Fetchbot takes care of your dog with a little help 11/03/2008 This “FetchBot” was built from an old computer scanner and will keep your dog endlessly amused, ideally without the need...
Umbrella stand will water your plants 11/03/2008 This umbrella stand by Beligan designer Vandenhecke Mélanie would be a pretty easy weekend project. Simply attach half of a...
Take a giga-pixel photo with any camera 11/02/2008 The “Gigapan” robot allows an ordinary digital camera to take a giga-pixel photo. Check out the video above to see...
Wind Tree will turn wind into turntablism 10/28/2008 “Wind Tree” by Elliot Montgomery connects a custom built turbine with a record player so that the blowing wind actually...
Use any old computer fan to cool your laptop 10/27/2008 This video shows how to build your own USB powered fan to cool your laptop or other over-heating piece of...
Bootload your chips without an AVR programmer 10/27/2008 This basic hack shows how to burn the bootloader onto the Atmel chips that the Arduino controller uses without the...
Arduino gets greener with a Solio 10/27/2008 Here’s an example of a simple way to make your Arduino greener. This setup is a Solio with an external...
How to build a modular AVR synth 10/26/2008 Here’s a nice DIY tutorial on building an AVR Synth from basic schematics. The author decided to build it with...
Spray paint jumps into the real world 10/26/2008 This sculpture by Canadian artist Julien Valle gives new meaning to the phrase “jumping right out of the page”. Valle...
Magic mirror lets you paint on your reflection in real time 10/26/2008 The “Interactive Mirror” is an interesting research project that combines a mirror with a touchscreen interface to produce a novel...