Oyvind from Build Electronic Circuits sent in his latest project. It’s a 1937 Philips AM Radio Hacked into an iPhone Dock, the project is basically using the nice old housing since all of the internals were discarded. He is using a module that the iPhone plugs into to grab the audio line out from the phone which is fed into the a small amp. A newer speaker was installed since
  If you are tied to your cell phone to monitor weather, calendar events and stocks, the Alert Tube could be the next gadget you need. Michael Watson built is around a Raspberry Pi, it monitors the net for events that you choose and alerts you by light patterns, text to speech or sounds. You can see the entire project build details here. “The Alert Tube is an open
 If you have some old donated scanners and printers chances are you have most of the stuff needed to make your own DIY Laser Engraver. The main thing that all laser engravers have in common is a method of moving a laser or set of mirrors in an X Y pattern. Scanners and printers have motors and rails that can allow for accurate motion so all that is
Red Bull has selected their finalists in their latest competition. Have a look at the cool entry above by North Street Labs, it is a huge tic tac toe game. You stomp on large buttons in the center of the game board to register your space selection. The buttons are great, they are made from plumbing parts and some old bed springs. The use of RGB LED strips really
Our friend Max from Zedomax has introduced a new wireless mic to his video recording setup. If you make videos and need some distance from the camera his review of his new mic is sure to be of interest. He picked up a Sennheiser EW122PG3 which isn’t cheap but check out his video at the 10:20 mark where he demonstrates the range and clarity during a tarp board demo.
This Magic Wand project can be used to get someone young interested in electronics since instead of simply doing something practical this project appears to be magic. The project uses a magnetic reed switch and a magnet embedded into a magic wand to turn things on just by bringing the wand close to them. There are a ton of possibilities here such as hiding the magnet between your fingers
 We have machines that wash and dry our clothes. I am still surprised that there aren’t more wash and dry combo units available since it would save so much space and eliminate one machine from the house. Folding is still one of those tasks that needs to be done by hand. This might be a thing of the past though! The FoldiMate is a Robotic Laundry Folding Machine that
