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Our friend Viktor sent in his latest build. He took a $1.99 IKEA plastic bag dispenser which looks great for only a few dollars and used it as the structure of his DIY moodlight. I visited my first IKEA last year and was quite amazed at how they create an experience that I have never had in any other store. I had to hold back from purchasing a ton of odds and ends for future projects since I haven’t finished the huge pile of projects on my list. An IKEA will be opening on a year or two in Winnipeg and I am thinking it will be a frequent stop for cheap project material and inspiration. “At the heart of the circuit is one of the smallest PICs, a PIC12F683, which has only 8 pins. It only has one PWM channel but I needed 3 channels for the three colours, so I had to implement 3 channels of PWM in software. The plastic bag dispenser from IKEA is a perfect fit for this purpose: it has a solid frame that is easy enough to customize using some not too powerfull power tools, white in colour, it already has mounting points on the back for easy hanging on the wall and the frame has large holes on it so that cables and the white fabric I got for it to cover can pass through them easily.”
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If you are a camera geek wouldn’t it be cool to say that you have built your own camera? The BLINKY Pinhole Camer Kit might be just the thing for you. The kit looks like lots of fun to build but don’t expect this camera to replace your existing DSLR. As you can see below the picture quality is what you would expect from a camera you build yourself in a few minutes on your coffee table. This version uses 35mm film, I think the digital version will be available next year. Via: Make “We are Liv and Léa. We are from the UK and France. We met while both on exchange at HDK, Göteborg, studying Design. We have put a lot of effort in creating Blinky, our first collaborative project together. It’s been a lot of fun designing a ’ build it yourself ’ camera, and now we both know a little more about how they work too.” |
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Origin of Cool member shares a crazy gadget developed by David and John that can get the objects around you texting, tweeting or emailing. With this gadget, you can get an SMS when your laundry is done or an email when the fridge breaks down. Web-based application is also developed from where you can directly set up the scope of work of this gadget. You can watch here the highlights of this gadget.
Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet from Supermechanical on Vimeo. |
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Thanks to Ben from NBitWonder for sharing his Software-Defined Radio project with us. “There is much more work to be done on the software, as you can tell from watching the video. For instance, only AM reception is implemented right now. The signal processing functions still need some work, and more appropriate gains should be chosen for the entire signal chain. Still, it is rewarding and reassuring to see the project working at some level.” |
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We have seen single color LED detection before, fjordcarver has built a DIY Color Detection using an RGB LED that can detect the actual color of the object placed in front of the home made sensor. “For this sensor you will need
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Ben goes over some basics of CPLD and FPGAs. If you need a ton of power and a microcontroller just won’t cut it, it might be time to move up to a CPLD or an FPGA. Watch as Ben shows us some results of the first few Hello World like programs he runs on an Altera CPLD. Looks like there would be a steep learning curve to become proficient in VHDL or Verilog.
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Thanks to Jeremy Lane from FastLane Technologies and Steve from Podnutz for inviting me onto the Podnutz show (episode 333). Podnutz is a podcast for Computer Repair Technicians. They were interested to hear first hand about the Global IT / Global PC Protection Scam. Wow I didn’t realize I said um and ah so much, I have to work on that… |
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