Today’s yuletide pick for PC Mod of the Day is the Aperture Science PC, built by “Willsonman” as seen on the [H]ard|Forum. I like this mod because instead of building a case inspired by a videogame it builds one to emulate a prop found in the game. Let’s take a look at how he put […]
“FoldSkool Heroes” by Marshall Alexander are paper versions of the Commodore 64, original Pong game and other old school video game systems. They come in printable PDFs from the artist’s site, so feel free to print and use as desk ornaments. Foldskool Heroes via Retro Thing
Here’s a custom built Christmas light show that uses a BS2 to drive the entire system. The project uses 20 1 amp PC board relays and built his own relay system with 16 outlets, and a GUI written in C++ that controls the whole thing over serial. Check out the video to see it in […]
It’s amazing that just a few years ago a cell phone was the size of a suitcase. Now you have a camera, calendar, video and music player, all jammed into a phone that easily fits in your pocket. What’s next? Well, maybe it’s mobile furniture design? I really like the manufacturing process and final results. […]
One of our readers sent us a link to this very simple PIR circuit. It’s a really easy way to conserve battery life on any interactive project. Check out the link for a circuit diagram and more information. When we design lighting circuit, we would like to light up the LEDs only when there is […]
“Hybrid Sound” is a large-scale sculpture that doubles as a high-powered speaker system that distorts and causes a large echo effect. Interesting build and check out the project page link for a Quicktime movie of this thing in action. Hybrid Sound via VVORK
Andrew sent us a link to his LEGO ball contraption. It consists of conveyor belts, lifts, and sawtooth mechanisms. He plans on bringing this to one of the Great Ball Contraption events. Having recently gotten back into Lego, and wanting to build something cool that I could also bring to Lego events, I decided to […]
