Hedgehog wheel sensor/counter
Ben built a simple sensor that counts the number of revolutions his pet hedgehog’s wheel goes through, and then automatically blogs about it each day – Link to blog & photos.
Month: September 2006
MP3 Pillow…
Not a lot of details, but MAKE Flickr photo pool member Miltron_B made a neat MP3 playing pillow – Link. Related: $9 MP3 Player – Link. DIY Pillow speaker – Link. HOW TO – Make a teddy bear remote control – Link.
Needlepoint book kits
AMH Designs features contemporary needlepoint design kits to make needlepoint journals or photo albums. [ via ] Link.
Papercraft guns
Here’s an incredible gallery of papercraft guns from Japan – [via] – Link & translated.
LED Disco Dance floor controller boards
Hey those craft engineers who did the Disco Dance Floor have a new company and sell kits now, check’em out, yay more ‘lectonic kit makers! – “Our flagship product, the Disco Dance Floor Controller Board is capable of controlling up to 192 LEDs (with 4-bit intensity control) and 64 binary switches via a USB interface. […]
Carl & Jerry – Adventure in electronics – “A New Company is Launched”
In the 50’s and 60’s John T. Frye, W9EGV / Popular Electronics published a series of fiction stories called “The Carl and Jerry stories” – In each story the pair acquired new skills, got their ham radio licenses and used their knowledge of electronics to get out of a jam or solve a mystery – […]
Workout and charge your cell phone
Splunch writes – “Nineteen-year-old Pankaj Sharma from India has invented a pair of shoes that can charge your cellphone while you are on the move – literally! By simplying walking, your cellphone can be charged within an hour’s time. The way it works is pretty simple. A dynamo is attached to the shoe, which converts […]
