Doktor Andy is back to his crazy designs! When you can’t easily hack out a signal from a controller why not make a circuit that “looks” at it for you. That is exactly what the Ghetto BPM Detection does. 🙂 “This one is inspired by my experiences with the band and the DJ-Set and…well…you know why =-). Anyway, for already quite a long time I am looking for a way
Scientists have constructed a “micro microwave,” a long, narrow device measuring 4 mm long by 7 micrometers wide (the width of a red blood cell). Considered to be the smallest microwave ever, the technology will likely be used for medical “lab-on-a-chip” devices. Micro microwave:: The gold traces on the glass circle are microwave transmission lines. The 1.25 cm wide polymer block over the transmission line in the center houses 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
This LEGO NXT robot is sure to be a hit at your next outdoor fireworks show. Just line it up and let it go. “This autonomous NXT robot will light multiple fireworks in a sequence – while the family sits back and watch the display!! It uses a MINDSTORMS NXT, two light sensors (one for navigation and other to detect a lighted fuse) and an Ultrasonic detector (to adjust
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
Here is a DIY Electronic Tic-Tac-Toe game that uses a few microcontrollers and some RGB LEDs. “RGB LED game to play Tic-Tac-Toe for two players. Uses 2 AVR Microcontrollers: Mega16 and Mega8. RGB LEDs allow each user to choose his/her color to represent Cross/Nut.”
Click To Play Make has a great weekend project that shows you how to make a Joule Thief, this is a device that allows you to run an LED from a single 1.5 volt battery. For a similar project check out the rusty nail LED project. Via: Make Other than the toroid coil here is everything that you would need: 1K Resistor NPN Transistor Blue LED or White LED
