Bot-bash ballet
Surprisingly charming, balletic, super-slow-mo video of bots bashing the dickens out of each other (and various other objects). Filmed at Carolina Combat 2008 with a Casio Exilim EX-F1 camera. Carolina Combat 2008 [Thanks, Mark!]
Technology
Modify an old SE into a computer monitor
This mod tutorial shows you how to convert and old Macintosh SE into a monitor for your current Mac or PC. Paint the whole thing black, as the author did, and you’ve got a pretty stylin’ piece of tech schwag to impress your friends with. Project Mac SE Monitor Mod
Simple wireless transmitter
It takes just a few common components to build a simple wireless transmitter circuit like this one. The signal it produces can be picked up my AM radios within a few meters proximity. Experiment with different components, morse keyers, or even antennae design – classic electronics fun. – Wireless demo project [via] Related: HOW TO: […]
Wire-wrap floral socket
Lenore shares a clever tip from the vaults of evil mad science – What can you do with old wire-wrap sockets? Turn them into frogs. Flower frogs, that is, which are used for holding flower stems at a particular angle without the support of a vase edge to lean on. Lovely, conservational, charming even – […]
Three-panel analog meter clock
We’ve blogged about analog meter clocks before. This one uses three meters (for hours, minutes, and seconds) and is powered by Adafruit Arduino and an Ethernet Shield. A month or so ago, a friend of mine introduced me to the Arduino Board. It’s an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on a simple microcontroller. Add various […]
Robot muffin man
Two Industrial Electrical Technician students built this automated muffin-making machine. The video captions are in French and there are no details about the construction, but it’s still kind of cool to watch. Machine à Muffins Automatisée [via]
Hook up an Arduino to I2C
This project explains how the Arduino can interface with I2C. Pretty nice description with a detailed how-to included at the link below. Arduino I2C Expansion I/O