Pocket-sized oscilloscope gets reviewed
The last time we covered the Seeed DSO Nano oscilloscope, they hadn’t produced any specification or hardware yet. Now, one month later, they have already shipped a limited number of beta units out for testing.
Month: October 2009
How-To: Hack motion detectors to trigger props
Hpropman presents a group of four tutorials about how to connect common motion detecting devices to a microcontroller for triggering haunt props. He has separate tutorials for flood light motion sensors, wall switch motion sensors, X10 wireless motion sensors, and Parallax motion sensors.
How-To: The Picture Perfect Pumpkin
The Picture Perfect Pumpkin By Vanessa Coppola I have nothing against carving a few triangles into a pumpkin but who said that’s a Halloween requirement? Get crafty this year and try decoupaging your pumpkin. You can use a real pumpkin, or my pick is a craft pumpkin so it can be on display for years […]
45 Seconds in the Maker Shed: Gakken Cross Copter EX
The Gakken Cross Copter EX has two contra-rotating rotors, driven by one small electric motor that’s connected via a cord to the hand-powered generator. Build one of three configurations or try one of your own!
Buddy Costume from Dinosaur Train
On the PBS Parents site, make your own Buddy costume, your kids’ favorite little T-Rex from the TV show, Dinosaur Train. There’s also a simple no sew version too!
Emperor’s Castle amazing papercraft
Geoff at BLDGBLOG writes: For his student thesis project at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Thomas Hillier produced an immersive narrative world, complete with origami-filled hand-cut book pages and an elaborate model of the story’s architectural landscape. Hillier’s project was called The Emperor’s Castle and it was inspired by the work of Japanese printmaker Hiroshige.
$10 Arduino beatbox uses capacitive sensors for buttons
Alan Stein built this $10 Arduino beatbox for his first Arduino project.