Arduino

Cameras

How To Turn Your Old Netbook Into A Mobile Security System

11:30PM December 20, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The problem with most security cameras is that they’re fixed — you’ve got to install multiple units around your house if you want to cover every room. Instead, the Oculus Telepresence system simply mobilises your webcam-equipped netbook for sentry duty. More »


Geek Out

Pixelated Graffiti Printer Uses Spray Cans Instead Of Ink Carts

7:00AM November 1, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

The Graffiti Research Lab is back again with another open source project that lets untalented wannabe Banksys easily tag an entire wall with a customised dot matrix message. But we highly doubt they’ll be laying down the works of Shakespeare. More »


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Singing Busts Arduino Project Brings Disney To Your Front Door

1:00AM October 24, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Disney’s Haunted Mansion is one of those corny staples you just have to hit when you visit the Magic Kingdom. But Disney World is far for some. Why not bring parts of the experience home for Halloween? More »


Computing

Modder Recreates First PC From Scratch

7:40AM October 4, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The Kenbak-1 is 40 years old, runs at 1MHz, and can’t do very much besides blink. But computers had a humble start in this little guy, and modder Mark Wilson replicated the antique with 21st century parts. More »


Geek Out

Mario In A Shoebox? Sure, Why not!

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1:00PM September 12, 2011 | Tracey Lien

So you might be pretty good at Mario, but how well can you play if your controller and console is replaced with a shoebox, paper cut-outs, some magnets and an Arduino? More »


Geek Out

Learn The Arduino Platform By Reading This Comic Strip

4:00PM September 11, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Arduino, the tinkerer’s delight that powers everything from embeddable clothing at the MIT Media Lab to DIY robots, requires some basic instruction in order to be used properly. What better way than a comic? Jody Culkin has done just that. More »


Gadgets

The Defusable Alarm Clock Will Start Your Day With A Bang

5:00PM September 7, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Imagine waking up with a bomb beside your bed. You have 10-seconds to cut one of four wires if you want to stop the countdown timer. This sounds like a nightmare, but it’s not. It’s just the defusable clock. More »


Gadgets

An LED Helmet For The Techno Viking

3:39PM September 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

This techno viking helmet created by Garrett Mace is just so cool you’ll want to make one for your next party. More »


Gadgets

A Power Glove That Puts Your Seeing Eye Dog To Shame

4:00AM August 21, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Not that one should go around shaming seeing-eye dogs. But the Tacit haptic glove, designed by Steve Hoefer, is a little DIY project that fires sonar from the wrist, keeping a visually impaired individual aware of their surroundings. More »


Entertainment

How To Shut Up The Celebrities You Hate On TV

9:00AM August 19, 2011 | Casey Chan

Michele Bachmann. Sarah Palin. Justin Bieber. Donald Trump. Twilight. Two and a Half Men. What do all these things have in common? They annoy the soul out of me, yet they’re always on TV. Thankfully, we can shut them up. More »