iPhone Hacks on BBtv
David Jurick, Adam and Damien Stolarz, authors of our forthcoming iPhone Hacks book, were interviewed by Xeni at last month’s Maker Faire for this BBtv segment. iPhone Hacks with Xeni
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Arduino Perpetual Pendulum
This project uses reed switches and electromagnets under Arduino-control to keep a small magnet pendulum swinging indefinitely. The Arduino uses the reed switches to keep track of pendulum movement and powers the electromagnets whenever a little ‘push’ is needed to keep it in motion. Check out the thorough documentation for more good info (and neat […]
Robot begs you to build it
The “Beggar Robot” by Slovenian artist Saso Sedlacek is a robot for the materially deprived consisting of old electronics and spare computer parts and was tested in Slovenian malls where it is forbidden to beg, although the artist contends that this rule does not apply to robots. The second version of the bot is an […]
Control Arduino with a universal remote
Here’s a helpful library that allows one to add simple IR control to projects The library implements the NEC IR protocol, so set up the universal remote for any NEC device (TV, DVD, VCR, …) and the 32-bit codes should be received. The example sketch provided just prints out IR codes as they’re received, so […]
DIY electronic drum brain for Arduino
The Drum Master project uses sensor filter circuits with the Arduino platform and sends the data over USB for sample playback – The Drum Master system is actually comprised of two parts. The hardware brain module (containing the Arduino microcontroller and a collection of circuits to assist in obtaining the sensor information) is called the […]
Arduino hackers @ Ignite Boston
The 3rd Ignite Boston happened last week, and it had an enormous turnout. Among the hackers and geeks at Ignite were a couple of makers with blinky projects in hand. As it turns out, they were Arduino-powered. The video above takes a close look at the projects that John Luciani and Jimmie P Rodgers brought […]
Build a robot controller for a few bucks
This custom designed robot motor controller includes integrated RF detection, non-linear joystick control, gyro signal detection, a pneumatic valve controller, H-bridge motor control, and a bunch of other cool features. Check out the link for the full parts descriptions and assembly instructions. Hassock Hog Motor Controller Description