Have a look at this great video footage that is over at Curious Inventor. It was recorded at a SMT soldering class where a skillet was used to heat the board to flow the solder paste. It still fascinates me how well the parts magically align themselves! If you are looking for soldering skillet information, have a look at the article we did about the Adafruit skillet. Another popular method
Did you ever want to watch a movie in the back yard but didn’t because hauling out the projection screen would be too much trouble? Well with this Mobile Movie Theater Robot that wouldn’t be a problem. Just drive the rig to where you need it and start the movie. The system has a built in drive system, 110V AC power, projector, DVD player, speaker system. The only thing
In the latest AV Technology magazine there is a great article about the latest technology in eye tracking and micro displays. Fraunhofer is developing some interesting technology that we are sure to see incorporated into all of our gadgets in the next 5 or 10 years. Subscribing to the AV Technology magazine is free as long as you are in the USA. Hacked Gadgets does receive a small payment for
I have always been interested in how things work. You might remember when we cracked opened up a power regulator, unfortunately my camera didn’t have a good macro feature back then so the very fine wires that connect the silicone to the external posts can’t be seen very well. It’s amazing how small the internal wires are! This time we will crack open a RGB LED. In the video above
If you are on the road or at the office and just remembered that you forgot to feed the cats what do you do? Drive home and feed them right? Well if you are Mathew Newton you can use your phone or your work computer to feed the animals. This Internet Enabled Cat Feeder project would have been a good addition to the contest that Cisco was running a
Thanks to t0n10 from Poland for sending in this cool project tip. Often bigger isn’t better, but when it comes to binary clocks. Bigger is definitely better! Have a look at the massive binary clock that the guys at Wroclaws Technology University made.
If your holiday festivities are lacking some flashing LEDs then you have to look at the latest project that our friend Ian from Dangerous Prototypes has made. It’s a circuit board LED Christmas tree Ornament! "Holiday cards that blink and beep have always fascinated us. This is our hackable DIY version, made with an ATtiny13A and a few LEDs. Push the button to play a short light show in
