Although this is an awesome Wii hack using GlovePie and the Wiimote, you could probably do this a lot easier using a simple 3-axis accelerometer and a microcontroller.
I got this idea after seeing some physics class use the wiimote in some kinda pendulum experiment.
Why not use ...
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You know, my neighbor used to leave about $2000 in CASH on his dining table AND he NEVER locked his front door of his house.
One day, I asked him, “What if someone robs you?”
He sa ...
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Wow, check out this really cool rainwater harvester!
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Wow, check out this Jacobs Ladder too!
This is how I used a neon sign transformer to create my own classic sci-fi prop the Jacobs Ladder. A Jacobs Ladder is nothing more than two vertical wires attached to a very high voltage. The wires which form the ladder are close together a ...
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Wow, one day we will be able to carry our cellphones with Word documents, presentations, and then we goto the meeting with this guy.
Unlike traditional projectors, the Pico Projector “pr ...
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Holy crap, this is awesome!
We’ve looked at set-ups like this in the past (see here, here and here), and this is one is also pretty impressive. “The display consists of a high-speed video ...
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Wow, we just got the Halo UVX and took it out of the box. It’s awesome in the way the UV rays come out of the bottom. (See video for close-up)
Too bad we are giving this cool vac ou ...
I just painted my new apartment with some orange, more orange, and lavender paint. Here’s a great way you can make a IR PaintRemover! (good find, Phillip!)
The new unit would be a departure from the old. This new unit would be based on a ceramic emitter rather than yo ...
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Looks like this Jet Engine uses a Turbo-charger off a car as one of its parts… quite incredible…
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While we are on the subject of making some BIG projects using virtually recycle-able stuff, here’s a recycled bridge and wall you can build.
Yet this is exactly what architect Shigeru Ban has done, over the Gardon River in the South of France. This is an ingenious idea to ...
