Ladyada writes– If you have a lot of button inputs for a project, keeping track of them (whether they’re pressed, just pressed or just released) and debouncing can get a bit hairy. here is some sample code that will keep track of as many buttons as you’d like. The example shows 6. To change the […]
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal By Katie Goodman Having never been a cold cereal fan, I love when the cool fall mornings arrive because it’s such a great excuse to make something hearty and yummy for breakfast. This oatmeal recipe tastes just like everyone’s favorite pumpkin pie, but with a lot less sugar and fat. It’s hard […]
John Boiles, he of the iPod-controlled RC car, also produced this sweet wirelessly controlled power box, which he demonstrates in this video by controlling different sets of X-mas lights plugged into it by shaking his iPod. See it work around 1:40, then be sure to check out the dance party at 2:40. The iPod is enclosed in the “Law book” prop everyone is shaking around while they rock out to vintage Bon Jovi, et. al.
Have some extra soda cans laying around the lab, that are taking up too much space? Instead of just smashing them with your boot, why not build an electromagnetic crushing machine to implode them, using a high voltage source and some large capacitors?
Make your hairstyle memorable with these wacky, iconic braids.
Beginning at noon PDT today, and closing at noon PDT tomorrow, we will be accepting comments, below, describing the Halloween-y use (or uses) to which you would put the prize bundle consisting of one Microchip Technology PIC10F Cap Touch Demo Board and one MCP1650 Multiple White LED Demo Board. For this giveaway, the prompt is: […]
Michael writes in… The latest Jameco catalog has a picture of a breadline during the Great Depression on the cover. Curious, I opened the front cover and read: “…We at Jameco understand these times of economic uncertainty. When you struggle, we struggle. At a time of high unemployment, the Jameco management team has taken salary […]
