Funny to see something old made to work with something new. This LEGO NTX Gramophone plays records! “On January 2007, I purchased my LEGO Mindstorms NTX, so I started to create some proyects with it. I found NTX makes easier to create projects using fewer parts.The Gramophone is ready. I have some old vinyl disk that I enjoy to listen with it. I even have a recording when the man
I have been thinking about hacking my boring door bell for years. I want want mine to knock on the door when the door bell is pressed. The guys over at PopSci have come up with a cool way to make what they call a Ding Tone Door Bell, have a look it looks like fun. 🙂 “If you’ve got a spare MP3 player laying around your home, it’s time
This LEGO NXT robot is sure to be a hit at your next outdoor fireworks show. Just line it up and let it go. “This autonomous NXT robot will light multiple fireworks in a sequence – while the family sits back and watch the display!! It uses a MINDSTORMS NXT, two light sensors (one for navigation and other to detect a lighted fuse) and an Ultrasonic detector (to adjust
I don’t think this engine is very efficient or reliable but sure looks like lots of fun to build. 🙂 However I wouldn’t recommend spinning a saw blade at high RPM when it is magnetically connected to a plastic CD cake box. “The Making of the Tesla CD Turbine Prototype is the story of how the Tesla CD Turbine came into being. It starts with the initial thought process
Here are a few cool Electronic Halloween Pumpkins to give you some ideas when you are carving yours this year. If you have some cool designs you want to share, add them to the Hacked Gadgets Forum (doesn’t have to be electronic). Videos after the jump. Via: Make and Hacked Gadgets Forum
If I had one of these Animatronic Eye Mechanisms I could put it to good use this Halloween. “In order to make it possible for puppet eyes to be animated a puppet eye mechanism (commonly called an “eye mech”) must be constructed. Some eye mechanisms are manually controlled by the puppeteer’s hand inside a puppet’s head or externally via a cable control, string or lever. Moving puppet eyes can also
If you are wanting to add some bass to your home theater why build a Huge Rubik’s Cube Subwoofer! It isn’t as big as this gigantic subwoofer but it looks a lot more fun. "Sealed Enclosure: 3 Cu. Feet Driver Diameter: 15", Aluminum Cone Outer Enclosure: 3/4" MDF Shell with 3/4" MDF ’tiles’ overlaying it, forming the Rubik’s Squares Reinforcement: 1 Y/Z-Axis piece of 3/4" MDF, cut to
