Component of the Month: Transformer
November is Transformer month, and we’ll be featuring blog posts about those handy components used for transforming voltage.
November is Transformer month, and we’ll be featuring blog posts about those handy components used for transforming voltage.
My Brainwave-Controlled Zen Garden is similar to a standard desktop zen garden in that you rake sand to calm yourself. In my version, though, the rake and resultant patterns are controlled by your actual brainwaves. If you are tense and worrisome, the rake moves randomly and quickly, scribbling odd patterns in the sand.
Nootropic Design’s Arduino-powered Defusable Clock was featured as a prop in the CW’s “The Tomorrow People” drama.
We’ve gotten a great response to our call for robot teams for our newly formed Robot Hacks project. More than 52 teams have already registered and the G+ Community page is filling up with posts about designs and plans.
Maker Faire Tokyo is set for this Sunday and Monday, Nov. 3-4. The fair is in its second year and will be held again at the National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation. Last year’s event attracted about 10,000 attendees and this year is expected to be even bigger. Here’s a sampling of what’s on tap.
Whether you’re an aspiring singer-songwriter or simply want to focus on an instrument in one of your favorite songs, you’ll want to remove the vocals track. Hardware and software options are available, but what if there was a quick plug-n-play solution? Charleston, South Carolina-based maker Jeffrey M. Goller stumbled upon what would become the Song […]
I love the idea of modular sensors that can be plugged into a smartphone. Case in point, the UVindeSir, a tiny UV sensor that can be plugged into a smartphone’s headphone jack and returns the UV Index, temperature, as well as a SPF suggestion, and will remind you to put on some sun block. The […]