How to Convert RCA to CAT5

How to Convert RCA to CAT 5 cable

ChameleonPi – Camouflage your Pi using a camera and LedBorg | PiBorg

ChameleonPi – Camouflage your Pi using a camera and LedBorg | PiBorg.

Irrigating your garden with an opamp: The circuit, list of materials

Irrigating your garden with an opamp: The circuit, list of materials.

How to make a grow box controller – The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

How to make a grow box controller – The Cheap Vegetable Gardener.

LED Closet – via Reddit

LED Closet – Imgur. http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/1dc0q6/installed_some_automatic_hidden_led_lighting_for/

Pull Dents Out of Your Car with a Hot Glue Gun

Pull Dents Out of Your Car with a Hot Glue Gun.  

RaspiWatt: discover power consumption using a Kill-A-Watt & Pi – element14

Raspberry Pi: RaspiWatt: discover power consumption using a Kill-A-Watt & Pi – element14.

“DIY dropbox”: ownCloud.org | Your Cloud, Your Data, Your Way!

ownCloud.org | Your Cloud, Your Data, Your Way!.

Raspberry Pi in an N64 Case #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Raspberry Pi in an N64 Case, from MAKE: At the Raspberry Pi Meetup at MAKE, I found a lot of neat applications for the Raspberry Pi. There was an old time radio, media center, personal computer, and even a video game console. Raspberry Pis are neat because they have so many applications and are open ...

Kindleberry Pi the second #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Kindleberry Pi the second, shared by RaspberryPi.org: Did you get a nice shiny new Paperwhite Kindle to replace your old one? (I haven’t yet. I’m waiting until the inevitable moment when I drop my Kindle Touch and break the screen; I’m currently on my third.) If you did, you might be interested to learn that ...

High-Low Tech – DIY Cellphone

High-Low Tech – DIY Cellphone.

How to Remember Pi to 15 Digits

One way to remember the first few digits of pi is to count the letters in the words of this phrase…Read the full article on MAKE

HackEDA: Build your own custom circuit board

Would you like a pcb of your HackEDA generated design made for you (for free)? … I’m testing something out, and I need sample designs. If you’re willing to assemble the board yourself and give me feedback on how it … Read more

Forget ‘Will It Blend’ its all about ‘Will It Shred’

Everybody has see the by now infamous viral ‘Will It Blend’ videos where company found Tom Dickson dons his white lab coat and introduces everyday items to his BlendTec Blender. Well following on from that theme the machine in the video below take things a step further and literally eats anything that’s thrown at it. ...

Playing with Flora NeoPixels #WearableWednesday

  @RyanRoboticist tweets: Playing with the @adafruit #flora Neo Pixels. They’re incredibly bright. I’m loving them! Flora RGB Smart Neo Pixel version 2 – Pack of 4 - What’s a wearable project without LEDs? Our favorite part of the Flora platform is these tiny smart pixels. Designed specifically for wearables, these updated Flora NeoPixels have ultra-cool ...

How Its Made – Magnets

The long running Discovery Channel show ‘How It’s Made’ has taken us inside some of the most random manufacturing processes in the world. This particular segment takes us through the build process of magnets from mold casting all the way through to the final magnetisation process.

Arduino GSM Shield Now Available

There is a new Arduino GSM Shield that connects an Arduino Uno, Mega, or Leonardo to the GSM cellular network, enabling you to make and receive phone calls and SMS. I can’t wait to see all the cool projects that come out of this technology! Filed under: Arduino

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Microsoft open sources Kinect @KinectWindows

Easy Access to Kinect for Windows Sample Code – Kinect for Windows Developer Blog – Site Home @ MSDN Blogs. We are happy to announce we are releasing the Kinect for Windows samples under an open source license.  You can find everything on CodePlex: http://kinectforwindows.codeplex.com/.  We have posted a total of 22 unique samples in C#, ...

