Before streaming video from the cloud was a normal thing, a Slingbox was the best way to access TV from anywhere. Just plug one of their transcoders into your antenna or cable box, plug in the internet, and it provided a stream you could watch at work, and eventually, on your phone. As CEO Blake Krikorian explained to Engadget just after it launched in 2005, the concept was that while TiVo enabled time shifting, Slingbox could do placeshifting.
If you are electronic or electronic hobbyist in general, you have probably used testing boards (or probing JICs) on occasion. These are often used to verify electronic boards or directly program them.
There are countless of them, from manual to fully automatic and you can easily buy them in countless online stores. However, our colleague Giuseppe Finizia decided one day to design and print his own completely versatile PCB Tester simply by using acupuncture needles, some cables and his 3D printer, cheaper impossible.
There is still lots more to show. Especially like real working stuff. I’ll reveal more as I’m given the okay to release it. (Or it leaks yet again :D)
Revisiting one of my favorite projects, the sound reactive desk lamp! Doing a slight improvement this time!
This is a custom walking machine built entirely out of LEGO components. It is styled as a steampunk/post apocalyptic trading ship and features several play features, including the functional cargo crane.
I explain why hitting your Sonic 3D cartridge brings up a secret level select screen in this episode of Coding Secrets.
Making a Custom Wii took alot of effort, custom PCB design and a custom 3D printed case, follow along to see how it was made.
Everyone is currently talking about 3D prints remelted in salt, but how strong are they really? I printed parts in DasFilament PLA, ESUN PLA+, DasFilament PETG and ESUN ABS, and remelted them in salt. I’ve also been looking at different salt grain sizes and the temperatures that are necessary to properly re-melt the parts. Let’s find out, if we can get 3D prints with the strength of injection molded parts!
A lot has changed since Back To The Future was released in 1985. During these last 3.5 decades, we’ve seen a plethora of hybrid and electric cars enter the market – from the practical Toyota Prius to the industry disrupting Tesla. The EV revolution has also inadvertently led to a new era in DIY electric cars. With more electric cars on the road, Motors, inverters and battery cells, which used to be hard to come by, are now readily available on the after market.
John DeLorean’s DMC-12 – the car we all know and love as Doc and Marty’s Back to the Future Car was meant to be the definitive sports car of the 1980’s. The gull-wing doors and stainless steel exterior made it a unique curiosity for car enthusiasts. However, there was one big problem with the DMC-12, its small 6 cylinder engine put out a feeble 130 hp. But for one special DeLorean, a Buick Grand National Engine swap created, what was referred to as, the world’s fastest DeLorean. The turbocharged 4.3 liter v6 was tuned to 570 horsepower.
I Built a LEGO NES That Actually Works! I bought the Lego Nintendo Entertainment System set to build on camera. It took quite a while to build but looked pretty cool when I was done… but it’s just a Lego set so I doesn’t actually play games. So I decided to fix that by building my own version which will fit original NES games and actually play those games.