Homebrew microcontroller based hard drive LED bar graph
CandyAddict writes – “This is a PIC microcontroller project which turns the computer’s hard drive LED into a more interesting 10 LED bargraph display.” Link.
DIY Projects
“Vacuum tube age” technical books online
Pete writes – “Preserving the Knowledge of the Ancients? I’ve found that most of the technical books published before about 1964 never had their copyrights renewed, so now are in the public domain. So I am endeavoring to digitize and post some selected books relating to the “vacuum tube age” of electronics here.” This is […]
Spiderman case mod & engraving…
Micke Gustafsson’s amazing case mod for his son – “My son loves Spiderman so naturally when I asked him how he wanted his new case themed, he didn’t even blink. Spiderman it is then. Thankfully, Spiderman has been around in various forms for over 40 years, including comic books, TV shows and several highly successful […]
Video game scenes made from LEGO
Here are scenes from some old favorites, like Duck Hunt, recreated in LEGO. [via] Link.
DIY Hoverboard
Here’s how to build a DIY hoverboard from a leaf blower engine [via] Link.
Ultrasonic range finder
Jeez, Spark Fun has another spiffy part I really want to tinker with, an ultrasonic range finder – “The EZ1 Range Finder is surprisingly simple to use, and astonishingly accurate. Point it at a wall, find out how many inches you are away. Point it at your hand, find out just how long your arms […]
Hack this CMOS tiny camera module and win…
Sparkfun electronics has a pretty good Maker-style challenge – “This is a 640×480 pixel resolution CMOS camera used in the Samsung E700 cellular phone. While 0.3 mega pixels may not sound like a lot, this module is one of the smallest, lowest cost CMOS imaging modules currently available to the embedded market…We would like to […]