JLTSoft demonstrates how his Fletcher Destroyer Custom Transmitter works. Instead of just making a remote that would directly command the servos and motors as fast as they can be the transmitter is designed to reproduce the actual delays that would be present in the real ship. There is an Arduino that controls the transmitter and the audio clips are stored on an SD card.
If you like skating have a look at this cool Automatic Skating Sound Effects project called Bauxite over at Skate Hack Via: Make “Bauxite is an open source portable skateboard box embedded with piezoelectric sensors, customized hardware and software and portable loudspeakers. As the skateboarders ride on the box, the piezoelectric sensors convert physical vibrations into triggers and generate a selection of pre-recorded sound-samples amplified through loudspeakers. Skateboarders interact
You might remember the Rave Shades that were featured here last year, good news there is a new Kickstarter for a new and improved model, you only have 10 days to jump in though so act fast. For £100 you can get your very own in with blue or green LEDs. The new version is still PCB based but used bright SMD LEDs parts this time around. The display
If you are looking to do some VR on a budget the Google’s Cardboard VR Headset is sure to fit. Google gave them out to attendees of Google I/O. If you don’t have a ready to go cardboard kit from I/O you can make your own from the plans that Google has posted here. This free app allows you to experience the activities listed below. “• Earth: Fly where
Looks like Makible (creator of the MakiBox 3D printer) is going through some hard times. About 6 months ago we saw that they were ramping up production capacity due to the high demand for their $200 3D printer. It is hard to see a company that had such good intentions go through this struggle but people, materials and office space all add up and if there isn’t enough profit
When you think of rooting a device that lives in your pocket you will probably think of your smart phone. With the new Samsung NX300 Smart Camera you now have more pocket items to root. Lars shared this hack by Georg Lukas about Hacking the Samsung NX300 Camera and also rooting it. “Experience shows that most firmware images provide an easy way to run a user-provided shell script on
 Check out this Northrop Grumman X-47B RC Plane Build by Eric Maglio. “The internal structural parts were cut by laser from some 1/8″ plywood. They were assembled first, then glued inside the skins during the joining process. Much clamping ensured a tight fit. It was easiest to install the landing gear and doors next, while the model could still be rested inside the molds. All of the hinges
