Sound objects make the walls and floors vibrate 04/09/2008 The “Untitled Sound Objects” by Pe Lang and Zimoun creates acoustic architecture from organic objects and forms connected up to...
Send an SMS to save your house from floods 04/09/2008 This MCU based flood monitoring system will send you an SMS when water levels get too high. The only thing...
Robot checks your house for leaks 04/09/2008 This robot by Sanyo is meant to roam underneath your floors in order to inspect the leakage of piping and...
Robot follows the light with a ping pong ball 04/07/2008 This AVR-controlled autonomous robot is programmed to follow the brightest light in the room. It uses two wheels and a...
Build an MP3 player to challenge Apple 04/07/2008 This homebrew MP3 player won’t make your iPod obsolete, but it’s still a cool hack using mpeg decoder ICs and...
Portable NES that you can build 04/07/2008 Usually these portable console designs don’t come with intricate how-tos. This “NESpV3” however, breaks the mold with really nice detail...
Homebrew paraplane functions as spy satellite 04/06/2008 This homebrew paraplane called the “Black Rainbow”, functions as a payload lifter and spybot by carrying a 120 gram, 5...
Turn a toy into a learning platform 04/06/2008 This project shows how to reverse engineer a 27 Mhz remote controlled toy called the “Totally Extreme Skateboard” into a...
Circuit-bent iPod turns it into an instrument of sorts 04/06/2008 This circuit-bent 3G iPod from 2004 has a bright red LED on the front, a large on/off rocker switch on...
Video installation turns extension cords into drawings 04/05/2008 “Boy on a Skateboard” by artist Ray Rapp is a site-specific drawing and video installation of a still created from...
