By Dale Dougherty Persimmons are the last fruit of the season, coming late in the fall and staying around through December. The trees lose their leaves but the fruit remains on the branches, hanging like ornaments. We are fortunate to have two kinds of persimmon trees, the Fuyu (left below) and the Hachiya (right below). […]
Powered by Nerd points out this project from Kevin Weekly, the Random Music Box uses a relatively low part count to generate a pleasant pseudo-random song. The cardboard ‘kick drum’ is a nice touch!
By Cathy Callahan When I was growing up we spent Christmas at Auntie’s house. We would have the big traditional holiday meal, turkey and all of the fixings, in the early afternoon. Then we would clean up the dishes and reset the table to prepare for the evening celebration when the rest of the extended […]
Here is another how-to from Jeff, this time he describes using a 555 timer as an external clock for the Arduino. It’s a really interesting technique on how to get a fairly accurate external interrupt at lower frequencies.
BEARINGS GLOCKEN II is a robotic glockenspiel created by KAWASE Kohske. Check out the link for a lot more videos and pictures.
(Photo: Daquella Manera, Creative Commons. Location: Washington DC) By Wendy Tremayne If the standard selection of holidays are failing to attract the pixie dust they summoned when you were an impressionable tot, perhaps it’s time to join thousands of people around the world in the celebration of Festivus, “a holiday for the rest of us”. […]
EMI Mayhem: Smart Phone Switches on a Maytag Oven @ Design News Awhile back the NYT ran an article about a guyรขโฌโขs smart phone starting up his Maytag Model CGR1425ADW oven (plus a couple of his neighborรขโฌโขs units) in a Brooklyn apartment building. Read the full text: Hello Oven? Itรขโฌโขs Phone.รย Now Letรขโฌโขs Start Cooking! […]
