Kinect for Xbox 360 is an amazing little device stuffed with magical sensors. Its revolutionary power and affordability ($150 without the Xbox console) has sparked a wave of innovation in...
Posted by Joshua Blake
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Electronics | 3 Comments
By Robert Armiger and Carol Reiley We created Air Guitar Hero as a fun rehabilitation exercise for people with amputations. Here we’ll show you how to make an inexpensive version...
Posted by Carol Reiley
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Electronics | No Comments
Most EL wire displays are static, because they use an inverter that simply turns the EL wire on (i.e. constant-on). Sound-reactive inverters are available, but most of these are only...
Posted by Yardley Dobon
Categories: Electronics, Hacks | No Comments
I restore antique radios to make the cash I need to play with my toys. Audiophiles are happy, so is my wallet. Mainly we do this simply because the ‘original’...
Posted by Don Fox
Categories: Electronics, Music | 1 Comment
This is a simple way to make the iNecklace light glow any color of the rainbow. In fact, it’s so simple you can change it any time you want in...
Posted by Mark de Vinck
Categories: Craft, Electronics | No Comments
If you have pets or children that you need to feed or check on via the internet, here’s a cheap and easy way to control motors, lights, and other devices...
Posted by Lee von Kraus
Categories: Home, Computers & Mobile | No Comments
Playing with transistors lets you in on what makes just about everything in our world work. Transistors are easy to work with, requiring just a few basic steps. In most...
Posted by Steven Robert Cypherd
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
The Trakr is a remote controlled robot equipped with a microphone and color video camera, speaker, a near infrared LED for night vision, an SD memory card slot for recording...
Posted by KRA5H
Categories: Electronics, Robotics | No Comments
In recent years, researchers have developed technology that allows people to control computers and wheelchairs with their brain waves. My Mind Surfer is a helmet that seems to allow its...
Posted by Mark Ulrich
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
If you have an old computer speakers, you can turn them into speakers for phone or MP4.
Posted by Cekpi7
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
If you have the minimum skills in dealing with vector programs or video creations you work with AVI and other video formats, then you can try in the Easy run...
Posted by Igisha
Categories: Electronics, Home | No Comments
What do you do when you want a CNC machine, but don’t have the room or the funds for a massive professional machine to build your custom parts? I found...
Posted by Nick Raymond
Categories: Machining, Electronics, Workshop | 1 Comment
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