DIY Bespoke Under Stair Data Cabinet

Alex from oldtownhome.com has embarked on a project to trick out his house with over-blown tech projects usually reserved for the mansions of the rich and famous. After fitting his multi-room audio system and running thousands of feet of Ethernet cabling he was left with a bit of a rats nest of wiring in his ...

Data from Arduino sent to the Net using an Android Phone

  Kerimil sent in a method that he is using to get data out of his Arduino projects to the net using an Android phone in the middle. He demonstrates how he wrote the program on the Android using MIT App Inventor. The initial GUI reminds me of the Visual Studio environment where you can ...

Flow Sensor for Electric Brewery

Check out this excellent flow sensor project from the Adafruit Forums: I have a problem. When I look at my brewery I think that if it is working, then it doesn’t have enough features. Certain parts of the brewing process suggest specific liquid flow rates, but without instantaneous feedback, how can anyone ever really judge ...

MacGyver Challenge Winner: Catch Bottle Caps With Magnets (and other cool magnet hacks via Lifehacker)

MacGyver Challenge Winner: Catch Bottle Caps With Magnets.

Raspberry Pi Media Center Rocks My World: Part 1

With over 1,000,000 Raspberry Pi’s in the wild, it wouldn’t surprise me if there are some left unused, tucked away in their boxes, waiting for a killer app. I’m here to tell you that that killer app is Raspbmc, and you can set it up in about 20 minutes…

Releasing free PDF of “Hacking the Xbox” in honor of Aaron Swartz

No Starch Press and I have decided to release a free ebook version of Hacking the Xbox in honor of Aaron Swartz. As you read my book, I hope that you’ll be reminded of how important freedom is to the hacking community and that you’ll be inclined to support the causes that Aaron believed in. ...

Your Arduino Projects Can Send to iSticky Server

From iSticky: iSticky Server is listening to your Arduino project Let your Arduino project deliver realtime notes to your iPhone or Mac with our iSticky/Arduino library! We introduce iSticky 1.0 for iOS and iSticky 4.0 for OS X, a Productivity app that stores user’s notes on iSticky’s Cloud server for easy access on multiple devices. ...

Makerbot shows off 3D scanner

We’ve said our peace over Makerbot and their interpretation of what Open Source means, but the fact remains if you’re sourcing a 3D printer for a high school shop class or a hackerspace, you really can’t do much better than a Makerbot Replicator. Apparently Makerbot is looking to expand their 3D design and fabrication portfolio; ...

Simple to build programmable foot switches

Your hands do a lot of work between the keyboard and the mouse, why the heck are you letting your feet be so lazy? [Dossier van D.] is putting an end to the podiatric sloth. He built this set of three foot pedals which have gone through two versions of functionality. The buttons themselves are made ...

Workshop Update for February 27th, 2013

More development on the Bus Pirate Edu Kit documentation. The image above demonstrates the need for a breadboard wiring diagram, where each connection corresponds to the coordinate on the breadboard.

Smashed tablet in NES case lives out its days as an emulator

The creator of this project started off with a 7″ tablet he received from a coworker. The screen was horribly smashed from one corner spreading out through the entire surface. But the hardware inside still worked, including the HDMI out port. He ended up transplanting the tablet hardware for use as an emulator. After a ...

Freescale’s Insanely Tiny ARM Chip Will Put the Internet of Things Inside Your Body

Freescale’s Insanely Tiny ARM Chip Will Put the Internet of Things Inside Your Body. Chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor has created the world’s smallest ARM-powered chip, designed to push the world of connected devices into surprising places. Announced today, the Kinetis KL02 measures just 1.9 by 2 millimeters. It’s a full microcontroller unit (MCU), meaning the chip ...

