So you have a PC toaster but now you need a deep fryer. Have a look at the Deep Fryer PC for some inspiration. “Got a PC, but forgot to buy a Deep Fryer for that weekend party? Fear not! There is a solution! Just grab that high-end PC, stick it in a bucket, fill said bucket with oil, and play a CPU intensive game for a little while. In
Here is another cool video of a Nintendo Wiimote controlling a robot. Video after the jump. “Control a LEGO NXT mindstorms robot with your Nintendo WiiMote and a S60 3rd edition phone.â€
If you have a big enough back yard, you too could build your own wood roller coaster just like Jeremy Reid has done. Here are some other to have a look at: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Video after the jump. “Style: Out and Back Height: 17 feet First Drop: 20 feet Top Speed: 20 mph Track Length: 444 feet Max Positive G’s: 3.5 Max Negative G’s: -0.2 Material:
This Van De Graaff project allows you to play with high voltage on the cheap. “The base is an old laundry bucket , inverted. Lay the power roller and motor on top of the bucket and mark the location of the mounting holes and roller location. Using those markings locate the closet flange and mark it’s mounting holes and the area inside to be cut out. Cut out the hole
Just hook this Alarm Phone Dialer up to something you would like to monitor, for example, a high water alarm, low temperature alarm, back window, garage door, etc. When the system is activated it will call a number of programmed numbers to let you know the alarm has been activated. This would be great to get alerts of alarm conditions from your home when you are at work. The microcontroller
If you have an old Nokia 3310 cell phone collecting dust in a drawer why not put it to use? This Nokia 3310 Cell Phone LCD Digital Thermometer project uses a one wire DS18B20 and a Microchip PIC 12F629 microcontroller to take control of the old LCD directly. There is code, schematic and a foil pattern available on the site. Via: Team Droid
David from My-PC-Help.com sent in this video that shows how to use a Neobitz video board to upgrade the Amega 1000 video output. “The Amiga 1000 comes only with a composite video and RGB output. Neither of those are suitable for use on a modern television. I used a Neobitz-S board to make an internal modification so that the Amiga can output S-video, which is many times more clear
