Electronic Hacks

Cell Phone Display Oscilloscope

  If you have a spare cell phone display and are handy with a microcontroller this cool Cell Phone Display Oscilloscope by Almost There could be your next project. "Check out these impressive specifications rivaling scopes costing twice the price (about $9 MSRP)… Vertical fixed at 5V full screen (or 0.5V per division, if it had divisions.) Horizontal Sweep fixed at (approximately) 43mS full screen when over-clocked at 8MHz (or

Sticky Light

  This Sticky Light demonstration looks like tons of fun! It was created by Alvaro Cassinelli, Kuribara Yusaku and Stephane Perrin of the Department of Information Physics and Computing at the Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory of the university of Tokyo. Via: Waxy Links "As an art installation, the most interesting aspect of the work is that it promotes a reflection on the role of light as a passive substance used for

Cheap DIY USB Scope

  If you need a super cheap scope and have a very tight budget this scope is for you. Nothing special but is sure to get the job done. "It has 2 analog inputs and can supply 5V ont the 4 pins header on the right. One of the inputs can be scaled down with the trim pot. The firmware in the Tiny45 is written in C and compiled with

Braitenberg Vehicle

  This is a cool Braitenberg Vehicle, they are so bug like that they are almost spooky, watch the video to see what I mean. Full build details are provided so that you can build your own. "This one is even smaller, than the previous one and comes on a custom PCB. It weighs 17 gramms, is driven by two pager motors, powered by a small lipo cell and controlled

Electronic Candle

  This is a great electronic candle that allows you to light it with a match and then extinguish it by pressing it between your fingers. There is additional information in the Elektronika dla Wszystkich magazine which I unfortunately don’t have. I am thinking that the system is using the LED as a light sensor and detecting the bright flame from the match and the darkness that is produced when

DIY Delta Robot

  Have a look at the video above for an amazing example of what a commercial delta robot can do. Asurofilmchen has decided to build a DIY version of one of these. Obviously it won’t have the same speed or dexterity but it is still a challenging undertaking! My favorite delta robot example is still the Croissant Picker Robot though. "A Delta robot is a type of parallel robot. It

Tazer Glove

  With a few electronic parts you can build this cool Tazer Glove. It’s sure to be a shocking project. 🙂 "From simple everyday parts you can make this glove which has two modes. Mode 1 is a constant output of slightly over 300 v. while Mode 2 takes a few seconds to charge, but gives off a much more painful shock. All that voltage from a simple AA battery,