If you are looking to get on the POV bandwagon, this is a simple way to do it. “In this first article on microcontrollers, Erik Zoltan tells you what they are and how they work to your advantage. He presents a few simple examples illustrating how microcontrollers can be used, and gives you a complete implementation of a kinetic glowstick that uses persistence of vision to display images with a
Looks like a big undertaking as a project, but the solar generator sounds like a great way to produce power. “During a stint in the Peace Corps in Lesotho in southern Africa, Matthew Orosz, an MIT graduate student advised by Harold Hemond, professor of civil and environmental engineering, learned that reflective parabolic troughs can bake bread. Now he plans to use these same contraptions to bring power to parts of
Our friends over at Hack 247 have found this cool video which demonstrates how interference from a computer monitor can be manipulated to play a tune on an AM radio. “Tempest for Eliza is a Program that uses your computer monitor to send out AM radio signals. You can then hear computer generated music in your radio. All electronic devices send out eletromagnetic waves. so does your monitor. and
Ok so you thought that power tool races was the only fun you could have with power tools. Check out what I Make Projects did with some electronics and two cordless screwdrivers. “This is a radio-controlled vehicle made from two cheap, cordless power tools with wheels attached. The electrical control part consists only of an old R/C controller, two servos, and 4 microswitches. Since I had most parts already
Go ahead and come into the garage, that humming noise is just my bench grinder… I would love to have this Tesla coil. One of these days I will sit down and put one together. I can only hope it will be half as nice as this one from WardLabs. “After this series of failures, I decided it was time for a bit more investigation. After much research, I
Similar to the cool new Ambilight technology by Philips. The MoMoLight which stands for Movie Mood Light displays colors on the wall behind the screen in relation to what is being displayed on the screen. “MoMoLight stands for Movie Mood Light. It”s my PC version of the Philips Ambilight system. Three sets of lights are placed behind a computer screen ( left, top and right) and display the average
Not sure what it is about Nixie Clocks and Watches but I think they are great. Must be something about finding a complex way do perform something simple. You can buy a cheap watch for a dollar at the store that will keep accurate time and might have all sorts of extra functions but what is the fun in that? This isn’t the first Nixie project posted here and it
