Cool Gadgets

PIC Tengu - 18F2455 Microcontroller

  This PIC Tengu by jfmateos is based on the 18F2455 Microcontroller is based on the Tengu that was made by Crispin Jones. It looks like lots of fun, this is a very ambishious project but the results are great. Thanks to jfmateos for the great detailed English details are shown below.   "When I first saw the cloned Tengu developed by Alex, I thought it was a proper project

Light Fires with a Flashlight - Worlds most Powerful

  If you are looking for something to take with you on your next wilderness trip you should consider swapping out your normal flashlight with the Worlds most Powerful Flashlight. The guys over at Wicked Lasers have done it again, they still produce some fantastic lasers but now they also make the coolest flashlight around. Need to cook an egg? No problem. Light a campfire? That is simple too. Just

First Stun Gun was a Glove

Shaking hands with this glove could be a shocking experience! Looks like the stun guns we see today had some interesting beginnings. "MORE punch than can be found in a box-glove is contained in a new electric glove invented by Cirilo Diaz of Cuba for use by police while handling rough characters or in quelling riots. Persons contacted by an officer wearing the glove receive a 1,500-volt shock, sufficient to

Milk and Legos = 3D scanner

  Good, fast and cheap. This is a real headslap idea once you see it. Just take some Lego, milk and a web cam to make a 3D scanner. Then use the software from Moviesandbox to input the image to your computer. I guess you might have to switch to chocolate milk for a light colored object. Of course the idea was borrowed from Michelangelo. Stanford University has a program

Bio Feedback Pong Game

  People have been talking about bio feedback games in the past but Rob has actually pulled it off! Have a look at this Pong Game that he built using some bio feedback.  Up and down is controlled by flexing either the left or right arm, to serve both arms are flexed at the same time.

LEGO Mindstorms Robot sorts Gumballs by color

  If you are an obsessive compulsive this LEGO Mindstorms Robot that sorts Gumballs by color may be able to save you countless hours of work! Just think no more late nights spent hunched over the coffee table sorting gumballs into their respective colors. 🙂 For the rest of us this is simply a cool adaptation of some technology to perform a neat task. The LEGO Mindstorm system has been