Month: May 2006

Bloc-Tronic electronics toy

Bloc-Tronic electronics toy

Jon writes – “This is an electronics kit I had as a kid. Inside each interlocking translucent block is an electronic component, ranging from a resistor to a basic amplifier. This is seth came with 54 assorted blocks, test leads, battery case, meters, microphone and more. The manual contains 160 combinations for these blocks ranging […]

Interactive Simon Says game

Interactive Simon Says game

RadioRental writes – “I dont quite recall how this game evolved but the main motivation behind it is to improve cognitive processing and attention by getting the players to focus on a sequence of drum hits and then repeat that sequence. Players can use either dance-dance-revolution mats or a custom built 4-pad bongo style controller. […]

Water balloon launcher

Water balloon launcher

Soakermedia has a really impressive water balloon launcher made from PVC – “Want to shoot an object at 140 MPH over 500ft? Then this launcher is for you! This article will teach you how to build one of the cheapest, easiest, and most powerful water balloon launchers ever invented. The launcher will shoot anything from […]

State of the DS homebrew

State of the DS homebrew

Mitch over at 4 color rebellion has a good Nintendo DS homebew round up – “It’s been a long time running, and finally, the DS’s homebrew has matured into a beautiful, flourishing technical scene – instead of the fringe experimental field it was back with the gigantic home-made passthru devices. Thanks to the hard work […]