I’ve got a seat (#5) out in front of the Warwick, RI AT&T store. There are 7 people here right now, so my chances look pretty good. If you’re in the area, come by and say howdy! With any luck, I’ll get one of these today, and I’ll be poking and prodding it and writing […]
The third episode of AVR TV is out: AVR32 Studio’s official release, debugging tools strategy and a give away… AVR TV Issue Three – Link. The first 10 min is the sales engineer talking in the rain, but if you’re really in to AVRs that might be ok. More: AVR resources, projects + more @ […]
Imagitronics writes – I retrofitted this generic “Blinking Traffic Light” with a USB module and wrote a simple Mac application to monitor my computer usage and reflect the results in by changing the stoplight. This project was born out of the frustration after being constanty interrupted by people who could not tell that I was […]
The ability to create multiple-hop routes was recently added to Google Maps. Not only does this let you plan a trip to New York by way of San Francisco and Tampa Florida, but you can also use the feature to adjust a more conventional route. You might do this to manually avoid road construction or […]
Jeffkobbi writes – Some friends wanted a lighted hula hoop for burningman, and when they turned out to be about $200 each, I decided to make one. All the parts cost about $15 . . . total time to make the hoop was about 3 hours, but that included time for figuring things out. You […]
We have a new kit in the Maker store, the Blubber Bot – Part of a family of “Transitional Species,” Blubber Bots are Do-It-Yourself robotic inflatables that navigate autonomously and intelligently. They are light-seeking helium-filled balloons that graze the landscape in search of light and cellphone signals. Designed into the inflatable form is a set […]
Garry writes – The perfect LED light is designed for cavers who want an efficient, uniform and constant bright light for caving. This article contains some very specific technical information and it is assumed the reader has a basic understanding of electronics. To build the light, the reader also must have some experience soldering, drilling, […]
