World Control Panel
Global domination for the young evil genius.
Posted by Steve Lodefink
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games, Kids & Family | 1 Comment
Transistor Projects
Cellphone Car Ignition
Remote-start your ride from any distance, sans key fob.
Posted by Eric Merrill
Categories: Home, Arduino | No Comments
BEAM Solar Chariots
BEAM robot building techniques allow you to build fun and simple little robots with lots of room for stylizing. BEAM robots can move anywhere from a fraction of an inch...
Posted by Zach and Kim DeBord
Categories: Workshop, Robotics | 3 Comments
Water Leak Detector
The average life expectancy of a hot water heater is about 10 years, so it’s not a question of if it will leak — it’s simply a matter of when....
Posted by Jeff Tregre
Categories: Hacks, Electronics, Home | No Comments
USB Watchdog for Linux with Arduino
A watchdog device monitors your computer to see if the OS is still running. If the system has locked up it will reset the system. High end servers come with...
Posted by Jason Greathouse
Categories: Arduino, Computers & Mobile | 1 Comment
ESP/psi Testing Lamp
Albert Einstein once wrote that God does not play dice with the universe. To which Niels Bohr (or Enrico Fermi) reportedly replied, “Stop telling God what to do with his...
Posted by John Iovine
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Science | No Comments
WireFinder 9000
By Christie, Jim, John, and Terry Noe Our dog, Maggie, loves to run around in our big yard. But how do we fence her in? Building a 500-foot fence is...
Posted by Terry Noe
Categories: Hacks, Electronics, Home | No Comments
Beating Heart Pendant
While reading through Charles Platt’s excellent book Make: Electronics, I came across this nice little circuit for making a gentle pulsing LED. I was struck by the “humanness” of the...
Posted by Quinn Dunki
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
Dish-O-Tron 6000
I’m absentminded in general, but especially when it comes to the dishwasher. I can never remember whether the dishes are clean, whether the machine needs to be run, or emptied,...
Posted by Quinn Dunki
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Electronics | 1 Comment
The Trip-Cam
The Trip-Cam is a trip-wire triggered spy- and security camera. Sweet!
Posted by Jack Brunning
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
Trimet, Solar BEAM Top
A little spinning top that looks like a satellite in orbit.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn
Categories: Robotics | No Comments
Solarroller BEAM Race Car
A little solar-powered racecar made from techno-junk.
Posted by Gareth Branwyn
