Litter Box Sensor Lets You Know Exactly What the Cat’s Been Up To
In our experience, there’s rarely any question when the cat uses the litter box. At all. In the entire house. For hours. And while it may be instantly obvious to the most casual observer that it’s time...
View ArticleA Low Budget DIY Vibrotactile Stimulator For Experimental CRS
Modern techniques of Coordinated Reset Stimulation (CRS), which is usually administered with invasive deep brain stimulation, can have a miraculous effect on those suffering from Parkinson’s disease....
View ArticleAmbient Display Tells You if Borealis is Coming to Town
For those times when you’d rather not get sucked down another internet rabbit hole when you really just wanted the weather, an ambient display can be great. [AlexanderK106] built a simple ambient...
View ArticleAutomated Blinds Can Be A Cheap And Easy Build
Blinds are great for blocking out the sun, but having to get up to open and close them grows tiresome in this computationally-advanced age. [The Hook Up] decided to automate his home blinds instead,...
View ArticleKeep Track of Toilet Paper Usage with This IoT Roll Holder
Remember the Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 2020? We sure do, and it looks like our old friend [Vije Miller] does as well, while seemingly harboring a somewhat morbid fascination about how much paper...
View ArticleVisualizing WiFi with a Converted 3D Printer
We all know we live in a soup of electromagnetic radiation, everything from AM radio broadcasts to cosmic rays. Some of it is useful, some is a nuisance, but all of it is invisible. We know it’s there,...
View ArticlePandemic Gives Passersby a Window on Cyborg Control
What’s this? Another fabulous creation from [Niklas Roy] and [Kati Hyyppä] that combines art and electronics with our zeitgeist and a lot of recycled bits and bobs? You got it. Their workshop in...
View ArticleIt Ain’t Broke, But Should I Fix It?
Five years ago, I wrote a series on getting started with your own MQTT-based home information/automation network. Five years is a long while in Hackaday time. Back then, the ESP8266 was a lot newer,...
View ArticleMinimal MQTT with Micropython
I have been meaning to play around with MQTT for some time now, and finally decided to take the plunge one evening last week. I had three cheap home temperature and humidity sensors, and was bothered...
View ArticleIKEA Shelf Becomes Kid Friendly MP3 Player
IKEA’s flatpack furniture has long been popular among makers for its modular nature and low cost, making it ideal for whacky experiments and custom builds. [Claus] is one such person, and built a fun...
View ArticleServing The Feline Masters: A Chair To Follow The Sunny Spot
Terry Pratchett once wrote, “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this”. [Jonathan]’s cat has clearly not forgotten, and makes it loudly known whenever her favorite...
View ArticleWeather Display is Cloudy With a Chance of ESP8266
[Mukesh Sankhla] writes in to share this unique weather display that looks to be equal parts art and science. Rather than show the current conditions with something as pedestrian as numbers, this...
View ArticleClear Some Space and Build a Cosmo Clock
Like many of us, [Artistikk] is inspired by astronauts and space travel in general. To keep the inspiration coming, he made the Cosmo Clock — a sleek little clock that changes color whenever an...
View ArticleViewing Countrywide Weather At A Glance
For his latest project, weather display aficionado [Richard] has put together a handsome little device that shows the temperatures recorded at nine different airports located all over the British...
View ArticleTable Tennis Ball Lamp Serves Up Style
Although RGB LEDs diffused by ping pong balls will probably never stop being cool, [thomasj152] feels that flat panels of balls have become a bit of a tired concept. After a lot of effort and two...
View ArticleThe Corona Clock
Schools are closed here in Germany until after Easter vacation, and that means that our almost-six-year-old son Max is staying at home with us. The good news is that my wife and I work from home...
View ArticleYou’ll Flip For This Toggle Switch Handheld Game
Teacher says that every time a toggle switch clunks, a hacker gets their wings. Or something like that. All we know is that there are few things the hardware tinkerer likes more than the satisfying...
View ArticleTiny Duck Hunt Looks Like Big Fun
Unless you’ve held on to an old tube TV, did the hack that lets you use a light gun with an LCD via Wiimote receiver and a couple of microcontrollers, or live close to one of those adult arcades, you...
View ArticleIf coffee == true {
Having a shared coffee maker in the workplace is both a blessing and a curse. It’s nice to have constant access to coffee, but it can be frustrating to find the coffee pot emptied right as you walk in...
View ArticleHDD-Driven Chime Clock is Quite Striking
It seems that the more hectic life gets, the harder it is to consciously slow down and enjoy the experience. There’s always another bill to worry about, and a new deadline around the corner. The last...
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