Now that iRobot’s vacuums and poolbots are firmly ensconced in the marketplace (and in many of our homes), what do they want to clean next? Our gutters. The Looj robot is designed to auger out leaves from your gutters. Cool idea, but do you really want to spend the money on a robot you only […]
Bug Labs, a start up that’s attempting to bring some open source hardware action to more developers out there just updated their site with a bit about their dev environment. They’re still looking for beta testers too so sign up if that’s your thing… – BUGbase is the foundation of your BUG device. It’s a […]
Moddy has a step by step guide on hacking up hand crank flashlights with a USB port for charging 5V gadgets (electronics that get their power or can be powered from the USB port)…Link.
This is interesting, “Blastwavelabs” bought a portable cell phone jammer from a company called DealExtreme, it appears the jammer ships set to frequencies outside North America but it can be modded to work by turning the trim pots a bit (small potentiometers to tune/trim the voltage)… I’m not sure that would actually work that great […]
Harry Andreou, a Dutch programmer, got tired of looking at the bloated receiver for his MS Laser Mouse 6000, so he recased it… in a thick magazine. Now that choice might be a little… different, but you can recase it in anything you like. Get creative. Liberate your tech from its drab little cases. How […]
I’ve compiled a brief tutorial on getting started with Arduino for the absolute beginner. I’ll cover where to learn, what to buy, and where to go for help. Why should you crafters be interested in Arduino? The Arduino platform, more-so than any other way of incorporating electronics into your projects, is geared towards do-it-yourselfers. It’s […]
The Solar BoGoLight is a 4 to 5 hour flashlight and battery charger. Best of all, when you buy one the company will send another one to a developing country of your choice – [via] Link, more & get one…
