Anykits electronic kits
I haven’t order anything from this site (Anykits) but they do seem to have a lot of good stuff including a PDF “magazine” with open source designs. Any makers out there familiar with these folks? – Link.
Tools
Motor Party! Arduino motor shield preview
I’m very excited about this forthcoming Arduino motor shield, it can drive 2 hobby servos as well as up to 2 steppers or 4 bidirectional DC motors. Zooooom, zeeerk, zoooom, zeeerk! – Link.
BioPong
This is a nice, a “bio-pong” game using a modified pong kit. Flexing your arms moves the on the screen paddles, flex both to start the game/shoot the ball – [via] – Link. Related: Pong kit – Link.
CarveWright wood carver in action (video)
Dug North writes – You have probably seen the CarveWright CNC wood carving machine. Here is a video of the system in action. In this video you get to see how the machine is set up and used, how bits are changed, and the software it comes with. CarveWright wood carver in action – [via] […]
The IR-ritator
Here’s a prank-style kit from MadLab Electronics, the IR-ritator. Schematic included – A practical joke for playing on anybody who uses an infrared remote to control electrical equipment such as a television. The IR-ritator can jam a remote control and make it seem unreliable, and it can also record and mimic a remote control and […]
CircuitWriter conductive ink & pen
This looks great! Draw your own circuits – Apply instant traces on most surfaces (epoxy, glass, plastic, metal). Draw traces on circuit boards, repair defective traces, make jumpers and shield electronics, design prototype circuits and repair rear-window heater traces. CircuitWriter conductive ink pen – Link.
Wireless MidiTron
Eric released a new wireless MidiTron – MidiTronâ„¢ Wireless is a wireless sensor-to-MIDI interface. It consists of a compact sensor interface/transmitter unit and a corresponding receiver/output unit which interfaces via USB or MIDI. It provides 20 inputs in any combination of up to 10 analog inputs and 20 digital inputs. Sensor inputs are converted and […]