Solar Charger Project
At some point I would like to use solar energy to supplement our home power usage. Of course I was not going to jump into a full-out solar power array on my roof and out myself thousands of dollars...
View ArticledSwitch Aquasaurs Temp Monitor
We recently picked up one of those Aquasaurs kits for the kids – which lets you hatch and care for some neat little aquatic fish (or shrimp) that date back to pre-historic times. After reading the...
View ArticlePulito – Featuring DFlex
Over the summer we installed hardwood flooring – which needs constant sweeping and cleaning . What to do… What to do… Well, most of us would just sweep it, right? Some of us might even go buy a...
View ArticleDual LED Desk Light Controller – Arduino
I’ve been involved in microcontrollers for some time – but of the LEGO Mindstorms flavour (and BASIC Stamp to a lesser extent). Lately, I’ve jumped on the Arduino bandwagon. I’ve always had the...
View ArticleNissan Juke – Custom LED Tail Lights
I’m a sucker for not conforming to status quo when it comes to my toys.. This includes my new Nissan (2012) Juke. In this mod, I added a set of LED light strips to the tail lights with a twist – I...
View ArticleReview – OPTEK – Warm White LED Strip
Lately, I’ve been toying around with different LED strips for my projects. I’ve had the chance to use a variety of LED strips (both RGB, and single colour types). They come in many flavours – water...
View ArticleRemote Shutdown using a Foscam FI8918W
As a parent of 2 children and an obsession with cramming my hobbies in whenever I can, I decided to devise a means to remotely monitor my CNC (a ShapeOko) and also provide the ability for me to...
View ArticleBT Bot Control & IPCam Bot – Android App to control Arduino Robots
BT Bot Control is an Android application that allows you to remotely control a micro controller-based robot using Bluetooth (i.e. Arduino). It also allows you to (optionally) view a video stream from...
View ArticleEasy and Cheap DIY LED RGB Garden Glowies
In a few weeks, we’ll have a new patio. Like any new project I get into, I have to introduce a flavour of something DIY and electronic into the mix. Like most guys, I’m planning for sound. However,...
View ArticleFix: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.0 –“Wont Charge Issue”
Let’s cut to the chase. You have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and you are tired of Googling for solutions trying to figure out why your Tab won’t charge. Hopefully this is the last place you have to...
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