Oct 06th, 2011
Blogsnapper at 09:10 am Remember the days when floppy drives were all the rage. Well I don’t miss those slow noisy things, it’s hard to believe that a large floppy was one that held 1.44MB of data. You would need 10 of them to store a modern picture these days! Thankfully there is still a use for these relics, […]
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Oct 06th, 2011
Blogsnapper at 08:10 am We have seen lots of Hard Drive Clocks, my original one is now looking quite poor in the build quality zone. Till this point if you wanted a Hard Drive Clock you would need to built one yourself by either taking inspiration from the other builds out there or making your own from scratch. Phillip […]
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Oct 06th, 2011
Blogsnapper at 08:10 am If you like arcade games having a Arcade Push Button Power Switch to turn your lights on and off might be just the thing you need. The buttons are used to latch and drop out the internal relay which would also add a bit of audible feedback of the on off action.
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Oct 06th, 2011
Blogsnapper at 08:10 am
Russell Cameron built this Puppy Robot for his son to play with and after watching the video I can see that it was a huge success!
“The robot is relatively simple to build and is made from robot parts and accessories available in many online robot shops. You only need a couple of screwdrivers […]
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Oct 06th, 2011
Blogsnapper at 08:10 am In the day where every store bought Halloween prop and most DIY props have some type of controller making things happen in the background it is neat to see a design like this. Youtube user badephemeris has built this Drum controlled Animatronic Halloween Head. Like a player piano or some of the old music boxes […]
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Oct 27th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:10 am VIMBY - Take On the Machine: Crashspace 1
This is the next hackerspace challenge. In this episode Crash Space builds a Sidewalk Instrument which uses ultrasound elements to determine how far people are in various places on the sidewalk in front of their space. The distances are then converted into musical notes by using solenoids to […]
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Oct 27th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 05:10 am
Halloween is just around the corner, this LED Halloween Pumpkin Display is sure to make a kid looking for some candy stop for a second look. This project by Mike Szczys from Hack a Day used a ton of LEDs and is able to display any message to your Halloween guests.
Thanks Mike.
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Oct 27th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 04:10 am 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 (October 23 - October 29, 2010). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of […]
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Oct 27th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 04:10 am Damia Soler created this cool Paper Sundial Creator, at first I thought it was just a template you could print, cut and stick. I could not have been more wrong, this paper sundial is full of tech. You use this sundial creator web page to find the building that the sundial will be mounted to, […]
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Oct 27th, 2010
Blogsnapper at 04:10 am I have seen projects that use the resistance of objects around us as feedback into an electronic circuit but I didn’t know that inkjet ink was conductive. I would have thought that it would not have been but I guess at least the type that the project creator is using is. Unfortunately I only have […]
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