Here’s another great use for a hacked CVS cam, Ursine writes – “Here’s a 3.4 I picked today. I sliced off the battery compartment and installed a servo plug so the camera can be powered by my plane/helicopters receiver. Works great. “ [via] – Link. Related: CVS cam resources – Link.
Ben’s L.E.D. Marquee – “The design is relatively straight-foreward.One of the 555’s set the rate you wish the individual LED’s to turn on ( and off). I set this at a 50% duty cycle so it looked like the “spelling” of the word looked uniform. The other 555 sets the rate at which the turn […]
Jeff writes – “In some sense I’m using computer technology to both block out the sun and help me sleep in. With a box of old computer punch-cards, a used vertical blinds assembly, and some needle and thread I fashioned a device to help me in my ongoing battle against my bodies desire to wake-up. […]
Check out these blinged out computer accessories from Berlin, thanks Arwen!
Michail writes – “Ever wondered having your own UV exposure box in your lab but couldn’t get one because of the high cost? Don’t kill your dreams so easy. Now you can make your own UV exposure box and print your own printed circuits boards in your home. In this article we will find out […]
It’s DIY Pong day it seems, Rob writes – “Stuffing a Sony Watchman with a full PONG game system – You will need a Sony watchman and an AY-3-8500-1 chip- the latter can be pulled from almost any non-Atari pong game. This would be cool with almost any battery-powered portable TV.” – Link.
Fritzgutten has the best file server ever, a Banana Jr. 6000 – Link.
