Bogdan Raducanu from Electro Bob was curious how quickly LED strips reduce in intensity. Just like watching someone grow, LEDs dim over time very slowly.
Published: February 13th, 2013
This Digital Reversi Board Project by Hanting Lu and Kai Wang from Cornell University look like fun. It is just like the real reversi game and ensures that players cant make invalid moves.
Published: February 13th, 2013
At the World Mobile Congress in 2012, there was a new arrival in the world of mobile operating systems. Ubuntu has long been known in personal computer circles and has recently become a more accessible and popular version of itself.
Published: February 7th, 2013
If you like to dig through your bag of skittles to eat all of one color before moving on to the next this Skittles Sorting Machine might be just for you.
Published: January 26th, 2013
Pendulum clocks are wonderful works of art but they arent always the most accurate time keepers. Keith, who we featured back in 2009 for his Servo Guitar has built an automated solution to keep pendulum clocks in time.
Published: January 26th, 2013
David Prutchi has just put together a DIY Gamma-Ray Probe using a Philips XP5312/SN photomultiplier tube and a piece of scintillation plastic. A paint can was selected as a nice solid enclosure, the tube and plastic are supported by some foam on the inside to protect them from damage.
Published: January 26th, 2013
Looking for a new powerful development environment to hack together some quick powerful projects? Have a look at the Espruino. It is a JavaScript Interpreter for STM32 ARM Microcontrollers which will let you get up and running fast because there is no IDE running on your computer.
Published: January 26th, 2013
There are some projects that provide you with hours of enjoyment. This Color Organ is one of those types of projects since you can play different songs and watch the dancing colors.
Published: January 26th, 2013
You might remember a few years ago when I shared how I monitor my running CNC machine. Looks like Dave from Plastibots has added a cool twist to the idea.
Published: January 26th, 2013
Dane from Transistor Man had a Macbook Pro with a GPU that wasnt working. The system would boot but the display output was dead. Similar to the Xbox 360 BGA problems there are some Macbook Pro computers that have experienced BGA solder issues.
Published: January 13th, 2013