Here’s another great project PCB from MFOS. The Mini-Controller can be used with any synthesizer with a 1-volt-per-octave input. It uses a stylus probe and PCB keyboard contacts similar to the classic Stylophone synth used by David Bowie. Just to clarify – this is only an interface and doesn’t produce any sound on its own, […]
The Bug Light is a beautiful sculpture created entirely out of 100% recycled parts. What a great use of materials that would have ended up in a landfill. Next time you go to throw away that burnt out bulb, think of the Bug Light. – Link Related: Light bulb aquarium – Link Light bulb vase […]
Before you buy a replacement battery for your dead Roomba, you might want to consider rebuilding the pack yourself. You can get a couple of 6 cell Sub-C NIMH packs for less money and more amp hours than the stock battery. I’ve been wondering whether it would be economical to just rebuild the battery pack, […]
Matt Mets made this “Light Record:” I am using some photocells to read the intensity of light that shines through a sheet of paper, upon which I have encoded an image using shades of grey. By spinning this paper around and shining a light through it, the image can be viewed on an oscilloscope. The […]
Over at the Mind Hacks blog, Vaughan writes: The Children’s Hospital Boston have created a fantastic ‘virtual neuron’ which allows you to explore the basics of neural transmission with an interactive flash demo. Strictly speaking, of course, it’s designed for children, but it’s remarkably good fun whatever your age. Once you’ve got the demo window […]
Todbot writes – This is a laser-cut acrylic bezel for Sparkfun’s Monome-like Button Pad PCB and Button Pad. These 4×4 Button Pads are great: big chunky buttons with a PCB that can take an RGB LED. JMG is making a “monomuinoâ€, a Monome work-alike using this pad and an Arduino. And he’s extending the Monome […]
Becky Stern forwarded us Jonathan Berger’s simple and useful hack that adds dividers to the Finder sidebar. I use the Finder’s Sidebar pretty heavily, but it was getting to be a mess that could really use some dividers. Solution? Make an empty folder called ” ……………….” and stick it in there. You’ll need a leading […]
