I played a ton of Apple games in junior high, I think Choplifter was my favorite, looks like Taipan was created around the same time but unfortunately I don’t think my school had it. Simon Jansen sent in this hack where he made a version of the Taipan game that runs on 2 Adruino boards. Two Arduinos (that talk to each other) were used because a single Arduino would
You probably remember (and have) the Texas Instrument MSP430 LaunchPad, that is the TI microcontroller development board that was released for $4.30. TI is back at it, they have just released their C2000 LaunchPad which has a 60MHz Piccolo processor on board. This processor is sure to be very popular based on the power and price since it looks like you can get them for 2 or 3 bucks
How many hits does your web site have today? You just need to log onto to your stats system, drill into a few menus and voila there it is. This ATtiny USB Web Site Hit Counter Project by Bob Hobby makes it much easier than that, you can just have a look at the numbers on your own hit counter panel, if you are curious how traffic changed based
See the world record holder in hand held slingshot in action and learn how a slingshot actually works. Tobias can actually generate over 100 jules of energy with his slingshot. That is some amazing power as you can see it can punch through some very thick boards. Destin from Smarter Every Day shows us that you get the most energy from a slingshot if you pull back and fire
 The prize this week is a credit card knife, it has a ton of features to get you out of a jam in a network closet or your next camping trip. This contest will run for one week (July 29 – August 3, 2012). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item above and what it can be used for. Please do not
If you enjoy a beer or two every now and again you might want to try your hand at making a few batches of your own. After you get good at it why not automate the process. That is what randyrob did and has since had his system make over 1000 liters of beer. Got to love the NES controller that he integrated into his control system! Best of
A gravity bike is a bike that has been modified to run at high speeds by using a hill and gravity to get you going. There are no other means of pedaling the bike so you need to make sure your hill is long enough and high enough to get some good speed. There are lots of variations to the designs but most of them have the rider in
