If you have a Baofeng UV5R Ham Radio and want to get the most out of it have a look at the reverse engineering work Lior Elazary has done with his.
Published: March 12th, 2013
If your life revolves around your computer a nice way to keep working in dim light is a must. If you can get your hands on a laser cutter this Mini Articulating LED Computer Lamp would be a great project to try out.
Published: March 12th, 2013
Manuel Beithner sent in this open source project called MusicBeam that they have been working on for the last 6 months. It will allow you to have a laser light like show at your next party using your projector.
Published: February 14th, 2013
Michael Colombo from Make wrote a guide that goes through the steps Michael uses to build acrylic enclosures. When you are finished a project you may be lucky enough to make it fit into a mint tin but for those other ones that need something a bit more custom why not make an enclosure that is just as hand made as the electronics inside.
Published: February 14th, 2013
Check out this Leap Motion device that Stephane Bersot made into a cool MIDI controller to play drums, guitar pitch and the piano EQ. Thanks for the tip James.
Published: February 14th, 2013
If you have a Raspberry Pi you can use your existing LEGO MINDSTORMS Sensors. Thanks to John Cole from Dexter Industries for sharing this with us. This is also a great example of how to get started with I2C on the Raspberry Pi.
Published: February 13th, 2013
Thanks to Alexandre for sending in his latest project, it is a DIY Quadcopter that is powered by an Arduino Pro Mini Module. He took out the original control electronics and did a brain transplant with a Arduino Pro Mini Module and a ton of sensors.
Published: February 13th, 2013
In years past I remember looking out the window as soon as I woke up to see what the weather is like, sad to say these days I usually glance at a smart phone on my bed side table.
Published: February 13th, 2013
Do you work in an office where you sometimes telecommute? You may have a use for a Cheap Telepresence Robot that can be used to sit in one some meetings while you are relaxing in your boxers sipping a coffee.
Published: February 13th, 2013
Using Muriatic Acid (found at your local hardware store) and Hydrogen Peroxide (found at your local drug store) Felix Rusu from LowPowerLab was able to make a DIY SMD Metal Stencil using a Pop Can.
Published: February 13th, 2013