GSM/GPRS micro development board

Elpis shared his GSM/GPRS micro dev board in the project log forum: It is a 70×43.7mm control board (the PCB is made from SeeedStudio) designed as a part of a bigger project. But since the beginning I was trying to make it … Read more

What most schools don’t teach

Learn about a new “superpower” that isn’t being taught in in 90% of US schools. Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dorsey, Tony Hsieh, Drew Houston, Gabe Newell, Ruchi Sanghvi, Elena Silenok, Vanessa Hurst, and Hadi Partovi. Directed by Lesley Chilcott. http://www.code.org/

Solar clock uses capacitors for style and function

This solar clock was built using a lot of salvaged parts. We find it interesting that [Nereus] combined a ring of storage capacitors with a power cell (translated) to create a hybrid energy storage setup. The machine translation makes it a bit rough to understand how this works, but the schematic helps quite a bit. The ...

Hacked auxiliary port for a car stereo

We’re not sure if [Apachem25] is just lucky, or if installing Auxiliary ports on most car stereos is this easy. The dealership wanted $95 to put one in, but he managed to add a 3.5″ audio-in port to his car stereo for just a couple of bucks. The connector on the back of his head ...

Sun-Printed Apples

Cool article about sun-printed apples: As they are finally exposed to the elements for the final few weeks before harvest, the most perfect of these already perfect apples are then decorated with a sticker that blocks sunlight to stencil an image onto the fruit. This “fruit mark” might be the Japanese kanji for “good health,” ...

Logging bubble frequency and pressure in your fermenter

Logging bubble frequency and pressure in your fermenter (via hackaday).

Audio Technica PEQ3 Pre-Amplifier Upgrade

A lot of electronics manufacturers today use a standard design with standard parts to churn out very similar looking and acting products. One of these is the Audio Technica PEQ3 Pre-Amplifier. Fasterdamnit from the Audio Karma forums cracked it open and discovered that it uses a very common op-amp chip called the NE5532P, he removed ...

Impressive dev boards for your STM32 dev boards

It seems there are a lot of people who have the same complaint about the STM32 Discovery boards; it can be difficult to add external hardware to them. Don’t get us wrong, we appreciate all of the pins being broken out (as opposed to the Stellaris Launchpad which we think has too few available). Here’s ...

Smoke Tester v1 free PCB build

TomKeddie built a Smoke Tester v1 free PCB.  It’s a board designed to safely power your prototypes, and check if they have a short somewhere using just about any available supply. Via the forum.

Dad builds firetruck bed for son

Dad builds firetruck bed for son (via reddit).  

j.viewz playing Massive Attack Teardrop with vegetables

This has to be one of my favorite MaKey-MaKey music demos so far! From j.viewz, via DangerousMinds.net “Making a Salad v 2.0″ j.viewz on iTunes on Facebook. Shot By Roy Rochlin Read more. Every Monday is Makey Makey™ Monday here at Adafruit! The MaKey MaKey – by Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum, made by JoyLabz! ...

Medialab Amsterdam MakeyMakey Workshop #makeymakey #makeymakeymonday

Fun MaKey-MaKey demo from Medialab Amsterdam: Playing trackmania nations, a car simulator, with a Steering Wheel made with a bottle and some alumin paper and using the feets as pedals. Made with the MakeyMakey widget for the “Building Interfaces” workshop. Read more. Every Monday is Makey Makey™ Monday here at Adafruit! The MaKey MaKey – ...

DIY Raspberry Pi Solar Powered FTP Server

Ever wanted a low-power always on solar powered FTP server? Well with the advent of the Raspberry Pi this is now pretty simple to do. David Hayward at reviews.cnet.com created this combination…. They took a case made by CottonPickers which combines a Solar Charger and battery pack which can be purchased on his eBay page ...

How-To: Classic Dice Popper

Toronto-based maker Gus Dassios’ Dice Popper project gives me flashbacks of hours spent playing Trouble back in the day. There’s just something so satisfying about pushing the plastic bubble and watching the dice tumble. Gus shared his super simple how-to on the pages of MAKE Volume 33, and you can ...

