Collaborate Disseminate
The modern home is filled with plenty of “smart” devices, but unfortunately, they don’t always speak the same language. The coffee maker and the TV might both be able to talk to your phone through their respective apps, but that …read more
Continue reading Roomba Gets Alexa Support with an ESP8266 Stowaway
Many small gasoline engines can be safely modified to run on natural gas or propane with a kit that replaces the carburetor and adds a regulator, providing a reliable alternative fuel source in the event that gasoline is difficult to …read more
Continue reading Generator Runs On Natural Gas With Field Expedient Tip
(1) Weather alert indicator, (2) Current temperature and “feels like” temperature, (3) Relative humidity and wind, (4) 24-hour temperature graph, (5) 24-hour precipitation probability graph
Not that long ago, making a low-power and wireless weather display complete with an e-ink …read more
Wherever you are in the world, the chances are that a large portion of your utility bill is for heating. This was certainly the case for [Christian Haschek], who realized he can use a cryptocurrency mining rig to offset some …read more
Continue reading Lowering The Electricity Bill By Mining Cryptocurrency
You know those bottle fillers at schools and airports? What if you had one of those at home?
We know what you’re going to say: “My fridge has one of those!” Well ours doesn’t, and even though [Chris Courses’] fridge …read more
If you connect a generator to your home’s main electrical panel when the power goes out, you need to make sure the main breaker is shut off. Otherwise, when the power comes back on, you (or the linemen) are going …read more
Continue reading How To Design a Custom Generator Interlock Plate
There are a lot of stray cats roaming around [Red Tie Projects’] neighborhood, and no one seems to care much about what happens to them. Fortunately for the cats, [Red Tie Projects] cares quite a lot, as evidenced by this …read more
Continue reading Stray Cat Shelter is Nicer Than Our First Apartment
Some people like spinach in their salads. Others would prefer it if it never gets near their fork. Still, other folks, like [Almudena Romero], use it for printing pictures, and they’re the folks we’ll focus on today.
Anthotypes are positive …read more
Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, mosquitoes and other flying pests are the last thing on anyone’s mind right now. The only bug that’s hindering gatherings at the moment goes by the name of COVID-19, but even if we weren’t …read more
As home automation starts to live up to its glossy sci-fi promise there remains a deficiency when it comes to interfacing between the newer computerised components and legacy items from a previous age. A frequent example that appears in projects …read more