This is a nice DIY picture frame that will light up when you receive a Skype call or Instant Message. The schematics are available on the website, but unfortunately the code was lost during a re-install. If you want to make this project you need to be able to program the PIC18f2220 and create the […]
Build your own dashboard G-meter using a PIC 18F452 microcontroller, a 20 MHz crystal, the ADXL320 Accelerometer, and a 7-Segment LED display. Personal G-Force Meter [via]
Moritz sent in his latest project called the “Pylofon”. It’s a wireless robotic xylophone that can be controlled via the Internet, a cell phone, or a Wiimote. We build it in two nights at Easter 2008, using 2 Graupner Servos, a 99c-xylophone, a cardboard-box, an Asus WL500gP-wlan-router with OpenWRT Kamikaze and Python 2.5, SSH, a […]
I want one, and I want it now! There are a lot of these types of interactive displays under development, and hopefully a few will be reasonably priced when they hit the marketplace. Our goal was to build a working prototype of a tangible table-based user interface. In contrast to a simulation, this environment facilitates […]
Packing up for Maker Faire, I was debating whether to bring my old iPod as a back-up to my iPhone. That got me thinking about ways I might make use of my iPod besides just insuring music and address book redundancy. On TravelHacker, I found this round-up of 75+ tutorials on everything from turning it […]
A Guitar Hero-playing robot, with the awesome moniker “Slashbot,” created by four Texas A&M University undergrads. Slashbot: The Guitar Hero Robot [via]
Jose sent us this sweet LED message scroller he made using an ATTiny2313. He’s even got a visual editor to generate code for the sub-palm-sized device. Nice job – even nicer if he posts the code & schematic ;) – 7×5 LED message scroller (Google translation here) In the Maker store: LED Micro-Readerboard Kit
