April 11, 2008
Hot Spot “Remember” Ring to remember your Anniversary or any other important dates!
Well, here’s a cool little nifty jewellery gadget that let’s you remember important dates like your anniversary. 24 hours before your special day, the Hot Spot™ on the interior surface of your Remember Ring™ will warm to 120º F for approximately 10 seconds, and continue to warm up every hour, on the hour, all day long! Hot enoug ... More
February 2, 2007
Vex Robotics Kit Review (We bought at 40% off at Radio Shack!)
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Well, we just bought the Vex Robotics Kit for like a hundred bucks at Radio Shack while shopping for some parts. Check out the video of what’s inside the kit. Apparently, they are not selling too well at Radio Shack but the kit itself is a great deal and has lots of parts for other projects. ... More
January 2, 2007
DIY HACK - Oscilloscope using PIC
Here’s a cool DIY oscilloscope using a PIC12F675 kinda similar to the Atmega Atmel Oscilloscope. This is a simple PC voltage oscilloscope using only a PIC12F675, a 20MHz oscillator, and a RS232 level shifter. The PIC takes a sample on GP2, immediately sends it to the PC at 115,200 baud using an software asynchronous serial routine, and repe ... More
December 31, 2006
HACK - PIC USB Programming, a Hackaday Competition Entry
Here’s a cool PIC USB programmable microcontroller. Cool…a hackaday competition entry… “This design uses the Microchip PIC 18F2450 or 18F2550 USB enabled microcontroller. The total parts cost is around $15 including the microcontroller for a single board. The board features a USB port that can be used with a bootloader for e ... More
DIY HACK - Pyramid Color Changing RGB using PIC!
Here’s howto make your own Pyramid mood changing lamp. This is a lot better then one you can buy at the mall for like 20 bucks! Kinda like our Light Orb Alarm Clock, but it’s a pyramid! build, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, Hack ... More
December 28, 2006
DIY HACK - “Propeller Clock” Mechanically Scanned LED Clock
Cool propeller clock you can make! How this clock works: A motor spins the “propeller”, and a small microprocessor keeps track of time and changes the pattern on seven LEDs with exact timing to simulate a 7 by 30 array of LEDs. It is an illusion, but it works nicely. If you want to build this clock, you will need a few things, includi ... More
December 10, 2006
DIY HACK - How to build a USB device with a PIC
Here’s a cool DIY on how to make a USB device with a PIC via . They also have a simple howto on making a USB thermometer to get you started right. The code looks pretty simple for anyone with prior PIC experience. You could probably use this for making your own wii controller device for PC. Circuits, Circuits, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, D ... More
