Arduino is a great starting point for electronics, and with a motor shield it can also be a nice tidy platform for robotics and mechatronics. The MAKE MotorShield Kit, designed by Adafruit Industries in partnership with MAKE, is a full-featured motor board that can power many simple to medium-complexity projects. It’s got: 2 connections for […]
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Learn how to build inexpensive powered speakers that amplify the output of your headphone music player. It may be small, but this speaker can still rock!
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Who hasn’t dreamed about owning their own metal detector and searching for buried treasure, or at least a few dropped coins? In this project, we will build a metal detector based on a dual oscillator circuit. One oscillator is fixed, and the other varies depending upon the proximity of metal objects. The beat frequency between […]
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Safely and effectively charge your USB-powered devices when you are away from your computer with this handy charger! Please note: There have been reports that the Minty Boost has issues charging the iPhone 3GS.
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