Oskay writes “Attach an iPod Shuffle (or other tiny MP3 player) directly to your over-the-head headphones. I built these so that I could listen to music while machining, without the loose cables that would like to acquaint my head with the business end of the milling machine. As it turns out, this set seems much […]
Spark Fun Electronics just dropped a whole load of newness – this LED display looks like it could be made into a (crazy large) watch – “This is a very basic, 4 digit display with an simple to use SPI interface. Great for displaying elapsed time, numeric variables for debugging, even simple words! These modules […]
Mike sent in this AVR based LED display for your PC – “LEDLoad is a device and software designed to display many shades of colors from green to red on your computer case LED. Colors are controlled completely by software and can be updated in real-time.” – Link.
Wan writes “Based on the tensegrity coffee table article, we made a cell phone holder out of some sticks and fishing lines. We had a few false starts, a couple of complete failures, and learned a few things about tensegrity based structures from making this little scale model.” – Link. Related: Building Tensegrity Models. Make […]
Tempusmaster writes “Sugiura-san, the designer of Dynamizer – one of the top ROBO-ONE robots in Japan, created a very simple and cute robot cat design that only requires five servos.” – Link.
Here’s how to make a two camera field sequential 3D circuit, to view 3D pictures through a stereo microscope – Link.
Steve writes “I finally got tired of my powerbook’s screen falling down when I was reclining on the couch with it, so I made a clamp that holds the screen in place when I’m exploring the ergonomics of my couch. Included are photos of the actual device and a link to the sketch up file.” […]
