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Will Your Friendship Survive This Versus Game?
Competitiveness is one of my stronger qualities. I’m still trying to decide if that’s a good or bad thing. My close friends and family may favor the latter. While I contemplate my penchant for...
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Upgrade your Lenovo with USB Power Delivery!
Ah, USB Power Delivery, my favourite part of the new USB-C specification. Finally, high-speed charging through reversible USB cables! It’s great to see more hackers using USB PD in their USB-C...
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WuffWuff SilverBullet Guitar Distortion Footpedal
WuffWuff, as described on its listing, is a heavy distortion footpedal “that Howls with Harmonics and has plenty of Sustain!” This effects pedal works best with a 12V power supply, and features a...
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Useless Nixie Device
Nixie Tube clocks, temperature/humidity displays, and the like look beautiful, and bring a little bit of joy to our lives. On the other hand, you can check the time and weather on your phone or...
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Loop Fragments of Time with the Eskite Granular Synthesizer
Granular synthesis is one of the most beautiful, expressive and atmospheric forms of sound generation, using what could be tiny fragments (or “grains”) and playing them back at high speed to give...
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Easy Music Visualizer
Music and electronics go together like… drum and bass. If, however you’re looking to use the ever-popular WS2812B LED strips with your install, this will normally take some medium-ish level of...
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Help Your Beehive Bee Its Very Best!
Beekeeping can be a rewarding pastime, but how can you assure that your hive’s health is in tiptop shape? The BeeCorder Beta provides beekeepers with the beehive’s weight, temperature, and humidity....
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Add Creative Flair to Your Desk with an RGB LED Matrix
I love LEDs, and I think they make fun additions to projects and badges. One of the coolest uses for LEDs is in interactive art displays. Using this kind of illuminated pixel art can add a creative...
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Small, Low Power, High Accuracy GPS!
GPS modules are coming down in price, with cheaper units made overseas being available for under $10. However, they come with some disadvantages. They typically have lower accuracy, and worse...
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3GHz VNA for Under $60?!
While not every hacker has a vector network analyzer on their bench, those into the RF side of things likely do. VNAs have long had a cloud of mystery about them, due to their (at a glance)...
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A 4 Channel Relay Board for Your next Raspberry Pi Project!
Are you in search of a relay board for your next Raspberry Pi project? The RELAYS-4-HATS could be the missing piece you need for your project puzzle. The RELAYS-4-HAT is designed specifically for...
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UHF Radio Beacon for Lost RC Models
Flying quadcopters (AKA “drones”) and other RC aircraft can be a lot of fun, but if you happen to land and/or crash in an unknown area, things become more difficult. To make this a bit easier,...
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Midify Your Life! Give Any Sensor the Power of MIDI
Using MIDI to send and control devices has been the standard since the late 1908s.You can find out all about its magical applications from the comprehensive MIDI guide I wrote; but for now, we’re...
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Bringing Life Back to Commodore 64s, Too!
Recently, I wrote a post about this awesome replica PCB for the Commodore Amiga 500 series. That same designer has now released a similar replica PCB for the Amiga’s older sister, the Commodore 64!...
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Overdrive: Germanium Diode Style!
Distortion is one of the mainstays of heavy metal, rock and electronic music – who doesn’t love the sound of a meaty overdriven guitar chugging around your speakers?! The LEDRover is a distortion unit...
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Recharge Coin Cells with the ChargeMe
Did you know there are rechargeable coin cell batteries? They usually have the same number but begin with LIR. So a rechargeable CR2032 is called LIR2032 and a rechargeable CR1220 is an LIR1220. But...
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ESP8266-Based WiFi Relay Module
ESP8266 modules are amazing devices, allowing you to connect via WiFi and control “whatever” you want. However, as they produce only low-voltage DC power, you’ll need a relay board to activate lights,...
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Level up Your Soldering Skills with the Face Soldering Kit
What’s the best way to practice your soldering skills? Your face of course! Well not really, but you should practice on the Face Soldering Kit. The Face is a soldering kit that provides practice for...
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An Earthquake Sensor, Because the Earth Doesn’t Call Ahead
As someone who grew up in the state of Florida, the thought of earthquakes never really crossed my mind. Florida is not located near any tectonic plate boundaries so earthquakes very rarely occur… but...
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Clear Acrylic Jigsaw Puzzle
Do you like art, in combination with trying to fit small pieces together that very often don’t fit? Yep, I’ve just described jigsaw puzzles. These classic games have kept people entertained and...
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