May 19, 2007
Live Blogging - Zedomax Booth at Maker Faire
Hey we are live at the Maker Faire, blogging live! See our automated camera that follows people? Well, it’s a $160 Logitech camera we got in a hurry at Best Buy last night just before the store closed. Glad we got it working although the internet here sucks sometimes. Anyway, our booth is really popular! Garrett is doing a great job ... More
April 28, 2007
Laser Etching at Techshop
I decided to run down to Techshop in Menlo Park this evening and get OK’ed on the laser cutter/engravers. There are a few projects coming up that may need some fancy parts. Anyway, I had my old nearly-dead laptop along and decided to make it my first project ever, after the training class. I copied a fractal image that was stored on t ... More
April 23, 2007
Maker Faire Showcase Video
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Cool, check out the Maker Faire Showcase video. Nice hat Phil! (Are you going to wear it at the faire?) Yes, make to check out Zedomax at Maker Faire. We will have live blogging where you can get yourself on Zedomax! We will have some fun stuff like USB Mouse Prank and USB Games. via Blog, Blog ... More
April 20, 2007
Garrett’s USB Mouse Prank Device
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. I was at work trying to draw some stuff and Garrett came over with his USB Hid Portal device and plugged it into my USB hub (which was annoying at first) then suddenly my mouse started making circles on its own! So we decided to call this the USB Mouse Prank Device… There’s really no ho ... More
April 14, 2007
Silicon Valley Electronics Fleamarket
I went to the Silicon Valley Electronics Fleamarket in San Jose this morning. It was great, I wanted to buy everything! I was too busy looking at all the cool stuff to actually buy much. I’m definitely going to this every time they have it…next one is May 12th, 5am to noon. Here’s a Flickr photoset with some pictures and comm ... More
April 13, 2007
Maker Faire 2007 Zedomax USB Portal Preview
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a preview of our USB Portal Project we will be showcasing at Maker Faire 2007. It’s basically a BASIC programmable USB device so you can connect embedded devices easily to your PC whether that be a video game, industrial application, or whate ... More
April 3, 2007
DIY Video Howto: Analog Meter Control
Here’s a video demonstrating analog meter control with a Cubloc microcontroller. It’s really easy to do, and adds a retro look to any project. It’s kind of a long video because I’m taking the time to explain everything I’m doing, but it’s a very simple concept and works perfectly. Now you can make an analog hi ... More
February 9, 2007
Zedomax DIY 127 - Make an Ethernet controlled Color Organ!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. For this weekend, we will show you how to make an ethernet controlled color organ that can be applied for some kind of stage lighting. We will be using the party light we made and simply plugin the MaxPORT module to the serial port of the CuSB22R. Click below for the full HOWTO: Then all you ... More
December 22, 2006
Zedomax DIY125 - HOWTO make a Music Syncing Light Orb Alarm Clock!
View This Video on You Tube Here’s the last DIY for year 2006! Okay, we have seen some really cool Light Orbs while trying to make this Music Syncing Light Orb Alarm Clock. We started with Tod’s creation and soon realize that 1 LED will not be bright enough in slightest light conditions though his Light Orb is tight let us say. So we che ... More
December 21, 2006
Zedomax Christmas DIYs
In case you haven’t checked out what we’ve been digging up lately, you can click on the pictures below and check them out! christmas-diy, christmas-led-tree, christmas-light, christmas-tree, christmas-wreath, Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DIY Zedomax, DIY Zedomax, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational ... More
December 18, 2006
Zedomax DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own “PS3 SIXAXIS controller” style BASIC-programmable USB device!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember we had a preview of the upcoming SIXAXIS controller for PC? Well Garrett has now embedded the whole controller into his model airplane. He also added some special effects such as the motor which will rotate at a speed proportional to the actual throt ... More
December 13, 2006
Zedomax DIY124 - HOW TO make a $50 golf training aid for 5 bucks!
View This Video on You Tube It’s getting near Christmas time and I needed to prepare some Christmas gifts for my parents. Since my Dad does not get much time on the golf course these days, I figured I could make a training aid he could use at home to keep his swing on path. Since I didn’t want to spend 50 bucks on the golf training aid, so I ... More
Zedomax DIY123 - HOW TO make a Christmas LED wreath!
View This Video on You Tube We were thinking that we could make another last minute DIY for that uses a Ryobi FAN from Home Depot, high output LEDs, and an embedded computer. Although we have been spending way too much time making DIYs and not working, we are glad we did make a cool Christmas LED Wreath we are proud of. The video by the way di ... More
December 8, 2006
Zedomax DIY122 - HOW to Make a LED Christmas Tree!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out zedomax’s latest creation, LED Christmas Tree that also does POV. Links to article: LED Christmas HOWTO LED Christmas Picture Gallery wiki version christmas, christmas-led, christmas-tree, Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, ... More