When I had a pilot’s license and more disposable income I wanted a Hawker Hurricane. Sure The Spitfire was more famous and sexier but both planes had the Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine. Now that I no longer have a licenese and a lot less cash I have to settle for paper airplanes. At least I can now have the paper motor to go with them. Yee’s Job has
If you want some serious power when it comes to turning off TVs look no further. This TV B-Gone Gun that Hacked Gadgets Forum member Ferry built is sure to turn off any TV that you can see. Project Details TV-B Gone Kit "I took 30 IR leds and wired them up, a SMD FET switches them on and off and is wired up with a pinheader connector to
HartfordTommy has put together a great look at some old motor technology that we all take for granted today. The video goes through the different systems of the motor in some interesting detail. I wonder what the safety people would say about the motor power disconnect switch these days… "The very first plug-in motor. Battery motors existed for decades before. This however is the first motor made to
Never heard of a Hang Drum before. It is a very interesting instrument. I am thinking that a piezoelectric element on a similar device processed with a microcontroller could also produce some interesting results. "Hang means "hand" in the Bernese language, and is pronounced "hung or hong". The Hang was developed in Switzerland. It was the result of many years of research on the steelpan and the study of
Have a look at this cool looking monitor interface, no mouse needed just a finger! "Elliptic Labs is paving the way for use of computers and screens without touching, simply with the finger or hand in the air. Manipulate images, play computer games, control robotics or use touch screens without touching or without holding a hardware control unit." Via: TechEBlog
Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize again week is a cable tester since many people expressed their wanting to win it and that it was one of their favorite prizes. Thanks for the feedback by the way! This contest will run for this weekend only (February 2 – 3, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and
Ryan Sturmer from Googlemarks has come up with a creative way to increase your score on Guitar Hero with the help of a small electronic hack! "The idea of this hack is to enable the controller with an "auto" mode that simulates the constant jostling of the whammy bar at all times, maximizing the points accumulated while playing. We want this mode to be optional, so that the guitar
