Phillip Torrone from Make Magazine has put together a long list of open source gift ideas. Items include everything from a cool open source Home Automation System to their own POV device that’s only $18.00! Is there anything missing from the list, leave a comment and I will pass it along… What is open source? “There are hundreds of gift guides this holiday season filled with junk you can buy
Sitting in a 19″ rack the temperature monitoring unit that Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers built looks like it is worth several thousand dollars. When you have a look inside, the lack of components reflects on the power of the 1-wire communication technology. “I needed several sensors. The DS18S20 was perfect for this, as this device is designed for the 1-Wire® bus system. Actually this means that you need two wires, but these
This device is helping to deliver TV on the cheap. For about $34.00 you could build your own. Read more about the WiFi Can TV at Geekcorps. If you are interesting in building your own check out the detailed instructions in PDF form. The heart of the device is a module from Airwave Technologies, you can have a look at the specs. and buy your own from Active Robots.
This water instrument looks like fun to play, doesn’t look like the easiest project to build but I might have to add it to the list. “It is really very easy. I do not claim to be an electronics professional, or even know anything about anything. The laser shines through the water in the dish, and LDR’s on the other side respond to the position of the laser points
Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht over at Diggnation mentioned this Nikola Tesla video on their last episode. It is a must see! UPDATE: It has come to my attention that some of the facts on the quote below are not correct, please have a look at the comments for some corrected information. “Nikola Tesla (here played by Petar Bozovic) was a famous 19th century Yugoslavian inventor. The film recounts
Roger has been quite busy. You might remember his large Tesla coil video that we featured some time ago. Have a look at the collection of videos that he has made so far (many more to come). “This small DC Tesla coil has very high BPS makeing it sound like someone scratching there finger nails on a chalk board. “
Use your old satellite dish to enhance your Wifi punch. “The Active Cantenna is Back! But this time we’ve added a Direct TV Satellite Dish to see what wifi improvements, if any, it makes. Jim finishes the Pudding Cup Capacitor in this episode. Tommy brings us some cool night time photography tricks (or treats). And George found a neat Free PDF creation tool you just may want. “
