The LIMBERboard is a flexible, lightweight, arduino
Normally it’s like yay, another Arduino compatible board hits the market (yawn). But this one is kinda cool. It’s essentially an Arduino on a flex circuit, except the flex circuit is designed to be a...
View ArticleLow tech radar using Arduino and Processing
Using a cheapo HC-SR04 Ultrasonic range finder, mounted to a servo this radar collects sensor information. The servo is set up for a range of 90 degrees. Everything is controlled by an Arduino UNO and...
View ArticleLED Fireflies are the new LED Throwie
Admit it, you still love LED throwies, everyone does! So does David. After viewing an article on very low power LED fireflies by Karl Lunt, David decided to build the project (and does a good job of...
View ArticleSolar powered temperature logger using Electric Imp
The Electric Imp is a WIFI module with a brain. In some use cases it’s used to help connect your device to the cloud, as one of those ‘internet of things’. On other cases (like this one), it is the...
View ArticleHacking iPhone 5S TouchID
Think your iPhone 5S TouchID is secure? Think again. The biometrics hacking team of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has successfully bypassed the biometric security of Apple’s TouchID using the How to...
View ArticleDo-It-Yourself Raspberry Pi Tablet
Introducing DukePad. A Do-It-Yourself Raspberry Pi tablet running JavaSE Embedded 8. The DukePad design includes a 10″ LCD Display (1280 x 800), a Raspberry Pi, a Raspberry Pi Camera, WiFi, a motion...
View ArticleDIY Skee Ball Machine
With the help of “Because We Can”, creator fungus amungus made his own Skee Ball Machine. The game was built from 3/4″ plywood cut to shape on a ShopBot. Everything appears to fit together like a...
View ArticleSPiBot r/c tank uses Raspberry Pi for recon surveillance
SPiBot is a remote control platform with tank-like tracks. It’s a work in progress, but will be fitted with a rotatable camera, microphone, and distance sensors. It is to be controlled via the web on...
View ArticleThe Tricorder project is about making discoveries with sensors
When you hear the term Tricorder, you might think of Star Trek but I assure you, this is no toy prop. Keeping with the same concept of the Tricorder used on the TV show the Tricorder is about reading...
View ArticleThere’s still time for these Halloween hacks!
Halloween isn’t over yet, there is still time to make something cool for Halloween. Here’s a few to inspire you. First up is Halloween Prank. While not a completed project, this is a good base for...
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