Happy new year! I thank everyone that participated in the contest. The lucky winner of the prizes listed below is BronzeG3! Cool Contest Prizes 1 Year of Make Magazine “The first magazine devoted entirely to DIY technology projects, MAKE Magazine unites, inspires and informs a growing community of resourceful people who undertake amazing projects in their backyards, basements, and garages.” 1 Year of either Nuts and
Randall Munroe has a great sence of humor! I would love to see the look on the bank employees face when they get to this check! Have a look at some of his cool math shirts. digg story
Philo has developed a new NTX LEGO sensor that is worth taking a look at. “I built this proof of concept of a light barrier using NXT light sensor and an optic fiber. Any small object passing between the end of the fiber and light sensor phototransistor can be easily detected, even if they have different color or reflectivity. The fiber I used comes from the RIS 2.0 kit, but
Nuxie1 did a great job on this PIC based USB project board. I am very impressed by the Eagle 3D plugin that was used to create the image above. “This design uses the Microchip PIC 18F2450 or 18F2550 USB enabled microcontroller. The total parts cost is around $15 including the microcontroller for a single board. The board features a USB port that can be used with a bootloader for easy
If you have some holiday money burning a hole in your pocket Dynomighty has just the thing. I have never seen like it before! “The incredible strength of these permanent magnets must be seen to be believed. Their force is so strong that under normal use the jewelry will stay on during normal daily activity. However, common sense rules apply; do not wear your jewelry under extreme conditions such
Check out this cool pen, I know it’s for kids but there is some serious technology in there! You can get your own here. “Pretty fly for an educational toy! The Fly Pentop Computer is the wave of the future–today. So…what is it? It’s an electronic pen with a brain (a built-in computer processor) and a recorded voice. Tweens (the targeted market) use a fat pen with a tiny
Check out this disco ball, it is powered by a CD player motor. Similar to this one, but spins by itself. “Here is my version of the LED Disco Ball. Its Completely portable can either be hung or screwed to the roof. It runs on 3AA batteries and has a group of gears from a CD player laser. Parts List: -3AAs -Metal Fujicolor Negative Film Control Strips Container -2 UV
