MrMunki has a good Instructable on making a super-compact 9 volt USB charger, he calls it a YAN9VUSBC (Yet another 9 volt USB charger) and besides its small form factor, the name is why I really like it – Link. Related: MintyBoost! – Small battery-powered USB charger – Link. 9V USB Charger Kit – Link. […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Spanish Flea posted up his Zippo lighter art creations & mods along with this little RC car that fits inside a Zippo – Link.
EiED’s William Wong has an extremely thorough article on building a multimedia home control set up, he writes – “Home multimedia centers are popping up at stores but most are relatively closed boxes or are full blown PCs. Of course, engineers like myself love to get under the hood so this project is about building […]
Steve writes – “Here’s my latest oscilloscope project, this time utilizing a graphical LCD…The oscilloscope measures the average voltage, the maximum voltage, the minimum voltage, the peak-to-peak voltage, and the zero-crossing frequency for a DC signal over 100 samples. The oscilloscope has a built in edge trigger function that can be set to capture on […]
Here’s an older-ish how-to on making quick prototyping modules, Jeff writes – “For years I have had a need to quickly create electronic circuitry for experimentation. Like most other people I have gone through all the stages. Wire-wrap, soldering point-to-point, pluggable ProtoBoards. I have tried various methods for making my PC boards. Iron-on transfer, plotting […]
Simon @ SciToys show you how to make a DIY digital thermometer a multimeter, LM34 / LM35 ICs, 180k ohm resistor, and a 9V battery – “With the easy availability of inexpensive digital multimeters, and integrated circuit temperature sensors, it is now very easy to build a sensitive and accurate digital thermometer that can be […]
If there are any Makers in the South Bank in London, you might want to check out this sound installation – ” PLAY.orchestra will be based outside the Royal Festival Hall for 7 weeks this summer starting this weekend! 56 plastic cubes and 3 Hotspots are laid out on a full size orchestra stage, each […]
