Year: 2008

duiPhone – iPhone breathalyzer

Andrew writes – Our favorite new iPhone hack, the duiPhone, will let you know for sure whether you should hand the car keys to a friend after a long night in the barรขโ‚ฌยฆ Once you blow into the mouthpiece, the application will determine your blood alcohol level – either telling you youรขโ‚ฌโ„ขre good to go, […]

What happy people donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt do – Watch TV?

What happy people donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt do – Watch TV?

What happy people donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt do – Watch TV… I wonder if the Cornfield Electronics paid for this study? :) Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers รขโ‚ฌโ€ but they donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds. Thatรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs what unhappy people do. Although people […]

Pete Drake’s talking guitar

Musician/producer Pete Drake performs his song “Forever” with his steel guitar through a classic talkbox. A surreal and beautiful performance – the talkbox in use here is cool in and of itself! The freestanding design with handle is inspiring and simple talkboxes are pretty easy to make. [via Boing Boing] More: HOW TO – build […]

PIC digital clock project

PIC digital clock project

Punkky is a watch enthusiast from Japan. On his blog, PIC Microcontroller Note, he’s documenting the built of a 7-Segment PIC Digital Clock using the PIC16F628A MCU. It’s his first MCU project. After working the kinks out on breadboards, he etched and hand-routed a board (he’ll share the Eagle file with others if you ask). […]