July 11, 2008
DIY - How to Build a Hard Disk Green Laser Projector!
Here’s a really cool DIY showing you how to build a hard disk laser scanner made from bunch of old hard disks. My latest tinkery hardware and embedded systems project is a homebrew laser scanner. You know, the kind you see at planetariums- sweep a laser beam around on the wall really fast, and draw vector graphics. Commercial laser scanners ... More
May 16, 2008
DIY Hard Disk Drive Drum Machine!
Wow, this is awesome! This guy is serious about recycling. The hard disks are connected to his MIDI system and are all coordinated to play drums. Well watch the video after the jump to see it in action! Fibra from Belgrade has created an interesting drum system. It uses old hard drive read/write arms as drum hammers. The original hard drive voi ... More



























