May Comment Contest Winners

And the winners of the May Comment Contest are… Servo Magazine: BrandonU, comment 10 on the Search Contest post. (Yes, I though it was funny that he didn’t win the search contest but his entry won him the comment contest) Tripod: SilverBurns , comment 24 on the Power Supply PC article. Card Reader 1: NGinuity , comment 3 on the Homemade Oscilloscope article. Card Reader 2: Sheepdog, comment 13 on

PIC Microcontroller Spud Gun

  This PIC Microcontroller Spud Gun looks to be well built and constructed. The PIC controller allows for lots of safety features such as only allowing a single charge of fuel and ensuring that there is a projectile in place before fuel can be introduced. Watch the video to the end to see a ball get fired. “This project is definitely not small potatoes — three barrels loaded with spuds

Gesture Controlled Lamps using the Arduino Microcontroller

These Gesture Controlled Lamps use the Arduino Microcontroller to detect movement and adjust the lights accordingly. If you want to get your hands on a free Arduino microcontroller have a look at the latest uC Hobby giveaway. “Gestures in front of any lamp affect all the lamps. The lamps all show the same display, but it depends on which lamp generated the triggering event. For those of you new to

3310 Nokia Cell Phone LCD Game

Pyrofer has made some significant advancements with a game he is designing with a cell phone LCD and a PIC 12f675 microcontroller. Video after the jump. “You can see ive managed to draw a basic map on the screen. The size of this map is limited by the ram, as the objects within have to change it cant be a rom map. There isnt enough RAM. Ive had to be

 Nokia 6280 Phone Zoom Lens Hack

Check out this Nokia 6280 Phone Zoom Lens Hack, thanks to Mzungo from the forum for pointing it out! “Resently the cameras on cellphones are getting better and better. How ever the optics on them are mostly crap made of cheap plastic. Then i spawned the idea “Why not oparate an SLR lens on to the cell?” This hack will give you 36x optical zoom on your cell just because

Automated Berlin Toilet

  Hacked Gadgets Forum member Jared Harley recently went on a trip to Berlin and took a video of a cool automated toilet there. This toilet locks and washes itself after every use. It can also be reconfigured automatically when a handicapped person needs a special interior arrangement. Like everything else electronic, it’s bound to fail eventually. I wonder how many people have had the doors open by accident when