This fun project reminds me of the video wall in the Arno movie Total Recall. •Custom Winscape software with configurable screen parameters •Two HD plasma displays for great contrast and wide viewing angles •Video playback resolution of 1920×1080 with sound •Still-image resolution of 4096×4096 •Fully embedded in the wall for aesthetics and silent operation •Tracking […]
As the new spokesperson for Caron yarns, Vickie Howell has created an adorable crochet pattern perfect for the wee ones. Make this easy flopsy baby sunhat that’s actually made up from granny squares!
Ãœbernerdy Swiss lighter-than-air fish that flies with electronic muscles? What’s not to like? The actuators on the airship work – like biological muscles – in an agonist-antagonist configuration. While the actuators on one side of the airship are activated, the corresponding actuator on the other side contracts. Thus the body and tail fin are excited […]
Wisteria is just one of many amazing plants that cover the offices and the grounds, and it is a classic flower that has long been a favorite of artists, poets, and romantics.The main entrance to each building on the O’Reilly Media campus is covered with huge clusters of flowers that hang down from massive vines. […]
A fully functional Lego NXT Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) with change making capability. The machine is built 100% from Lego parts plus a HiTechnic IRLink and a Codatex RFID Sensor. The machine is programmed in Not eXactly C (NXC) and has the following features…  Bill scanner can be calibrated to accept any type of […]
Once I’ve got the Voice Shield for Arduino put together I’m going to make a basic how-to video on triggering it with the joystick. Any suggestions on what I should demo? Such as, trigger sound bytes at different rates? Try to mix tiny samples one after another at different pitches to create harmonies? Henny Youngman soundboard? Please add suggestions in the comments.
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