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Windows Home Server built into Fine Furniture

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Check out this great Windows Home Server built into Fine Furniture build over at Once Around the Block. The build is broken down into build post 1, 2 and 3. The finished system looks great but I think my favorite feature is the power on light which...

Name the Thing Contest - 147

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The prize this week is a loupe magnifier, this will let you get a close look at whatever you are working on. This contest will run for one week (Sept 4 - 10, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictur...

DIY Resistors Decade Box

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Kiriakos-GR from the EEVBlog Forum shows us how he built a professional looking DIY Resistors Decade Box.  Have a look at some of the very neat wiring, I am thinking this looks better than some of the vintage electronic gear I have taken apart wher...

MSP430 Based Meter Clock

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You all know I have a thing for meter clocks. Instructables user Doug Paradis built this one around the MSP430 microcontroller platform, check out the cool variety of meters that he is using! I love the big clunky looking Simpson meter that is bein...

CMU Snakebots Climbs Tree

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We normally see snakebots swimming in pools and they can climb inside pipes but check out how well this CMU Snakebots can Climb Trees, it is a creation from the Biorobotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. Via: Botjunkie From the Biorobotics Lab...

Worlds Smallest TV Station from back in 1959

2 Wrz 2010 13:25 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Back in 1959 a small garage was rented and a DIY television studio was born. The TV station was called PJ-TV because they were located in Port Jervis. They were broadcasting to its viewers instead of using the airwaves. Seems that things have come ...

Dune Bug E - Dune Buggy Electric Conversion Part 6

2 Wrz 2010 01:20 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Frank has completed the next phase in the Dune Bug E Build, we saw the last build update back in May. It is interesting to see what is involved in making a normal differential into a locked differential, this process allows both rear wheels to alwa...

Recording Emotions with the Emotiv Headset

1 Wrz 2010 01:17 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Robert Oschler sent in this interesting project which allows Recording Emotions with the Emotiv EEG Headset to sense your mood. Just like the read receipt tells you if and when your email was read this would let you know what type of emotion it c...

Levitating Rotating Globe

31 Sie 2010 05:13 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Have a look at this Levitating Rotating Globe that Alexey Sha built. Not content with the standard levitating products out there he decided to step it up a notch. There are many globes available today which are levitating and rotating along verti...

Illuminatrix - Burning Man LED Project

30 Sie 2010 01:54 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

If you are heading down to Burning Man this year make sure you wander over to the More Carrot theme camp at 5:30 and Baghdad to have a look at this Illuminatrix which is a one metre square LED matrix. The system is contructed of 16 custom built ...

Name the Thing Contest - 146

29 Sie 2010 00:30 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

The prize this week is a mountaineering clasp that is sure to add some flair to your keychain or provide a cool way to clip your backpack in place. This contest will run for one week (August 28 - September 3, 2010) . Ending time is based on centra...

PIC AXE Microcontroller based High Speed Photography Trigger

28 Sie 2010 23:11 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Renkku is able to take some great action shots with this  PIC AXE Microcontroller based High Speed Photography Trigger. The system is connected to a flash unit and triggers the flash as soon as it hears something. This makes the unit very flexible ...

Vacuum Cleaner Subwoofer

28 Sie 2010 03:05 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

All speaker systems need a housing of some sort. Normally we see boring wood boxes with some holes cut in them so that round speakers could be mounted into them. There are a few companies who make some speakers which are not just boxes with holes s...

Launchpad MSP 430 Programming with Linux

27 Sie 2010 03:04 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Mike Szczys from Hack a Day shows us how to Programming Launchpad MSP 430 with Linux. The basic method that people use to program their Launchpad MSP 430 is a Windows box but for those on Linux there is still hope. We’ll be working with Ubuntu 10....

ECC802S Shunt Regulated Push-Pull Tube Preamplifier

27 Sie 2010 00:49 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

If you are into audio electronic projects have a look at this ECC802S Shunt Regulated Push-Pull Tube Preamplifier. One thing about these tube amp builds is that the housing looks just as nice as the circuit construction. Thanks Gio. After the succ...