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WALL-E DIY Track Build Results

6 Sty 2012 01:13 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

You might remember the Top 10 WALL-E Hacks post that we made back in 2009? Well the DIY WALL-E builders are still hard at work. Have a look at the video above showing the tracks that Michael from the WALL-E Builders group is working on. sr_...

Rudolph – Email Reading Reindeer

5 Sty 2012 22:39 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Adafruit reported a cool gadget so called Rudolph, an email Reading Reindeer that lets you know when youve got a new email and tells you who sent it! Basically it uses Propeller Platform USB to log into the email server, trigger animations, and...

‘Rudolph’- the Email Reading Reindeer

5 Sty 2012 22:39 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Adafruit reported a cool gadget so called Rudolph, an email Reading Reindeer that lets you know when youve got a new email and tells you who sent it! Basically it uses Propeller Platform USB to log into the email server, trigger animations, and...

Turn Chumby web browser to Full-screen kiosk

5 Sty 2012 04:11 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Cibomahto member mahto modified the Chumby web browser to a full-screen kiosk for his 8″ Insignia Infocast branded machine. You can probably make it to work with the other Chumbys too without learning flash or compiling anything. The steps requi...

DIY Steampunk Analog Clock with Moon phase

3 Sty 2012 22:41 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Instructables member Fatratmatt has posted in his blog an amazing concept of building a Steampunk analog clock. The clock not only displays the time, month, date and day of the week but it is even equipped with an option of playing  a video of the...

ArduCopter Build and Troubleshooting

2 Sty 2012 20:31 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Dave took some time off building his new lab and finished building an ArduCopter, Dave goes through some troubleshooting when the control board doesnt work. Turns out there is a mystery short on the previously functional board. You will get a goo...

Remote Control Solar Lawn Mower

31 Gru 2011 19:53 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

  Robert Smith built this Remote Control Solar Lawn Mower to let him cut his grass without breaking a sweat. Check out a few of the many videos below that he created going over the entire build process. He used Google Sketchup to make a 3D model of...

DIY Auto turn-OFF featured cheap Digital Multimeter

30 Gru 2011 19:59 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Youritronics member Florin brings you a wonderful design that enables you to add an Auto-OFF feature for 15 mins in your old and cheap digital multimeter(DMM). With this you can save your battery consumption even if you forgot to turn-OFF your DMM...

Bridgestone: Air-Free Tire Concept

29 Gru 2011 14:38 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Laughingsquid member EDW Lynch reported the new design concept of Air-Free Tire by Bridgestone. This Air-Free Tire is basically an airless tire design concept that relies on thermoplastic resin spokes to give the tire its shape and flexibility. Th...

DIY Home Automation – using Voice activated commands

28 Gru 2011 22:31 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Check out this wonderful project that you can use to automate your home using voice commands without spending big bucks. To build this, you will only require few popularly used components like: a VRbot voice recognition module an AVR ATtiny2313 a...

Pulse Sensor monitors Heart Beats and easily interfaces to an Arduino

28 Gru 2011 20:24 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Check out this Pulse Sensor which monitors Heart Beats and easily interfaces to an Arduino. This could be used for lots of creative applications. Think of cool clothing that blinks to your heart beat. It would be neat for fitness instructors to be...

Name the Thing Contest – 195

27 Gru 2011 14:50 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

The prize this week is a jet lighter, just what you need when you are starting that campfire with damp wood. This contest will run for the rest of the year (December 27  31, 2011). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify...

Cost-effective replacement for CdS Light Sensor

27 Gru 2011 12:58 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

CdS (Cadmium Sulfide) photo-resistors are fairly cheap and widely used light detectors. Since CdS cells contains Cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, has now become hard to find. The reason is because of the RoHS directive. Electronics-lab has reported a...

Sensing 3D surfaces with Gelsight

25 Gru 2011 21:38 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

GelSight, a new 3D surface sensing material can be used to visualize and measure surfaces. Zedomax member reports that GelSight is a pretty top-notch stuff that can detail at even microscopic levels. “The optical property of the material is makin...

Tiny Bipolar Stepper Motor Control

24 Gru 2011 22:36 | http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... | ∞

Check out the super macro video of this Tiny Bi-Polar Stepper Motor being controlled with an Arduino. This great part was scavenged from a blu-ray player.  This cute little motor has only 20 steps per revolution which is much less than the number ...