Axeman writes in – “This is my personal solution to the universal problem “How can I have a christmas tree AND three cats in the same house?” – A small tree (a little more than 6 inches high), an omnipresent PIC microcontroller that pseudo-randomly drives 8 high power LEDs, 4 rechargeable AA batteries, a little […]
Max writes – “In this special Christmas edition of Zedomax DIY122, we will show you how to make the geekiest Christmas Tree in the world using LEDs, bathroom pipes, and an embedded cubloc module.” – Photos & How-to.
Andrew made a pair of shoes that control Michael Jackson songs when plugged in (using Force-sensitive resistors)… “The initial idea involved a pair of old sneakers, repurposed, to dynamically manipulate a sound file. Basically I wanted to build shoes that would BOOM! when you walked. The louder you stomp the louder the BOOM! In a […]
Jonny5rd created a really fun homemade moving gear belt buckle… [via] – Link.
Build instructions and more for building a holiday electronic flame flicker – This device can be used as a lamp dimmer or a flame flicker simulator, and may be switched on and off with the switch on a lamp. The flicker dynamics may be customized for candle, kerosene (or oil) lamp or campfire. Replacing the […]
Brian picked up one of our XGameStation kits and took’er out for a spin… This is an inventory of everything you need to do XGameStation hacking on the go. I’ve put notes in the picture, but here’s a list, too: XGameStation Pico Parallax SX-Key programmer KeySpan USB/Serial Adapter USB-powered video capture device (don’t get the […]
Todbot shows you how to use your MacBook’s built-in tilt sensors and Perl to control a Roomba – Link & more. Related: Hacking roomba book – Link. New in Roomba hacking… – Link. HOW TO – Make a Roomba Serial Interface – Link. HOW TO – Roomba Bluetooth Interface – Link.
