Month: December 2006

Gadget Freak Elves’ Workshop Edition @ Design News – Holiday electronics projects

Gadget Freak Elves’ Workshop Edition @ Design News – Holiday electronics projects

Our electronics pals @ Design News just sent us this massive holiday project bonanza, check it out, they’re also running a contest. ..The neighborhood this holiday by turning your house into a real Elves’ Workshop and building the seasonally appropriate electronic gadgets listed below! Each project includes a parts list and complete build instructions to […]

Single tube Nixie clock

Single tube Nixie clock

Ohararp has a single Nixie tube project that is freaking great – “Christmas is around the corner and I am still working on my nixie clock and have everything all set as far as powering the clock from the usb port and the high voltage conversion. I am playing around with crystals and code to […]

Awesome Arts

Awesome Arts

Alee_anne writes – “This year AWESOME ARTS Australia invited 10 communities throughout regional and remote Western Australia to participate in an engaging and fun project, using art as a context for equitable and productive exchange. Bike Lab uses a purpose built, self-contained kit featuring bicycle parts reinvented as enormous meccano-like components, with computer cut plates […]

Coral reef made from junk

Coral reef made from junk

Steven writes – “In keeping with your coverage of the crocheted coral reef, I thought you might be interested in the coral reef that my friend sylvia has been working on since last year. She uses pipe cleaners, balloons, coffee filters, rubber typing fingers and god knows what else to make the individual pieces.” – […]