GOPRO PANNING TIME-LAPSE WITH IKEA EGG TIMER

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[Sebastian Schuster’s] weekend project was to turn his GoPro cam into a panning time-lapse rig. You’ll notice it’s in a waterproof case as his demo for the hack was an outdoor session and the weather’s…

THIS VU METER IS built into THE speaker

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depending on the music you’re listening to, watching a VU meter bounce to the music is always a good time. So why not integrate the VU meter right into the audio source? That’s what [Matikas] did,…

ENERGY HARVESTING wristwatch uses A versatile PHOTODIODE

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There’s some interesting technology bundled into this energy harvesting wristwatch. While energy harvesting timepieces (called automatic watches) have been around for nearly 240 years, [bobricius] has used parts and methods that are much more easily…

FROM MAPLE and SPRUCE TO AN ARCHTOP GUITAR

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While the violin maker gets a lot of of the acclaim and prestige for turning lumber into musical instruments, you can’t deny the sheer beauty and grandeur of a jazz-style archtop guitar. much larger than…

MYSTERY WWII NAVY gear WITH MAGIC EYE

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There’s an unknown piece of armed forces electronic gear being investigated over on [Usagi Electric]’s YouTube channel (see video below the break). The few markings as well as labels on the box aren’t extremely helpful,…

THE CRAMP: A MSP430-POWERED CRANE LAMP

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If you think your last project required a lot of soldering, take a look at [Multivac’s] remote controlled and fully-articulable desktop crane lamp. Sure, it’s a 430 microcontroller combined with an LED driver, 32 LEDs, PWM…