Collin’s Lab: Schematics
Schematics are the functional diagram of electronic circuits. Understanding how to read schematics can unlock a world of possibilities for the electronics maker.
Month: November 2011
How-To: Luggage Rack Tray Table
David, one of the fabulous Man Podgers over at Mod Podge Rocks, shared this great luggage rack tray table tutorial, wherein he turned a luggage rack and an an old cabinet into this striking and fun accent piece. With the wood painted glossy black and the muted colors in the paper on the tray top, […]
Add Wifi to a Mindstorms Robot
Dexter Industries has announced a new product, a wifi module that can be added to a NXT project. The Dexter Industries Wifi sensor for Lego Mindstorms NXT is a sensor designed to allow your NXT to connect to the internet via a local Wifi network. The sensor can be used to communicate via HTTP, TCP, […]
Collin’s Lab: Schematics
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Schematics are the functional diagram of electronic circuits. With so many designs available on the web, understanding how to read schematics can unlock a world of possibilities for the electronics maker. In fact, if you can read a schematic, you can build a circuit before even understanding how it works!
Homemade Silica Aerogel
Aerogels are fascinating materials, with lots of interesting and, frankly, amazing properties, but they are not easy to make. These days, industrial manufacture with an eye towards commercial applications, primarily as thermal insulators, is bringing the price down some, at least for granules, but larger pieces still cost around $50 US per cubic inch. Ben Krasnow, impressively, has made his own…
How-To: Jar Twine Dispenser
Cathe of Just Something I Made shares how she turned fabulous vintage glass peanut butter jars into cute twine dispensers. Even if you can’t find vintage jars like hers, the technique would work on just about any metal-lidded jar.
65-inch Touchscreen Android Tablet
The folks at Ardic Technologies in Istanbul seem to have developed a prototype for the ultimate tablet user experience. Isn’t this what we all secretly wish our handsets and tablets would do out of the box? Didn’t you expect you’d be able to smoothly transition from mobile device to a massive touchscreen effortlessly, like ten years ago? In any case, if Ardic can get their device to market, they’ll have one of the nicer presentation tools out there. I imagine this would go well with some of the newer apps from Adobe and Autodesk.
