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Living in a place where the electric service isn’t particularly reliable can be frustrating, whether that’s because of a lack of infrastructure, frequent storms, or rolling blackouts. An option for …read more Continue reading Automatic Transfer Switch Keeps Internet Online
It’s getting harder and harder to think of a modern premium-level appliance that doesn’t come with some level of Internet connectivity. These days it seems all but the cheapest refrigerators, …read more Continue reading Using GitHub Actions to Brew Coffee
[JSK-koubou] is no stranger to making tools to improve their work, and this latest video is yet another in a long list of such builds, just checkout their YT channel …read more Continue reading DIY Semi Auto Grinder Builds Itself (Sort Of)
Back in February, Canon turned to the Japanese crowd to fund development and production of an AI-powered photo/video camera that automatically captures scenes unfolding in front of it. Now the company has launched the device in Europe as the PowerShot … Continue reading AI-powered camera surveys scenes to auto capture memorable moments
The ESP32 has enabled an uncountable number of small electronics projects and even some commercial products, thanks to its small size, low price point, and wireless capabilities. Plenty of remote …read more Continue reading ESP32 is the Brains Behind this Art Installation
A lot of us have nostalgia for our childhood toys, and as long as they’re not something like lawn darts that nostalgia often leads to fun upgrades since some of us are adults with industrial-sized air compressors. Classics like Super …read more
Electric bicycles may require less pedalling effort than regular bikes, but … their riders still have to shift gears. Paris-based electric mobility company Valeo is out to change that, by combining a motor with an automatic gearbox.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Valeo combines an ebike motor and an automatic gearbox in one unit
It’s often taken for grated, but the modern world is full of luxuries. Home automation, grocery delivery, and even access to the Internet are great tools to have at hand, but are trivial to most of us. If these modern wonders are not enough for you, and the lap of …read more
Continue reading Voice Controlled Sofa Meets Your Every Beverage Need
Whether you’re using a soldering iron or a table saw, ventilation in the shop is important. Which is why [Atomic Dairy] built a monster air cleaner called the Fanboy that looks like it should be mounted under the wing of an F-15. Realizing a simple switch on the wall wouldn’t …read more
Continue reading Building a Sound Activated Shop Fan with Arduino
Having a motorized gate on your driveway is great, but only if there’s an easy way to trigger it. [Andrew] says the gate at his parent’s place could only be controlled by manually pushing a button on the panel or with a dinky remote that didn’t have nearly the range …read more
Continue reading Detecting Cars with an ESP8266 Magnetometer