This project is a number of years old but it is a great resource. Full schematics and code are provided so that you too can enjoy building an altimeter for your rocket. "I’ve been interested in model rocketry for a long time, but as my interest in electronics became stronger and more developed, rockets fell by the wayside. Recently, though, I thought of a way that I could combine these
Here is a simple DIY project that makes a cool LED flasher circuit. Check out this site for more information including full schematics and other diagrams. “Five pins from RA0 to RA4 are used as the input pin. These pins are pull-uped with 10K ohm resisters. So, when a switch isn’t pushed, the input becomes H level ( +5V ). and when a switch is pushed, it will become L
These Shreddding Scissors are a cool idea. They can be put to good use until you get a USB powered paper shredder. Via: Seihin-World
We all remember the old style ant farms… This new version looks nothing like the old ones, someone needs to set up an ant cam using one of these things. 🙂 “Fascinating creatures ants. Sure you hate to see them in your socks or making a B-line for that pizza crust crumb you forgot to sweep up at the local LAN party. But let’s give credit where credit is due.
Check out these XBox 360 mods, mods aren’t just for computers anymore. “Some people like to trick out their cars with a fancy paint job and an expensive set of wheels. Others like to trick out their Xbox 360’s similarly with a fancy case modification complete with LED lights and more. Whatever you’re trickin’ out, most likely it will cost you a buck, or two, or more. It probably won’t
This Virtual Piano doesn’t look practical, but who says cool stuff needs to be practical… Looks like it is using the same technology as the laser keyboard. “Digital Information Development (DID) has developed a highly portable virtual piano that is played with a keyboard consisting of projected laser beams. The box-shaped device measures about 10 x 3 x 3 cm (4 x 1 x 1 in.) and weighs about 100
These iPod Speakers are not the type of speakers you can use anywhere since they are made from glass but they are much better looking than the standard types. “These are remote iPod speakers I scratch-built for my wife’s iPod shuffle. It’s all scientific glass and aluminium construction. The sub-woofer is an inverted glass dome, and a fresnel lens from a rail-car. The guts of the thing is borrowed from
