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Justin Hyunh wrote in to share this cool project he and Chris Ladden built: a tweeting anti-shark laser security system! A laser pointer shines on a light sensor. An Arduino detects a low reading from the sensor and uses a BeagleBoard to send a tweet to @BruceSharkAlert and also sends a text message to Justin’s […]
Pop Ben Chapman’s 3D printed knife sharpener onto the bottom of a standard coffee mug to use the unglazed portion of the vessel to hone a blade.
Serious Media Player For geeky people (like me) who want really serious hardware that looks really serious, the Wolverine ESP media player ($329 and up, wolverinedata.com) is about as serious as you can get. Seemingly styled by engineers for the pocket-protector set, you’ll certainly need a pocket protector for this hefty 10-ounce package. The 3.6″ […]
NYC Resistor’s Trammell Hudson is using Midi effects pedals to create keyboard events like cutting and pasting. I’ve recently switched to a standing desk from Geek Desk and wanted to be able to free my hands for more important things, like drinking coffee. The foot pedals are a cast off Behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller, […]
Based on this recent work from Londonite Dhani Sutanto, Becky over at Adafruit just posted this cool tutorial on how to install the antenna and chip from an RFID passcard, such as the MBTA’s CharlieCard transit pass, inside your iPhone.
The wonderful gang at ThingM (makers of the blinkM smart LED) have announced an interesting new product is in the works, the blink(1) programmable USB RGB LED status indicator. Plug the little open source nub into most any USB port – laptop, desktop, server, some Android phones, DD-WRT router – and then you can use […]
This iPhone Papercraft Passive Amplifier from the folks at Eco Made is a die cut piece of 100% post consumer chipboard that you can fold together into a fully functional passive amplifier. It comes unassembled flat, so it’s easy to store until you’re ready to use it.
