If you want to have the coolest headphone setup on the block have a look at this Tube Headphone Amplifier project. When everyone else simply plugs their headphones into a transistor amplifier you can enjoy the rich sound that comes from a tube amp (at least that is what some people say). "The tube heater draws 150mA at 12.6 and the whole amp draws 580 mA at startup and
I have seen a few of these waterfall displays before. But this water display has some very impressive patterns. I think if the room lights were dimmer the effect would be enhanced. These systems use many solenoids which are computer controlled to drip at the right time. Via: HackNMod
If you are looking for a product that keeps you safe while in your car this In-Vehicle Blind Spot Detection System is sure to help. Download project. "In the presence of any approaching vehicle these high intensity pulsed beams get reflected back to the vehicle and is detected by Infrared sensor TSOP 1738.Whereas in the absence of any approaching vehicle no reflected Infrared beam is present and output of
Trossen Robotics just completed their latest project contest, the Xr-B3 didn’t win but it is a very cool creation! "He is powered by an AVR ATMEGA324P micro controller on a custom board that I made. He is using an XBEE module to communicate with my PC (and eventually with other robots). Onboard sensory includes: 2 Sharp IR sensors (for wall following and obstacle detection), an SRF-05 sonar sensor and
Steve Norris from Norris Labs has created one of the most interesting clocks I have seen in a long time. This clock would make watching the time go by very enjoyable. "Stonehenge uses a CrustCrawler Smart Arm and a Parallax Propeller chip to display the current time. All the digits needed to display the time are located on cards positioned in a semi-circle around the left and right sides
The ArduGame packs all of the power into a small handheld unit that allows you to make your own simple games. The OLE display is responsible for much of the power since it can store many of the graphical images be stored on a memory card that it can read directly. The current game is a proof of concept that shows this game platform could be fun and flexible
Before I saw this Audio Speaker Motor video I had never heard of a Kundel Motor. Looks like an interesting way to create a rotational motion with the small movement of a speaker.
