Ladyada’s just churning out the new kits these days; I’m not sure she’s human. The latest: Adding quality audio to an electronic project is surprisingly difficult. Here is a shield for Arduinos that solves this problem. It can play up to 22KHz, 12bit uncompressed audio files of any length. It’s low cost, available as an […]
Have a home improvement project with some strange tasks? Nicholas writes in with this guide to unusual tools that could save you a few day’s work, and keep you safer by using the proper tool for the unusual job. I learned a few things about trench and hole digging, as well as cutting tile.
The Noise Toy kit is fun to use, but if you’re like me – leaving that little “PROGRAM” port unused will drive you crazy. With little knowledge of AVR programming beyond some fun with Arduino, I taught myself how to upload and hack source code for it. Read on to see how the deed was […]
If you want to get the most out of you motorcycle, or car, you really need to have a baseline measurement of your ride. A dyno is something that a high performance shop may have, or you can usually find them at a rally like Sturgis or Daytona. I have never seen one in a […]
Love your Boarduino but hate that FTDI cable? Ladyada to the rescue again, with a new kit: a USB Boarduino kit, with the FTDI chip (surface mount) and USB port pre-soldered and tested for kit-assembling ease! Related: Boarduino – Breadboard-compatible Arduino clone
Craftsman 1470 pc. Professional Tool Set – Model H0259 @ Sears looks more like modern art than a tool collection – via DVICE. A great collection of mechanics tools. Includes 300 pc. Base Essentials Set (33300), 198 pc. Professional Essentials Set (33198), 189 pc. Specialized Essentials Set (35189), 204 pc. Advanced Access Pro’s Set (33204), […]
Our pals over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have released version 2.0 of their awesome Peggy LED pegboard display kit. I had the pleasure of seeing this thing in action at last week’s Maker Faire. I want. …Peggy 2.0 still does the same darn thing: it provides efficient power to a 25 x 25 array […]
