Collaborate Disseminate
Everyone has their preferred method of making (and consuming) coffee. While modern coffee makers are starting to come standard with IoT and ‘smart’ capabilities, owners of older models should fear …read more Continue reading Add Smarts To Your Old Capsule Coffee Maker
Despite the fact that we’re rapidly approaching the year 2022, there are still an incredible number of gadgets out there that you’re expected to power with disposable batteries. Sure you …read more Continue reading Weather Station Dumps CR2032 Cells, Gains 18650
Students’ dorm rooms are not generally known to be the most orderly of places. Whether it’s mountains of dishes in the sink, piles of clothes waiting to be washed, or …read more Continue reading Automated Turret Keeps Dorm Clean, RoboCop Style
We all know the story arc that so many projects take: Build. Fail. Improve. Fail. Repair. Improve. Fail. Rebuild. Success… Tweak! [Kris Harbour] is no stranger to the process, as …read more Continue reading Impressive Off-Grid Hydroelectric Plant Showcases The Hacker Spirit
A lot of hackers are rightfully concerned about the privacy issues that surround many of today’s “smart” gadgets, but it’s hard to argue that the ability to remotely control devices …read more Continue reading ESP32 Brings Air Purifier Online with Home Assistant
For the past few years, many have become used to having virtual meetings in their homes. Spaces like kitchen tables, couches, spare bedrooms, and hammocks in the yard have all …read more Continue reading Taking the Bark Out Of Reverb With Wood Scraps
Engineering student and DIY enthusiast [Xasin] thought that the usual ways of controlling various home devices, such as phone apps and web interfaces, were too boring. Instead, he developed the …read more Continue reading Star Trek Tap Controller, Take Two
Many of us have marveled at art installations that feature marbles quietly and ceaselessly tracing out beautiful patterns in sand. [DIY Machines] is here to show us that it’s entirely …read more Continue reading Building A Kinetic Sand Art Table
[Kevin Norman] got himself a smart body scale with the intention of logging data for his own analysis, but discovered that extracting data from the device was anything but easy. …read more Continue reading Extracting Data from Smart Scale Gives Rube Goldberg A Run For His Money
I’m always amazed that technology can totally wipe out industries. Sure, some people make a living making horseshoes, for example, but the demand for them is way down compared to …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Air Conditioning