This tool has been extremely helpful in mapping the wiring in my new home. It is the size and shape of a pen, and could not be simpler to use: Touch the plastic tip to a cable, switch, receptacle, or fixture where an AC potential in the range of 90 to 1000 volts is present, and the LED lights up.
In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits and Andrew are looking at an interesting collaborative attempt for hobbyists to get together across the globe to build the most advanced amateur humanoid robot, followed by some inspiration to show you how easy it has become to work with GPS! Links related to […]
Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, control devices with a computer, or make your own cell phone applications? It’s a snap with the book Make: Arduino Bots and Gadgets and the Arduino open source electronic prototyping platform.
Last month, I posted about Brett Bara’s awesome embroidered eggshell tutorial. She’s followed up by sharing this video about a French artist named Annie Garcin who creates amazing embroidered eggs. Like me, she does use a Dremel tool to pre-drill tiny holes in the egg shell for the actual embroidery. But rather than cut an […]
Trammell Hudson of NYC Resistor designed an interface a day for his hackable inPulse watch. He has a lot of great ones but I really like his Conway’s Game of Life interface from Day 24. Today I had to work late, so the watch is not really finished. It borrows the game of life code […]
Learn to create your own gadgets from chocolate with stevequag’s guide for making a chocolate iPad 2!
This rad Star Wars garbage masher cake from Jill of Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons makes me want to yell, “3PO! 3PO! 3PO!” I especially love the red candle light saber for Darth Vader. Jill details how she made the cake, including the graham cracker walls, over on her blog. [via Retroist and @TweetRenee] […]