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Raspberry Pi Model A first impressions and photos #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Raspberry Pi Model A first impressions and photos, from RasPi: I was keeping an eye on the RS and Farnell sites on Monday morning because I’d heard a ‘reliable whisper’ that the model A was launching this week. I didn’t know what day, but I figured it might be Monday. No sign of anything early ...

diy cloth covered headphone cables

diy cloth covered headphone cables via reddit. http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/171k9m/cloth_covered_headphone_cables_album/

NESMac – Raspberry Pi + NES Controllers

The housing from a broken and irreparable Mac Classic, two NES Controllers, a Raspberry Pi and a cheap LCD panel come together in this build to make the NESMac… The whole setup could do with a bit of reinforcing with regards to the LCD mounting but apart from that this is a slick looking build ...

Installing OpenElec XBMC on the Raspberry Pi

Installing XBMC on the Raspberry Pi can be achieved several different ways, if you want an easy and simple method then installing OpenElec is the way to go. OpenElec is short for ‘Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center’ and is a light-weight Linux distro with XBMC pre-installed, they provide a build specifically designed to run on ...

DIY Arcade Cabinet via reddit

This guy build an arcade cabinet for his office. It has around 6000 classic games (plus Humble Bundle 6!).via reddit

10 More Mind-Blowing, Skill-Building Raspberry Pi Projects | Wired Design | Wired.com

10 More Mind-Blowing, Skill-Building Raspberry Pi Projects | Wired Design | Wired.com.

10 Raspberry Pi creations that show how amazing the tiny PC can be | Ars Technica

10 Raspberry Pi creations that show how amazing the tiny PC can be | Ars Technica.  

Simple Transparent DIY Raspberry Pi Case

The first in a recurring series of posts showcasing the best and most unique Raspberry Pi cases available. We kick off with this simple transparent DIY offering from Widdershins Way.

Simple, quick and easy to make. Find out all about it and how it w…

How to build an USB real-time clock (usb-rtc) for usage with low-cost Linux systems #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Here’s a project shared with us by Alexander Holler that he was eager to share after noticing a number of folks at the RaspberryPi.org Forums were curious how one might make an RTC over USB. Here is his project documentation based on his builds: This page describes how you can use a small AVR device ...

Python Script to Walk Around the Legend of Zelda Overworld Map #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Get a jumpstart on creating your own Legend of Zelda clone with this great Python/Pygame script and Overworld map data. I’ve created Python & Pygame script that lets you walk around the overworld map of the original Legend of Zelda game on the 8-bit Nintendo. There are no monsters or levels or items; it is ...

RGB LED Light Strip Christmas Tree

Margery at Designing With LEDs took a cheap big box store small spiral LED Christmast tree, and added an addressable RGB LED light strip to it. I got a 5-meter reel of individually-controllable RBG LEDs for my birthday this year. Their light is gorgeous, especially the super-saturated blues and greens. But other than stringing them ...

A Few of My Favorite Photos

pt asked me to post up some of my favorite photos, so here goes. You can see all of these, and more, in my Flickr stream too. From a diagnostic station in the blockhouse at Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral. The leaf is sitting on the sunroof of a car in a parking lot. The ...

Using two chargers with one laptop

This one’s a riot! [Nico] got a new computer and didn’t want to change the six power supply cords he had strategically placed around his home and at work. So he just added a second charging jack that accepts a different style connector. First off the laptop is used — but it’s new to him. So cracking ...

A pair of N64 portables

Casemodding has moved far beyond the old portabalized Ataris and NESes of only a few years ago. Now, the new hotness is more modern consoles including the GameCube, Dreamcast, and the venerable N64. Two N64 case mods rolled into our tip line over the past few days, and we can’t think of a better display ...

Boomcase Mimic

Boomcase Mimic. – definitely want to make one of theses

Arduino Micro shrinks your favorite DIY platform down to ridiculous proportions — Engadget

Arduino Micro shrinks your favorite DIY platform down to ridiculous proportions — Engadget.

iFixit Magnetic Project Mat (via Cool Tools)

iFixit Magnetic Project Mat (via Cool Tools)   Genius idea here – doesn’t just help you NOT lose screws, also helps you keep track of what type they are or where they went!

