Month: November 2005
Monkey Cellphone Cozy
We love this cute monkey cellphone cozy, even if “My Little Mochi” calls it a protoype (It’s brilliant!). This little friend can hangout on your bag or onto you, ’till you get the next call. We want to make one too! Link.
HOW TO – Build Noise-Canceling Headphones
“In today’s hectic and noisy world, we are all searching for a little peace and quiet. Well, you might not be able to slip off to a tranquil forest for an hour or two, but you can block out background noise with the Noise-Canceling Headphones. The theory behind this project is that by picking up ambient sound with a microphone and reproducing it out of phase, we can actively cancel or “null” out background noise. In fact, several commercially available devices perform the same function. However, by building your own headset, you can add features not otherwise available and have fun while doing it!” Thanks Nyte! Link.
Computer-controlled dance floor
“Comprising four 4 ft. x 8 ft. modules, the dance floor boasts 1,536 long-lasting and low-power-consuming LEDs that light to 4,096 different colors. Students are using substances as common as aluminum foil to achieve special effects. The dance floor, which makes use of one-half mile of environmentally friendly ribbon cable, can be controlled wirelessly by remote clients, thus facilitating visual interactions that were not possible in previous designs.” [via] Link.
Here are some great instructions on how to make your very own water rocket launcher along with how to modify a pencam. This will allow you to record in-flight movies of your rockets. [
HOW TO – Bluetooth proximity detection with Asterisk
Excellent project – “This is the first in a series of articles that will provide step-by-step instructions for implementing Bluetooth Proximity Detection. We’re going to focus on using it with Asterisk@Home. But your imagination is really the only limitation. At the very least, when we’re finished, you’ll be able to walk out of your home or office carrying your bluetooth phone or headset and have your Asterisk server automatically transfer your incoming calls to your cellphone.” Link.
