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Arduino Hacks |
 | 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... |
 | 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,... |
 | 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... |
 | Tour of the Arduino Manufacturing Facility
Have you ever wondered where all those magical Arduinos come from? Surprise! They come from Torino, Italy. The video below will walk you through the PCB manufacuring and assembly process. A quick history lesson for you: this revolutionary... |
 | Start your Car from Afar using Arduino
This DIYer had a 1st generation iPhone lying around, so he decided to put it to good use. You can use any phone to accomplish this, even a $10 prepaid phone. An SMS to the iPhone goes through an Arduino which tells yours car to start or... |
 | DIY Dazzling Laser Light Party Ball
Here's a challenge for you: stuff over a dozen red lasers and a rechargeable lithium ion battery inside a tennis ball. Oh, and also a microcontroller and infrared port to control patterns from afar. To make your own, the author has... |
 | DIY Capacitive Touch Made Easy
Capacitive touch allows electronics to sense when your finger is within a few millimeters of a surface to simulate a button "press" without the use of an actual mechanical button. You'll notice the feature on the new Xbox 360 Slim. Here's a... |
 | Psychedelic Sphere of LEDs
The friend of a performer created this optical light display of 256 LEDs that can be programmed to create some fascinating displays. The ball has 16 panels, which are not only the circuit boards, but the structural support of the ball as well.... |
 | How to: Build a Giant POV Light Tube
With this POV light painter, you can paint the town red or any other color that suits your fancy. The LightScythe is a 2-meter long POV tube made up of multi-color LED strips. POV stands for Persistence of Vision which describes how our eyes... |
 | Electric Mountain Board with Wireless Control
As though an electric mountain board isn’t cool enough for zipping around, this industrious inventor just added wireless control. We previously featured Andres Guzman's mountain board which, at the time, was controlled via a PlayStation... |