Turning the Raspberry Pi into a cocktail MAME coffee table

Ah, the cocktail arcade cabinet. With the right design, its able to blend right in to any living room decor, much more than any traditional stand-up cabinet, at least. [graham] over on Instructables didn’t tear apart a 30-year-old arcade cabinet for his new coffee table. Instead, he built one from scratch, connected it to a ...

DIY Fire pit

DIY Fire pit. (via reddit) Total cost of $82.94 and time of 4-5 hours for 2 people. Looks nice if you know you’re not going to need to move it…  

HomeBrew kit on sale at LivingSocial

This homebrew kit from Midwest Supplies is on sale over at LivingSocial. Pick yours up today for 50% off! Link  

Raspberry PI alternative: Cubieboard 1Ghz 1GB ram (indiegogo.com)

cubieboard – open ARM box | Indiegogo. Looks intriguing, Looks like $59 for the regular price so not exactly a true Raspberry Pi alternative…

Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland – videos – *faircompanies

Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland – videos – *faircompanies. Cool use of arduino to grow food.  

Got my Raspberry Pi today!

Got up and running in less than 30 minutes. Super easy and really incredible that you can get this much computer in a small package for this price. This post helped a lot (good screenshots): http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/04/raspberry-pi-getting-started-guide-how-to/ There’s quite a bit of helpful info out there across various blogs, wikis, etc. I’m sure I’ll post more ...

Super Nintendo Pi – Imgur

Super Nintendo Pi – via Reddit / Imgur. This guy took a Raspberry Pi, put it in an SNES case, and ran an SNES emulator on it. Looks pretty fun, can’t wait to get my Raspberry Pi! http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/11pn7k/i_this_slick_retro_emulation_console_with_a/   “The inside is a Raspberry Pi hooked up to a 7 port powered USB hub. Most ...

How to make a $100 belt on the cheap : malefashionadvice

How to make a $100 belt on the cheap : malefashionadvice via reddit. There’s something to be said for being able to show off your diy projects.  This one you could show off EVERY DAY.  It’s a rather nice looking belt, bonus: it only has one hole.   http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/11q0ie/tried_my_hand_at_making_my_own_belt_how_does_mfa/

Mapping The Entertainment Ecosystems of Apple, Microsoft, Google & Amazon

Mapping The Entertainment Ecosystems of Apple, Microsoft, Google & Amazon. Good and interesting analysis.

Boxee – tv tuner for $99 plus unlimited dvr in the cloud for $15/month

Really can’t wait till this comes to my city! Definitely seems like a steal at $15/month for UNLIMITED DVR – this is the cost of most cable dvrs. Now they just need to get a cablecard tuner! Or maybe we can mod it… http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/16/3507568/boxee-tv-unlimited-dvr-netflix-vudu-apps-99 Boxee.tv

Jay Mark Johnson’s very unusual camera emphasizes time over space.

Jay Mark Johnson’s very unusual camera emphasizes time over space.. Never saw slit-scan photography before this article. Looks pretty cool.  For you diy-ers out there there are a couple iphone apps that do this: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id549855472?mt=8&src=af&ign-mpt=uo%3D6 https://itunes.apple.com/app/consume-mobile-isp-packages/id419292360?mt=8%22    

Raspberry Pi Mini Computer Now Shipping With RAM Upgraded To 512MB From 256MB; Same Tiny $35 Price-Tag | TechCrunch

Raspberry Pi Mini Computer Now Shipping With RAM Upgraded To 512MB From 256MB; Same Tiny $35 Price-Tag | TechCrunch. Nice to see not just cost-saving innovating but excellent service for outstanding orders!

circuits.io – free circuit editor web app

Edit and design circuits and PCBs directly in your browser! circuits.io

Dad makes awesome bed for son

A dad who admits he knows nothing about woodworking made this great bed for his son. (via Reddit)