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Making a microcontroller speak to a VGA monitor has been a consistent project in our sphere for years, doing the job for which an IBM PC of yore required a …read more Continue reading Arduino VGA, The Old Fashioned Way
Sometimes, we build things with LEDs as indicator lamps or to illuminate something important. Sometimes, we build things with LEDs purely to glow and be beautiful. This interactive light toy …read more Continue reading Build Yourself A Beautiful Interactive Light Toy
Many of us have been asking for some time now “where are our robot servants?” We were promised this dream life of leisure and luxury, but we’re still waiting. Modern …read more Continue reading This is the Future of Waste Management
In case you weren’t around in the 80s, or you happened to blink, you may have missed the Mattel Aquarius computer. [Nick Bild] has a soft spot in his heart …read more Continue reading Aqua PCB Is a Big Upgrade for the Mattel Aquarius
The oldest form of television used a spinning disk with a progression of holes — a Nipkow disk — to slice the image into lines for display. They’re surprisingly simple …read more Continue reading 3D Print A Colour TV
One of the joys of being a Maker and Hacker is solving problems and filling needs. When you can do both, well, that’s something special. [rodrigo.mejiasz]’s project surely fits into …read more Continue reading Monitor For Bedridden Patients Aims To Improve Care
Who says it’s too early to get in the holiday spirit? We say it’s not. After all, people need time to get in the spirit before it comes and goes. …read more Continue reading Hackvent Calendar Will Open the Door and Get Your Kids Soldering
Ever since we saw the movie Big, we’ve wanted a floor piano. Still do, actually. We sometimes wonder how many floor pianos that movie has sold. It’s definitely launched some …read more Continue reading Cheap, Expandable Floor Piano Plays with Heart and Soul
A lot of electronic busy boxes that are built for children are simply that — a mess of meaningless knobs and switches that don’t do much beyond actuating back and …read more Continue reading Realistic Mission Control Box is a Blast for All Ages
It’s 2021. Everyone and their mother is filming themselves doing stuff, and a lot of it is super cool content. But since most of us have to also work the …read more Continue reading You Need an Automated Overhead Camera Assistant