You may have seen this little beauty floating through the interwebs. It’s an Altoids Tin-based COSMAC Elf, built around the classic RCA COSMAC 1802 microprocessor. It’s the prototype to a...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday July 28th, 2010 8:00 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile | 2 Comments
This Instructable shows you how to build an Arduino-based alarm clock inside of a Illy coffee tin. The electronics are based on Wiseduino (Arduino clone with DS1307 real time clock...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday June 21st, 2010 8:19 PM
A wireless-enabled Arduino-based water valve controlled, neatly packed inside of a mint tin. Minty Water Valve Controller
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Tuesday June 15th, 2010 9:18 PM
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Marco Jetti’s intervalometer triggers a still camera’s shutter at regular intervals (hence the name) using a 555 timer. The movie is made up of 985 photos shot 10 seconds apart....
Posted by John Baichtal | Sunday June 6th, 2010 11:35 AM
Categories: Photography & Video | No Comments
Instructables user richfiddler11 writes: My car stereo has only one ‘Aux’ input, but I have several gadgets that I like to hear on a trip without swapping cables: MP3 Player,...
Posted by Becky Stern | Friday May 7th, 2010 7:51 AM
Categories: Music | 2 Comments
Normally, one would avoid spilling things on their linens, however the Underfull Tablecloth has a hidden pattern built in that only shows up once it becomes stained.
Posted by Matt Mets | Wednesday March 10th, 2010 8:53 AM
Categories: Electronics | 1 Comment
Forum user LeversFulcrumsLoads has amassed a large quantity of leftover Altoids tins, and is trying to think of something to do with them.
Posted by Matt Mets | Saturday February 6th, 2010 1:12 PM
Categories: Uncategorized | 7 Comments
From the MAKE Flickr pool Once you’ve caught the ‘electronics bug’, spending time away from the workbench/lab can seem an unpleasant prospect. Luckily, one can carry on learning and experimenting...
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Saturday November 21st, 2009 4:40 AM
Categories: Electronics | 1 Comment
Maker David Findlay gets his Arduino Nano talking AAP to his iPod using a SparkFun PodGizmo connector, BOB-08745 Logic Level Converter, and a big honking red button.
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday September 8th, 2009 12:19 AM
Categories: Arduino, Computers & Mobile | No Comments
Marque Cornblatt of Gomi Style crafted these sweet miniature gardens in Altoids tins. Marque used tiny succulent cuttings and small herbs in organic potting soil, and suggests misting them a...
Posted by Goli Mohammadi | Wednesday August 26th, 2009 11:19 AM
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Woodworking Magazine ran an Altoids tin contest. Here are some of the results. The winning entry was Tom Bier’s router plane (top three pics). Runners up included Kevin Bosse’s light-duty...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday August 9th, 2009 9:13 PM
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When I first saw this, I didn’t think it seemed like such a bright idea — maybe because of how it apparently beats the crap out of the tin and...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Friday July 31st, 2009 11:12 AM
Categories: Tools | 9 Comments
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