DIY Meter information station
This is an implementation and expansion of the ‘Net Meter Data’ project from Tom Igoe. The original project can be found in ‘Making Things Talk’ and MAKE 11, nice work LeLand! – Link.
Technology
Oscilloscope clock
Jon sent in this nice oscilloscope clock that uses a four-tube oscilloscope with PIC and DAC for clock vectors – Link. Related: Oscilloscope clock – Link. Oscilloscope alarm clock project… – Link. $35 AVR Oscilloscope clock kit – Link. AVR Oscilloscope clock – Link.
OK Go LED jackets
One of my favorite makers, Waldemeyer, made an AMAZING set of LED jackets for the band OK Go – Link & gallery to more of his stuff.
Hacking the Tassimo single-serve coffee machine
If you like coffee and a little cryptanalysis in the morning, here’s a really interesting hack-in-progress: figuring out the coding used to program beverages in the Tassimo coffee machine. Chris R. Chapman writes: I’ve been working on reverse-engineering the Braun Tassimo T1200/T1400 hot beverage system from its barcoded T-DISC brewing pods. The barcodes are used […]
Arduino Sketchup model!
Wow, Jon-Paul made these amazing Arduino Sketchup models! He writes – 3D/2D models (.3ds, .dwg, .dxf and .skp) of the Arduino Diecimila Board created in sketchup and exported to other 3D formats. This is my site. I am a subscriber to both Make and Craft and hope that I can begin to give back to […]
Japanese competition robot father/son team
Geegdad segment of Wired Science on a father and son who build competition humanoid robots. Wired Science Geek Dad: Nao Maru & King Kizer – Link
Battery-learnin’
Everything you ever wanted to know about batteries, but were afraid to ask. Battery University – [via] Link