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Sensor-Triggered Toy Race Car Timer

Sensor-Triggered Toy Race Car Timer

[youtube:http://youtu.be/EXlDcKeUq14] Racing toy cars, like Pinewood Derby or CO2 dragsters, is a lot of fun. But if you want to compare the results of multiple races, you need be able to accurately record the finishing times of each one. To do this, I designed a timer circuit that will automatically record the finishing times. Two […]

Someone Supersized Those Tiny Decorative Lego Computers and Made Them Functional

Someone Supersized Those Tiny Decorative Lego Computers and Made Them Functional

Swedish artist, designer, and master crafter Love Hultèn creates devices and furniture that combine the past with the modern technologies of the moment. His ridiculously cool Brix System scales up “high tech” Lego bricks (computers, monitors, button panels, phones) and brings them to life as fully functional devices. Made from wood (and acrylics, electronics), these […]