project allows a normal microcontroller to output directly to a CRT monitor for testing. “The goal of this project is to create a device that is capable of outputting VGA signals to a CRT monitor in order to display figures, text and characters. Timing is a core essential in this project. If the signal is off by even 1 microsecond, the signal synchronization with the CRT
Johnny Lee a Ph.D. student from Carnegie Mellon Univerisity is working on some interesting projects. Looks like these prototype Foldable Displays are quite advanced. I can think of so many applications for these displays. The second video demonstrates an prototype automatic projector calibration system that is fast and accurate. “Using infrared tracking and projection, we can simulate displays on flexible and foldable surfaces. This allows us to fit a
The Wii Remote has an infrared camera in the front that is normally watching for the infrared LEDs that are mounted in the sensor bar. This camera is actually quite sensitive and can be used for some cool things! Jcl5m has come up with a method that uses reflected IR light from small reflectors to provide the Minority Report style interaction. Via: Hack a Wii
The Gamerator is one heck of a gaming machine… And just think when you get thirsty all you have to do is full your mug from the center of the game system! “Introduce yourself to THE GAMERATOR … the ULTIMATE gaming machine in the world of home entertainment. Pre-loaded with 187 licensed classic arcade games … the Gamerator has everything from Tecmo Bowl to Pac Man, Street Fighter to Galaga,
The University of Washington is working on an amazing voice recognition system called VJ which stands for Vocal Joystick. No it doesn’t do text to speech like everyone else is doing, it allows simple vocal sounds control your computer mouse. After watching the videos it looks much easier than the other technologies I have seen in the past. More videos after the jump. “The goal of this project is to
