Flameosapien Round 2

—Language Warning—   You might remember the past Flameosapien article. Well Markus has completed the details for the cool mod. If you plan to use his plans to mod your own try not to burn down your house. 🙂 Can’t wait to see what it up next for Markus, whatever it is it is sure to please. “The main part of the circuit is the gas control gear. I looked

Simple IBM POV

If you are looking to get on the POV bandwagon, this is a simple way to do it. “In this first article on microcontrollers, Erik Zoltan tells you what they are and how they work to your advantage. He presents a few simple examples illustrating how microcontrollers can be used, and gives you a complete implementation of a kinetic glowstick that uses persistence of vision to display images with a

Build a Solar Generator

Looks like a big undertaking as a project, but the solar generator sounds like a great way to produce power. “During a stint in the Peace Corps in Lesotho in southern Africa, Matthew Orosz, an MIT graduate student advised by Harold Hemond, professor of civil and environmental engineering, learned that reflective parabolic troughs can bake bread. Now he plans to use these same contraptions to bring power to parts of

Human Space Invaders/Pong

  This would be great if someone made this into a playable game. “Pong is the first film carried out of the GameOver series. It takes as a starting point one of the whole first video games Pong, which simulated parts of table tennis, with two white rectangles for the rackets and a white square like ball. 7 people thus sat down during almost 2 hours in the steps of

Battery Brain

You would think that car manufactures would install these in the factory. The Battery Brain is a simple but good idea. “HOW BATTERY BRAINâ„¢ WORKS Battery Brain prevents a dead battery by using patented technology to continually monitor a battery’s charge strength and isolate it from any possible energy drainage, ensuring enough charge is preserved to start the engine. The Battery Brain unit can be mounted in various configurations on

Hi Cam Aerial Video System

  I am thinking that these small transmitters by Hi Cam Aerial Video Systems could be mounted on anything. The signal quality is fantastic! “The new Pro X2 is the latest system from Hi Cam. It transmits live, high-quality video and audio from R/C aircraft and UAVs. The signal is picked up by the included receiver which connects to a TV monitor, VCR or camcorder. This new model builds on

Music Via Monitor Interference

  Our friends over at Hack 247 have found this cool video which demonstrates how interference from a computer monitor can be manipulated to play a tune on an AM radio. “Tempest for Eliza is a Program that uses your computer monitor to send out AM radio signals. You can then hear computer generated music in your radio. All electronic devices send out eletromagnetic waves. so does your monitor. and