Questions for the podcast / Contest update

The next podcast is coming... In the meantime, if you want to ask a question in the podcast, record it as a mp3 and email it to podcast [at hackaday dot com]. If you're wondering, I will do the next edition in mp3 - no more m4a stuff.Now, to answer a few questions about the Design Challenge.What kind of circuit should it be? Anything from a personal massage speed controller to a miniature omelet … [Read more...]

Homemade cathode ray tubes

[dylan] tipped us to [Nyle Steiner] who's been making his own cathode ray tubes Not satisified with that, he made an even smaller one and he built an oscilloscope.Once I noticed that he's an amateur radio operator, I started digging around his site. His propane lawnmower is a great idea, his diy photocell makes me think of mr. wizard. If you dig tube amps, you'll definitely be interested in his … [Read more...]