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The smart robot

by David Allen on June 5th, 2009
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This is the smart robot, as opposed the stupid robot we assume! This is in fact a kit where youngsters can build their own robot, which has to be cool. It basically moves around the room and dodges obstacles etc, could this be the beginning of SkyNet! Product Features Build a smart robot that changes directions when it encounters an obstacle. It moves as if it has a brain. Requi ...

The electronic roulette wheel

by David Allen on May 28th, 2009
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Casinos are big business and little wonder the amounts of cash that they make, but you too can have the excitement of the roulette wheel spinning and the suspense of where the ball is going to land, only to find that you have lost again. Well how about having all of the fun without the loss with the electronic roulette wheel, you could have your own mini casino at work! Technical ...

Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes

by David Allen on April 30th, 2009
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There are plenty of different types of pasta around, but exactly how many can you make at home for yourself? There is nothing better than homemade pasta, not only the taste it is the satisfaction of seeing what you have made. With this pasta making kit from Japan the user can make up to eight varieties of pasta including: fettuccine, bowties, elbows, wagon wheels, twirls, raviolis, medal ...

The Wikid the USB case

by David Allen on April 23rd, 2009
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There is always going to be a need for spare USB accessories when you are using a laptop and this handy kit will help the user keep all of these bits and pieces together in one place, so that when something is required in an emergency then the user will know exactly where they are. There are quite a lot of tools in this kit, ranging from a four port USB hub, connectors that could connec ...

The Belkin Tool Kit

by David Allen on April 1st, 2009
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This is a must for anyone who likes to get stuck in with the electrics only find out that most of the tools and other stuff needed to fix the problem is missing. With this tool kit, there are a full sixty five pieces of kit, there is a tool for every occasion and because it is a kit, it should be easier to the whole kit together in one piece. Product Features 65-Piece Tool Kit ...

Build your own digital 35mm camera

by David Allen on March 26th, 2009
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There are many options open to the budding the photographer these days, but there cannot be anything more satisfying than building your own 35mm camera. The camera come in a box a bit like those old Airfix kits, you know the ones that produce model planes and boats. This camera comes like one of those, there are around thirty pieces to put together so make sure that there are not ...

Powered herb garden

by David Allen on March 20th, 2009
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Bring your kitchen up to the standards are the 21st century with this power plant mini herb garden, essentially this is a miniature hydroponic reactor, that specialises in herbs. Now the kitchen will have a long lasting supply of fresh herbs every day. Features Desktop hydroponic herb garden Requires no dirt! Grow just about anything from seed. Best uses include: Italian Sweet B ...

DIY Kinetic Horse Kit!

by max on July 9th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a really fun DIY Kinetic Horse Kit for you or your curious kids. This time it’s a kinetic horse made of paper. The final horse is able to gallop, thanks to a small hidden motor inside. This kit is a fairly easy build, but it does take a while to complete. via make ...

EchoMp3 v1.4

by max on February 18th, 2007
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Check out this open source EchoMP3 player kit. It look similar to the Make MP3 Daisy player but also supports MMC, not that MMC is used that much these days… ...

DIY - Motor Experiment - CUBLOC CB280 with Xylotex Stepper Motor

by max on February 8th, 2007
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. We’ve been messing around with some industrial stepper motors at work. These Xylotex stepper motors are pretty cool. We have an example here for interfacing with some CUBLOC modules. We got the 3-axis stepper kit so we will have a 3 stepper motor update soon too. ...