![]() | How to Make Giant, Illuminated Balloon Art
Here's a superb way to get a message across: This giant Super Mario "sculpture" is made up of hundreds of LED Floaties (Helium + LEDs + Balloons). Of course, the idea can be altered to fit any graphic or message - All you need is a grid for... |
![]() | DIY Doorbell Video Security System
Ever wonder who comes to your door during the day while you're gone? Here's a simple DIY project to answer that question. Every time someone rings your doorbell, you’ll receive a text message containing a photo of the person. The system... |
![]() | Superb Mechanical Seven-Segment Display
Sure, 7-segment displays are common electronic components we see everyday. This, however, is an entirely mechanical version which morphs each minute as the time changes. To accomplish this, it uses lots of small servo motors to manipulate each... |
![]() | Large Pond + Zipline + Wakeboard = Awesome!
Here’s a dream come true for all you wakeboarding fans: ride all day without a boat, fumes, or gasoline. These two guys used a zipline attached to towers set at each side of a large private pond to make it happen. Check it out:
The towers... |
![]() | Incredible RGB LED Cube Tutorial
We've seen our fair share of LED light cubes before, but what makes this one different is its incredibly detailed, step-by-step tutorial. The creator of this light show previously made a one color LED light cube and shared the trials,... |
![]() | Intel Recreates Musical 3D Animation in Real Life
You may recall an incredible 3D animated video from years ago from Animusic called “Pipe Dream” which featured a musical ensamble of robotics. Intel decided to recreate the performance for real in just 90 days. Unlike majority of our... |
![]() | Interactive Magic Mirror Controlled via Android
We've seen some neat interactive mirror projects in the past, and here's one which integrates bluetooth and multiple external devices. It's controlled by IOIO (pronounced yo-yo), an Arduino-type microprocessor. It runs several different apps... |
![]() | DIY Virtual Reality for Skyrim using Kinect
If you're a fan of Skyrim and you want to immerse yourself deeper into the game, this is the project for you. Learn how to build your own virtual reality setup which captures head and body movement and map them to your character in the... |
![]() | Incredible Robot Locates Electronic Components on Demand
This device is surely the answer to every DIYer’s prayers. As a do-it-yourselfer, you probably have piles of miscellaneous components and parts left over from various projects. Keeping them organized can be nearly impossible - Until now.... |
![]() | How to: Render Eagle CAD Circuits in 3D using Google Sketchup
We've seen a few methods of rendering Eagle CAD layouts in 3D, but the latest method is the best we've seen yet. The resulting renders are clear, easy to read, and they can be viewed from any perspective. This helps spot physical interferences... |














